Policy document
Government's Strategy in Minimizing Violence Against Children In Lhokseumawe City
Ahmad Yani, Alwi Alwi, Ti Aisyah, Muryali Muryali ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This study examines the government strategy to reduce violence against children in Lhokseumawe City, Indonesia, where child abuse cases (ages 5-12) fluctuated between 2016 and 2019. The research describes prevention and handling efforts implemented by the local child protection office but identifies significant obstacles. Key constraints include limited budgets for child protection programs, weak human resources, and low public awareness about reporting violence.
Key points
- Child abuse cases in Lhokseumawe City ranged from 4 to 15 cases annually between 2016-2019, indicating ongoing violence despite government attention
- The government strategy focuses on prevention and handling efforts, though implementation details are not fully specified
- Budget constraints severely limit the implementation of planned child protection programs
- Weak human resources capacity undermines the effectiveness of the strategy
- Low public awareness and reporting of violence reduces deterrent effects on perpetrators
Limitations
This descriptive study does not evaluate the outcomes or effectiveness of specific interventions, and does not compare results across different strategies or time periods in a rigorous way. The document does not provide details on what specific prevention and handling strategies were implemented, making it difficult to assess their merit.
Abstract
The Government's Strategy in Minimizing Violence against Children in the Office of Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, Population Control, and Family Planning of Lhokseumawe City. The problem that occurs in this study is cases of violence against children that continue to occur every year, especially cases of child abuse (Aged 5-12 years) where in 2016 there were 5 cases, in 2017 it increased by 15 cases and then in 2018 it decreased by 4 cases then in 2019 (Second Quarter) increased to 5 cases, so that reliable strategies from the government are needed to reduce cases of violence. The focus of this research is on how the strategy is carried out by the government and what are the obstacles faced when implementing the strategy. The purpose of this study is to find out how the strategy to minimize violence against children and what obstacles are faced by DP3AP2KB Lhokseumawe City. This research uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive method. In collecting data, researchers make observations, interviews, and documentation. The results of the research that have been obtained by researchers explain that the strategy carried out in minimizing violence against children is to carry out prevention and handling efforts and in implementing the strategy experience obstacles, namely the allocation of the budget for child protection is still limited and the strengthening of human resources (HR) is still weak, causing the programs that have been planned to be still less than optimal, and the lack of public awareness and knowledge to report/follow up on violence that occurs which causes perpetrators to experience less deterrent effects. With this problem, DP3AP2KB of Lhokseumawe City must continue to improve its performance optimally and thoroughly so that acts of violence against children do not occur again.