PERLINDUNGAN HUKUM YANG DI BERIKAN SATUAN POLISI PAMONG PRAJA (SAT POL PP) TERHADAP ANAK JALANAN DI KOTA PADANG

Street children (street children) is a general term that refers to children who have economic activities in the streets, but still has a relationship with his family. Street children are also commonly defined as a child who spends most of his time to make a living or wandering the streets or other public places. The rise of the existence of (street children) in major cities, including the city of Padang become a social problem in itself for the city government. Since the Civil Service Police Unit Padang not provide optimal protection of the law against him. Their presence often be, a problem for many people, families, communities and countries. The problem is (1) What forms of legal protection granted by the Civil Service Police Unit of street children in the city of Padang? (2) Are the obstacles encountered by the Civil Service Police Unit in providing legal protection of street children in the city of Padang? In the research methods used socio-juridical, data sources are primary and secondary data, the data is interviewing techniques and study documents and oservasi. Data were analyzed qualitatively. The results of the study (1) The form of legal protection of street children has been guaranteed in the constitution and some laws, and in particular in the city of Padang governed by Regulation No. 1 In 2012, (2) Need Padang a llocate government budget for the formation of street children. Keywords: Children, Anjal, Protection, Law