Peranan Dinas Sosial dan Tenaga Kerja Kota Medan dalam Penanggulangan Permasalahan Anak Jalanan (Suatu Penelitian di Kecamatan Medan Amplas Kota Medan)

Abstract

This Thesis is an onalytical study of the role of Medan City Government in tackling the problems of striet children by conducting research in the district of MedaiAmpias of iuledin city. This is because they are thefuture of the nation. The problem oj streit children is associated with increased urban growth which in this 'case is ai appeal that encourages children to makB a living is done by begging' busking, o, inrn to taktng on the streets. Such circumstances is a condilion that can not be"ieparatedfrom thZ presence offactors that encourage chiidrelt to tyke to lhe streets in search of sustinance. This research is the study' of what things that Medqn city government do in handling the problem of street chtldren. The method used in this-research is descriptive method because the author wants to describe, record, analyze cnd interpret ind portray variow social phenomena related to the goyernmentis role ln tlte prevention of Medan City with research problems of street "children in the district i7 Urao, Amplas. Based on the results obtained illustrate that the government's iole in Medan tn tackJing problems af street children, especial{ in ihe district of Medan Amplas performed through functions ffice of Sieial ,76oirt on4 Labor tuletlcn hrls not been sfficiently fficttve, because the reality iicountered in the field is stili the presence of s_treet children in strategie locqtions in Medan Amptis District jurisdictton. It is clear that the role given by the Medcn City Goveri*nnt in tackling the problems of street children are less touched on the factors that contributed to the economic recovery of street ehildren, especially ,t rit children and families of street children themselves- Obstacles and piottr*i of street children prevention eforts that the -lach of understanding of 'goyernmeni onirf4t on thi rights arui protection of children, lack of funds' environmental- tnJluences, lack o7 o*orrnrtr of parents and street chilCren' In handling the pro\lems of children in the city of Meday, government fficials do not futty uiderrind the things pertaining to the psychological aspects of the child sa "thii X an obstacle in ovircoming the problems of street children. Although every year the budget ingreased, tut lhe number of cases is higher increase so that the allocatton offunds remain unfulfilled-