<![CDATA[Underage marriage is a complex social problem in Indonesia, includingin West Java Province which is ranked 3rd highest nationally for childmarriage. This practice not only violates children's basic rights, but alsohas an impact on high school dropout rates, structural poverty, andvulnerability to domestic violence. The West Java Provincial Governmentthrough the Women's Empowerment Office for Child Protection andFamily Planning (DP3AKB) created the Stop Child Marriage (STOPAN)program to formulate a comprehensive policy approach and collaborateacross sectors with the government, academia, media, businesses andcommunities in West Java with the aim of significantly reducing the rateof child marriage. This study aims to analyze how the implementation ofthe STOPAN program in West Java Province in reducing the rate ofunderage marriage. This study also aims to analyze the extent ofSTOPAN's effectiveness in reducing underage marriage when viewedfrom the perspective of George Edward III's public policy implementationtheory. This study uses a qualitative-descriptive approach with a casestudy method. The results of the study show that the implementation of theSTOPAN program shows partial effectiveness in reducing the rate ofchild marriage. This is shown by the decrease in the number of marriagedispensation applications in districts/cities in the West Java region.Based on data from the High Court of Religion of West Java Province,marriage dispensation in West Java Province tends to decrease duringthe STOPAN program, in 2021 there were 6,794 cases, in 2022 there were5,523 cases, in 2023 there were 4599, and in 2024 there were 3,631.However, there are still many people who practice serial marriage. Indexof the proportion of women aged 20-24 years who are married or livingtogether before the age of 18 according to 2021-2024. In 2021 itamounted to 10.09%, in 2022 it amounted to 8.65%, in 2023 it amountedto 6.79, in 2024 it amounted to 5.78%. The child marriage index duringthe STOPAN program period in 2021-2024 experienced an averageannual decrease of 1.45%. Using George C. Edward III's policyimplementation theory, it can be concluded that the success of theSTOPAN program is largely determined by four factors: policycommunication, resources, implementing disposition, and bureaucraticstructure. The STOPAN program shows a fairly good performance interms of communication and resources, but is still weak inimplementation consistency (implementing disposition) and is notoptimal in the monitoring and evaluation structure at the local level.]]>
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