Running Head: Child Advocacy for Rape Victims in Kecapi Bay Village

Abstract

Purpose: Many violent cases experienced by children and officers' lack of law enforcement become a reason for poor justice. Each case needs advocacy.   Theoretical framework: Social advocacy needs to be done by those who deal with child victims of physical abuse.   Method: This research is qualitative research with a simple description. A descriptive method is used in research on a human, an object, a set of conditions, a system, a group's mindset, a system, or a current situation that aims to obtain a systematically actual and accurate description, picture of facts and characteristics and their correlation with an observed phenomenon.   Result and Conclusion: This research involves psychology services. It is helpful for the trauma recovery of victims who experience abuse effects directly and indirectly. During the break time situation at SDN (Public Elementary School), 16 Pemulutan is crowded with students. They also usually play various games in the yard. A reason for sexual abuse is parents’ lack of control over their children. Childhood is when everything the children see, hear, and read influences their future, positively or negatively.   Research implication: Therefore, researchers prevent the situation by giving religious education to the children. Religious education from as early as possible has a very relevant impact so that it can avoid deviant actions.   Originality/value: The result of this research that became Novelty lies in how parents should be fully responsible for assisting in children's daily lives at the age of adolescence so that they can avoid unlawful acts.