Abstract:
The recent criminal case in Pekanbaru mostly done by children. Correctional Institution Class II B Pekanbaru is where child inmates undergoing punishment for the crime they did. The punishment undertaken expected to deter the inmates to do the same, one of them the necessity of coaching is done during the detention period. The purpose of this study was to determine the persuasive communication strategies undertaken in developing inmate workers, and to know the obstacles during development.
This study uses qualitative research methods with a descriptive approach. Objects in this study is persuasive communications strategy officers in developing child inmates. Informants in this study were selected based on purposive sampling, so the subjects in the study are several officers and child inmates who needed in the study. Techniques of data collection is done by interviews, in-depth observation and documentation.
Results from this study is that communication strategy of the officers who carried out need to provide guidance based on the readiness to conduct persuasive, has a seriousness, confidence, friendly, calmness, simplicity to show the expected development is reached. Based on the findings of the four strategies undertaken psychodynamic strategy, is a form of the most effective persuasive communication strategies in developing inmates. At the developing implementation faced some obstables such as a lot of inmates who participate less during the development , human resources who conduct the development and infrastructure.
