I'm Well! Kotagede And Gondokusuman Police In Yogyakarta Determined To Be Child Friendly Police

Two police stations in Yogyakarta City, the Kotagede Police and the Gondokusuman Police, have been designated as pioneering child-friendly police stations (ANTARA)

YOGYAKARTA - Two of the total 14 police stations in the city of Yogyakarta have been designated as child-friendly police pilots. In the future, the Yogyakarta City Police will ensure that all police stations in the city will become child-friendly police stations.

"There is no target when all police stations can become child-friendly police because there are several indicators that must be met," said Yogyakarta City Police Chief Kombes Purwadi Wahyu Anggoro in Yogyakarta, Antara, Friday, December 10.

A number of indicators that must be met include the need for human resources (HR), especially investigators who must have special skills to the fulfillment of supporting facilities and infrastructure.

"As soon as we can, we will try to have more police stations that are child-friendly. At the beginning of next year, we will start to speed things up," he said.

Meanwhile, the two police stations in the city of Yogyakarta which are now child-friendly police stations are the Kotagede Police and the Gondokusuman Police. In both police stations, a special room is provided to provide services for children who are in conflict with the law.

The atmosphere of the room is also adjusted to the psychological condition of the child so that it is hoped that the process of handling children who are dealing with the law does not cause trauma to the child.

"The number of cases of children who are in conflict with the law in Yogyakarta is not large, but it must be a concern. Not only because of the problem of street crimes but they can also be victims of sexual abuse or other cases," he said.

Meanwhile, Yogyakarta Deputy Mayor Heroe Poerwadi said the local government through related agencies must often coordinate with the police regarding cases of children dealing with the law.

"You have to be active to access children's data in conflict with the law. So the government can take policies to anticipate and handle so that cases do not continue to repeat themselves," he said.

He also hopes that the Yogyakarta City Police will immediately realize child-friendly police stations in all police stations in the city because the problems faced by children today are quite complex.

"However, we absolutely do not want cases of children facing the law to appear. We hope that cases of children facing the law can continue to decrease," he said.

The existence of the child-friendly police station, continued Heroe, will also support the city of Yogyakarta to become a real child-friendly city. Currently, the city of Yogyakarta is designated as a child-friendly city in the main category.