Pengurusan Perlindungan Kanak-Kanak di Kompleks Rumah Kebajikan Negara Brunei Darussalam

Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the Child Protection Management in Brunei Darussalam's Welfare Home Complex, which is the only Welfare Home Complex in Brunei Darussalam. This study is a qualitative study in the form of a case study. The study sample consisted of four (4) officers and staff who served at the Welfare Home Complex, two (2) victims of abuse placed at the Welfare Home Complex and two (2) civil servants who were in charge of handling cases of abuse; consisting of an Assistant Community Development Officer of the Children, Women and Family Unit (KWK) of the Community Development Department and a Police member of the Women and Child Abuse Crime Investigation Unit (USJPWDKK) brought a total of eight (8) research participants. The instruments used in this study are structured and semistructured interviews as the main research data supported by document analysis. The findings obtained by the researcher found that all forms of abuse, namely physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect have occurred in Brunei Darussalam. The establishment of Taman Noor Hidayah, Kg Subok is an initiative and responsibility of the government to preserve the rights of children and ensure their welfare is always maintained. Taman Noor Hidayah, Kg Subok is a temporary settlement for children who are victims of abuse and neglect who need protection. The development of abused and neglected children is always taken into account in an effort to produce citizens with good and balanced personalities, which are monitored in terms of Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and Intellectual through programs planned by the responsible parties. This can be achieved through collaboration involving relevant stakeholders.