Problems of the exploitation policy of children of street beggers in Medan city

Abstract

The legal umbrella for handling street beggars in Medan City is Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2003 concerning the Prohibition of Vagrant and Begging and Immoral Practices in Medan City. With this legal umbrella, the actors in carrying out their duties are protected by the rule of law. The problems in this study are, how to solve policy problems after the implementation process is carried out, what are the obstacles to evaluating policies in the field of exploitation of street beggars. To obtain the data used descriptive qualitative research methods, in-depth interview research techniques, observation, and document study. The research informants consisted of the Head of the Medan City Social Service, the Head of the Social Rehabilitation Division, the Satpol PP personnel, and the children of street beggars. Based on the research, the problem of exploitation of street beggars in Medan City from year to year has not shown the right solution, the number of exploited children and the variety of begging activities tends to be more diverse. Obstacles in evaluating Perda Number 6 of 2003, mainly because the holders of political and public positions in Medan City, do not have the seriousness to implement it. Until 18 years old, the regulation did not have much positive effect in solving the problem of child exploitation of street beggars. The conclusion is, the settlement of the problem of exploitation of street beggar children by the Medan City Government through the Medan City Social Service has not shown a bright spot. Obstacles to evaluating Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2003 concerning the Prohibition of vagrants and begging as well as immoral practices in Medan City, especially the lack of seriousness of the Medan City Government to implement it, seem limited to a formality. Suggestions are the need for cooperation in handling the exploitation of street beggar children such as Deli Serdang Regency, Binjai City, Langkat Regency. For perpetrators of child exploitation, they should be subject to criminal sanctions and heavy fines, because the impact is very large on the mental development and future of the child.