Stress and Coping of Experiencing Criminal Justice among Adolescents who did Sexual Abuse

Abstract

Nevertheless the government has regulated the protection of children who did criminal acts through Children Criminal Justice System, previous research found that sexual abuse perpetrators have a tendency ofexperiencing violence while experiencing criminal justice. This study is conducted to describing stress and coping of experiencing criminal justice among adolescents who did sexual abuse. For acquiring depth data, this study used the qualitative method and thematic analysis. Three male participants age 14 and 18 explained they had short-term distress and long-term distress with emotional and increased heart rate, which coped by active coping and acceptance coping strategieswhile experiencing criminal justice.