Constructing Public Policy in Reducing and Preventing Drug Abuse Through Collaborative Governance in Jakarta Province
Artie Pramita Aptery, Amy Yayuk Sri Rahayu
University of Indonesia (UI) and National Narcotics Boards (BNN), University of Indonesia (UI)
Abstract
Jakarta is The Nations Capital of Indonesia. According data of UI and BNN in 2017, DKI Jakarta is the most dangerous province in drug abuse of Indonesia. This province is the first rank with the highest prevalence rate of 3.34%. Jakarta Emergency Narcotics where there are one million Jakarta residents affected by Narcotics, this constitutes 10% of the total population in Jakarta. in a day there are reports of 5 people dying of drug. Therefore constructing appropriate public policies through collaborative governance are needed to reducing drug abuse in Jakarta region. This study aims to find out collaborative governance conducted by government among stakeholders for instance National Narcotics Borad, local government in Jakarta Province, civil society organization and private sectors. This research is important because at this moment Indonesia face emergency in drug abuse (Indonesia Darurat Narkoba). Then, Jakarta as a capital city with the highest amount of population in Indonesia need appropriate policy to reduce drug abuse. Because drug problems are a shared problem that cannot be overcome alone but requires collaboration between stakeholders. It can provide a model and construcing related to collaborative governance in reducing drug abuse for another province in Indonesia. This study use a qualitative approach with descriptive methods. This study was conducted on Jakarta Province by using the Collaborative Governance theory by Ansel and Gash (2007). Interviews, and documentation studies were the data collection techniques. The results of this study indicate that Collaborative Governance in Jakarta Province is not good enough. The findings that It has not joint policy yet among stakeholders in preventing drug abuse, the relations that have occurred are still in coordination. Therefore, Local Governance in Jakarta Province should construct Public Policy appropriately in Preventing Drug Abuse through Collaborative Governance. It is needed a Policy such as Law of Local Goverment (Peraturan Daerah) or Law of Jakarta Governor (Peraturan Gubernur) to create sustainibility of narcotics prevention in Jakarta Province. It is needed not only to reduce amount of drug user but also to enhance collaboration among stakeholder in the Prevention of drug abuse. There are also some obstacle factors that influences collaborative governance is not good enough such as the commitment and institutional design has not formed yet.
Keywords: Public Policy, Collaborative Governance, Preventing Drug Abuse.
Topic: Public Policy