Legal Responsibility of Investigators of the Women and Children Protection Unit of Merauke Police Resort in the Investigation Process of Criminal Acts of Violence Against Children
Downloads
This study aims to analyze the forms of legal responsibility borne by investigators of the Women and Children Protection Unit of the Merauke Police Resort in investigating criminal acts of violence against children, as well as the obstacles they encounter and the measures taken to overcome them. This study employs a normative-empirical legal research approach. Data were collected through a review of the unit's case records from 2023 through July 2026, personnel records, interviews with informants, observations, and a literature review. The data were analyzed qualitatively using a prescriptive approach. The first research question was examined using the theory of legal responsibility, while the second was examined using the theory of legal protection. The findings reveal, first, that investigators' legal responsibilities have not been fully fulfilled. Although 95 case files were declared complete (P-21), numerous cases remained unresolved for extended periods. Only 20.41% of physical violence cases were resolved, and seven cases involving sexual intercourse with a child were recorded as having been settled through alternative dispute resolution (ADR) or restorative justice (RJ), an approach that is legally permissible only under specific circumstances, including those involving offenders under 12 years of age. Most of these shortcomings cannot be attributed solely to assistant investigators but also fall within the responsibilities of officials authorized to appoint, train, and supervise investigators. Furthermore, the effectiveness of internal oversight mechanisms and associated sanctions has not been demonstrated. Second, the most significant obstacles concern law enforcement personnel, as all 11 personnel are assistant investigators who have not received specialized juvenile justice training, followed by legal and infrastructural constraints. These obstacles undermine both preventive and repressive legal protection for child victims.
Aditya, R., Karauwan, D. E. S., & Junaedy, A. (2024). Implikasi Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual (UU TPKS) terhadap proses peradilan pidana di Indonesia. Kabillah, 9(2).
Agani, M. S., Kohsad, M., Ekarossa, B. D. P., & Fadlullah, I. (2026). Implementasi upaya restorative justice terhadap tindak pidana pelecehan seksual berdasarkan Perpol Nomor 8 Tahun 2021: Studi kasus Polres Sleman. Jurnal Riset Rumpun Ilmu Sosial, Politik dan Humaniora, 5(2).
Daly, A., Stern, R. T., & Leviner, P. (2022). UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 2 and Discrimination on the basis of Childhood: The crc Paradox? Nordic Journal of International Law, 91(3), 419–452.
Flor, L. S., Stein, C., Gil, G. F., Khalil, M., Herbert, M., Aravkin, A. Y., Arrieta, A., Baeza de Robba, M. J., Bustreo, F., & Cagney, J. (2025). Health effects associated with exposure of children to physical violence, psychological violence and neglect: a Burden of Proof study. Nature Human Behaviour, 9(6), 1217–1236.
Kelsen, H. (2011). Teori umum tentang hukum dan negara (R. Muttaqien, Trans.). Nusa Media.
Li, H., & Liang, P. (2026). Constitutional Guarantees for Children in the People’s Republic of China. In The Legal System for the Protection of Children’s Rights in China (pp. 1–16). Springer.
Ligiero, D., De Angulo, B., & Gatera, G. (2024). Prevention, healing, and justice: a survivor-centred framework for ending violence against women and children. The Lancet, 403(10427), 595–597.
Moyo, E., Moyo, P., Mangwana, H., Murewanhema, G., & Dzinamarira, T. (2025). Violence against children in sub-Saharan Africa: a call for action. Frontiers in Public Health, 13, 1550114.
Muliani, S., Kasim, A., Ahmad, J., & Nonci, N. (2023). Reformulasi syarat pelaksanaan diversi dalam sistem peradilan pidana anak di Indonesia. Jurnal Pembangunan Hukum Indonesia, 5(2), 358–373. https://ejournal2.undip.ac.id/index.php/jphi/article/view/17360
Munir, A., & Siregar, R. A. (2024). Viktimisasi sekunder di luar sistem peradilan pidana: Bentuk dan penyebab pada korban yang tidak melaporkan. Jurnal Kajian Pemerintah, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.25299/jkp.2024.vol10(2).22352
Nooryono, M., & Laksana, A. W. (2025). Legal review of the police intelligence authority in handling criminal acts of inter-ethnic conflict (Research study in Merauke Regency, South Papua Province). Jurnal Hukum Khaira Ummah, 20(2), 353–375. https://doi.org/10.30659/jhku.v20i2.46066
Peraturan Kepala Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 10 Tahun 2007 tentang Organisasi dan Tata Kerja Unit Pelayanan Perempuan dan Anak. (2007).
Peraturan Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia Nomor 7 Tahun 2022 tentang Kode Etik Profesi dan Komisi Kode Etik Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia. (2022).
Pradeva, Y., Rohmadi, & Fauzan. (2026). Peran Satuan Reserse Kriminal Polresta Bengkulu dalam penanggulangan kekerasan seksual terhadap anak perspektif fiqih siyasah. SETARA: Jurnal Hukum, 3(2).
Puspitasari, R. T., & Suwondo, D. (2024). Role and responsibilities of the police in investigating narcotics crimes committed by children. Ratio Legis Journal, 3(1), 365–373.
Rahmawati, M. A., Sukmareni, Azriadi, & Prakasa, R. S. (2023). Peran Unit Pelayanan Perempuan dan Anak Polres Payakumbuh dalam upaya perlindungan terhadap anak korban tindak pidana pencabulan yang dilakukan oleh ayah tiri. Sumbang12 Law Journal, 1(2). https://www.jurnal.umsb.ac.id/index.php/smb12lj/article/view/4077
Ramon, F., Wahyu, & Setyawan, S. R. A. (2024). Prosedur sidang kode etik anggota Polri yang melakukan tindak pidana berdasarkan Peraturan Kepolisian Nomor 7 Tahun 2022 tentang Kode Etik Profesi dan Komisi Kode Etik Kepolisian Negara Republik Indonesia. Wasaka Hukum, 12(1).
Rasyid, R., Zarzani, T. R., & Rafianti, F. (2026). Efektivitas penerapan Undang-Undang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual dalam penanganan perkara kekerasan seksual (Studi kasus di Polres Sibolga). Judge: Jurnal Hukum, 7(1).
Safitri, S. S., Ardiansah, M. D., & Prasetyo, A. (2023). Quo vadis keadilan restoratif pada perkara tindak pidana kekerasan seksual pasca Undang-Undang Nomor 12 Tahun 2022 tentang Tindak Pidana Kekerasan Seksual (Studi terhadap Pasal 23 UU TPKS). Jurnal Hukum dan HAM Wara Sains, 2(1).
Soekanto, S. (2014). Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi penegakan hukum. Rajawali Pers.
Copyright (c) 2026 Fitriyah Ingratubun, Muhammad Husni Ingratubun , Dian Novita Pietersz
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
