Optimizing the Role of DKI Jakarta Province Social Services: Efforts to Prevent Child Exploitation for Begging

Abstract

Children are one of the gifts given by God who will continue the ideals of the nation, therefore children must be protected from all forms of exploitation. This research focuses on the role of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Social Service in eradicating the exploitation of children to become beggars in DKI Jakarta Province and its optimization efforts. The research method used is normative juridical with a statutory regulatory approach; primary materials in the form of statutory regulations; Secondary materials include books, journals and legal articles. The qualitative data that was obtained was analyzed using descriptive writing techniques. The results of the research that has been carried out show that based on Article 6 of Governor Regulation Number 169 of 2014 concerning Handling Patterns for People with Social Welfare Problems (PMKS), the PMKS handling pattern carried out by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Social Service is divided into 4 (four) stages, namely prevention efforts, provision of social welfare services, guidance and further guidance. However, in its implementation, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Social Service can be more assertive in providing guidance to economically disadvantaged communities as an effort to reduce cases of exploitation of children to become beggars.