Legal Analysis of Legal Protection for Children As Victims of Bullying
Keywords:
Legal Protection, Children, Victims, and BullyingAbstract
The phenomenon of bullying against children is a form of violence that has serious impacts on the physical, psychological, and social development of children. Legal protection for children as victims of bullying is crucial to ensure the fulfillment of children's rights as stipulated in Law Number 35 of 2014 concerning Child Protection. This discussion will further analyze legal protection for children as victims of bullying from a legal perspective, both at the normative and implementation levels. The approach used is a normative legal approach by examining laws and regulations related to child protection and the application of criminal law to perpetrators of bullying. The discussion concludes that legal protection for children as victims of bullying is not only repressive through legal proceedings against the perpetrators, but must also include preventive and rehabilitative aspects for victims. The government, together with law enforcement agencies and educational institutions, has a major responsibility in building a child protection system. However, various obstacles remain, such as weak law enforcement, a lack of public understanding, and minimal psychological support for victims. Therefore, synergy between families, schools, and the government is needed to create a safe and child-friendly environment and firmly enforce the law against perpetrators of bullying to provide a deterrent effect and protect the dignity of children as the nation's future generation.
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