Optimizing the Eradication of Violence Against Women in Pati Regency

Abstract

Violence against women remains an issue that has not been optimally addressed, and this is also the case in Pati Regency. The Pati Social Services, Women's Empowerment, Child Protection, and Family Planning Agency (Dinsos P3AKB) handled 36 cases of violence against women in 2024. Meanwhile, in 2023, there were 105 complaints of violence against women, including sexual violence, physical violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking.The approach method used is a qualitative method, namely a method thatfocusing on the general principles underlying the manifestation of units of symptoms that exist in human life, or the patterns analyzed are socio-cultural symptoms with the culture of the society concerned to obtain an overview of the prevailing patterns. Based on the studies conducted, it can be seen thatThe eradication of violence against women is currently ineffective, given the persistently high number of cases, including in Pati Regency, which has reached 10 cases with 22 suspects. Obstacles to eradicating violence against women currently include public awareness of the importance of preventing and combating violence against women, as well as the limited facilities, infrastructure, and personnel available for police to handle violence against women.