Implementasi Peraturan Daerah Nomor 6 Tahun 2003 Kota Medan tentang Larangan Gelandangan dan Pengemis Serta Praktek Tuna Susila

Abstract

The policy regarding a prohibition of vagrant and beggars in Medan has been established since 2003, which is contained in the Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2003 about the Prohibition of Vagrant and Beggars in Medan. However Medan has the largest number of vagrant compared to 33 counties or cities in North Sumatra. This study aimed to determine how the Process of Implementing the Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2003 on the Prohibition of Vagrant and Beggars in Medan performed by the Department of Social and Labor Medan and to know the constraints faced by the government, especially the Office of Social and Labor in Medan exercising their powers and settlement patterns applied. The research methodology used in this study was a qualitative research method with descriptive approach. To obtain the information or data needed, the researcher used a method of collecting data through library research and field studies, namely by means of observation, interviewing one main informant, one key informant, and three additional informants. In conducting interviews, researcher gave a different question in accordance with their own capacities. And it can be concluded that the process of implementing the Regional Regulation No. 6 of 2003 in Medan about the Prohibition of Vagrant and Beggars in Medan performed by the Department of Social and Labor Medan in general has been running well. However, there were some shortcomings and obstacles in its implementation because of several factors, such as deficiencies in facilities that inhibited to the effectiveness in controlling, the unclear financial funds, less effective communication to the public, and the policy that has not been renewed.