POLICY, LAW, NOTARY AND REGULATORY ISSUES (POLRI)
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): APRIL

Intersectionality and Revictimization of Sexual Violence Victims: A Critique of the Indonesian Criminal Justice System

Syalomitha Febiola (Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)
Vinita Susanti (Department of Criminology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 May 2026

Abstract

This study is motivated by the gap between the normative progress of the Sexual Violence Crime Law (UU TPKS) and the persistent practice of revictimization and secondary victimization against sexual violence victims in Indonesia. This research aims to analyze how the dynamics of intersectionality strengthen the mechanisms of revictimization within the criminal justice system and to identify structural and institutional factors causing the failure to provide sensitive and equitable protection for victims with layered vulnerabilities. The research method employed is a qualitative approach through critical document analysis of laws, court decisions, and literature from a feminist criminology and intersectionality perspective. The findings reveal that victims’ vulnerabilities become increasingly complex when gender intersects with social class, disability, age, economic status, and power relations with the perpetrator, thereby exacerbating secondary victimization during reporting, investigation, prosecution, and trial stages. The study concludes that Indonesia’s criminal justice system remains androcentric and patriarchal, failing to accommodate the layered vulnerabilities of sexual violence victims. Recommendations include procedural reform based on trauma-informed justice, integration of intersectionality in law enforcement training, and strengthening integrated services that are gender- and disability-sensitive.

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POLRI

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Humanities Law, Crime, Criminology & Criminal Justice Social Sciences

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POLICY, LAW, NOTARY AND REGULATORY ISSUES (POLRI) is an international journal established by Transpublika Research Center. POLRI is an open access, double peer-reviewed e-journal which aims to offer an international scientific platform for national as well as cross-border legal research. The ...