GOVERNMENT ROLES IN CHILD SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION (Evidence from Medan City)

Authors

  • Deandra Almas Zahra Nasution Universitas Sumatera Utara

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21154/ijougs.v7i01.14671

Keywords:

Role of Government, Child Sexual Violence, Child Protection, Victim Support

Abstract

Child sexual violence is a multidimensional problem reflecting unequal power relations and weak protection for vulnerable groups. In Medan City, cases of violence against children rose from 82 in 2020 to 117 in 2023, with sexual violence as the most prevalent form (39 cases in 2024), revealing a gap between regulation and field implementation. Prior studies have largely focused on describing programs, service effectiveness, or victim assistance mechanisms, leaving limited comprehensive analysis of how local government simultaneously performs the roles of regulator, facilitator, and dynamisator—particularly through Charles O. Jones's theory of government roles integrated with gender and child-protection perspectives. This study's novelty lies in integrating these three perspectives to analyze the role of the Medan City Office for Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, Community Empowerment, and Population Control and Family Planning (DP3APMPPKB) in a unified framework. A qualitative descriptive approach was employed, involving six purposively selected informants representing policymakers, program implementers, service providers, and victim companions. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation, then analyzed using the Miles, Huberman, and Saldana interactive model, with credibility ensured through source and method triangulation. Findings show that DP3APMPPKB has performed all three roles, though not yet optimally: the regulator role lacks a dedicated program targeting child sexual violence, the facilitator role is constrained by limited facilities and human resources, and the dynamisator role has not yet produced fully integrated cross-sector coordination. This study contributes to public administration scholarship on gender-responsive government roles and offers practical implications, including recommendations for developing targeted programs, strengthening resource capacity, and enhancing inter-agency coordination within DP3APMPPKB Medan City.

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Published

2026-08-05

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Vol. 7 No. 01 (2026)

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