Law Enforcement against Children as Perpetrators of the Crime of Sexual Abuse in the Study of Human Rights

Abstract

Law enforcement against children as perpetrators of sexual abuse is a complex problem, especially in the study of human rights. This paper aims to discuss the efforts to balance between law enforcement and human rights protection for children as perpetrators of sexual abuse. The research in this paper uses descriptive analytical research specifications with a normative juridical approach method The results of the paper show that law enforcement on this issue is dominated by imprisonment sanctions for children and the protection of human rights is only limited while the child is undergoing the judicial process and criminal period. Meanwhile, the protection of children's rights after serving the criminal period has not been regulated in the law so that it needs to be reviewed through the reform of the Law on Juvenile Justice System. A balance between law enforcement and human rights protection with a progressive legal approach oriented towards the best interests of children needs to be carried out in order to create a fair juvenile justice system for children as perpetrators and victims.