UPAYA DINAS PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN DAN PERLINDUNGAN ANAK (DPPPA) DALAM PENCEGAHAN KEKERASAN ANAK DI KOTA PEKANBARU

Abstract

Children as creatures created by God Almighty have rights from birth, protection for children is not only carried out by government agencies but should be carried out by all stakeholders, both government, non-governmental institutions, and the community. Violence against children is a very complex issue that occurs in both developed and developing countries such as Indonesia. Pekanbaru City is one of the cities with a large number of cases of violence against children. In Riau Province, Pekanbaru City is also one of the active cities that implement child protection, development and empowerment programs.

 The purpose of this study was to determine the efforts of the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPPA) in the Prevention of Child Violence in Pekanbaru City and to see the inhibiting factors in the agency's efforts. The Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPPA) is one of the Regional Apparatus Work Units appointed to carry out the task of preventing violence against women and children, based on Pekanbaru Mayor Regulation Number 36 of 2016 concerning Protection of Women and Children from Violence. This type of research uses a qualitative approach. The results showed that in carrying out efforts to prevent violence against children by the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPPA), there was an Integrated Service Unit for the Protection of Women and Children (UPT P2A) Pekanbaru City as a unit that served public complaints regarding violence against children. The inhibiting factor in efforts to prevent violence against children in Pekanbaru City is the budget for services for cases of violence against children in Pekanbaru City, including the lack of human resources that support the services.

Keywords: Violence Against Children, Efforts to Protect Violence Against Children and the Office of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection (DPPPA) Pekanbaru City.