Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Pengemis Di Muka Umum Berdasarkan Pasal 504 Kitab Undang-Undang Hukum Pidana Oleh Kepolisian Resor Kota Pekanbaru
ABSTRACT: Activity of begging
in public is one of social illness need to be prevented and tackled because
impact of implementation is a disruption of public order. As a state apparatus
implement function of law enforcement, maintenance of securityand public order
and to protect, shelter and community service, The Police onduty to prevent and
tackle the crime of begging. The problems in this thesis are how is arrangement
of the crime of begging in positive law in Indonesia, how toapplying of
implementation on The Police tackle crime of begging and what areobstacles of
The Police tackle the crime of begging. In the positive law inIndonesia, both
regulated by article 504 Criminal Code and regulated as set outin Government
Regulation 1980 Number 31 about Combatting Homeless and Beggars, all of define
beggars as public order offense that in the practice need to be prevented and
tackled. The purposes of writing this essay are; first The implementation of
the enforcement of the law against beggars in public based on Article 504
Criminal Code by The Police Resort Town of Pekanbaru, second, any obstacles
faced by The Police Resort Town of Pekanbaru. The type of research is
classified on sociological legal research is looked at effectiveness of law in
force by lookingcorrelation between law with society, so it can reveal
effectiveness of the rule of law in the society.Result of studies of this essay
are: first, the enforcement of the law againstbeggars in public based the
Article 504 Criminal Code still not has beeneffectively, evidenced by the
number of beggars is found at the intersection ofArengka Market, Mall of SKA,
Arifin Ahmad street and under the flyover at Sudirman street but none given
criminal sanctions while begging in public area isincluded in a criminal
offense. Second, obstacles faced in enforcing the law against begging in public
are lack of knowledge by The Police Resort Town ofPekanbaru about The Article
504 Criminal Code and to assume a more dominant beggars is handled by
Department of Social of Pekanbaru and Civil Service Police of Pekanbaru.
Penulis: Rut Lamria Kristina
Tambunan
Kode Jurnal: jphukumdd160418
