BRIN: Level of Trust in the Police Depends on the Culture of the Community

The Kamtibmas Speakup event between the Indonesian Raya Youth Front (FPIR) with BRIN entitled 'The Existence of the Police in Maintaining Kamtibmas in the Month of Ramadan'. (Photo: Ist)

Jakarta - The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Principal Expert Researcher, Syafuan Rozi, assessed that one of the factors that affect the level of trust in the police is the culture of the community. According to Syafuan, if the community's legal culture is high, it will affect the level of public trust in the police.

This was conveyed by Syafuan in the Kamtibmas Speakup event between the Indonesian Raya Youth Front (FPIR) with BRIN entitled 'The Existence of the National Police in Maintaining Kamtibmas in the Month of Ramadan'.

According to Syafuan, the data on the trend in public confidence in the police in the world is still held by the Netherlands with the first order as a country with minimal crime. This is inseparable from the culture of the people in the Netherlands.

"The Netherlands implements a restorative justice system which is an initial mitigation in the social life of the local community there. Before going to law enforcement, the community first solves it internally within the family or approaches customary law (urban law)," said Syafuan at Speakup Kamtibmas, Friday, March 13.

Syaufan also revealed that the Indonesian police were grateful for the presence of Prof. Hermawan Sulistyo, Political Scientist, who helped design structural and cultural reforms in the body of the Indonesian Republic's Police Institution.

"So (Prof Hermawan) is a lecturer at Bhayangkara University. Therefore, he trains, starting from AKBP officers to be able to train our police, we have the ability like the police in Japan, in Singapore and the Netherlands," he said.

"The one who used to keep a distance and continue to catch. Prof Herman said, that's not the job of the police, it's a pity that the prison will be full," said Syafuan.

On that occasion, FPIR Coordinator Fauzan Ohorella revealed police performance data that not many people know during Ramadan. Fauzan explained that food security and the stability of the prices of basic commodities, are inseparable from the active role of the National Police.

"Mr. National Police Chief, instruct the ranks to form a task force, which (task force) aims to monitor and suppress distributors and middlemen. Which has a direct impact on the community, especially our mothers in the month of Ramadan," he said.

Fauzan also stated that many observers continued to pay attention to the performance of the police during Ramadan. He referred to the writing of senior political observer Boni Hargens who assessed the Safari Ramadan Polri as a form of social facilitator.

"The National Police as a social facilitator, which plays an active role and takes an important part in Ramadan, is to maintain food security and the stability of the prices of basic commodities," he said.

Furthermore, Fauzan also touched on the 110 Polri call center service. According to him, the service is very effective and is immediately felt by the community regarding the rapid response of the National Police. He showed that this was felt by the people in Batam who were restless with illegal racing activities.

"Complaints from the public regarding illegal racing activities around Jalan Raya Kota Batam, were immediately responded to by the Batu Ampar Police, Batam City. This shows that the police are committed to maintaining Kamtibmas to remain conducive in the middle of Ramadan," he explained.

Furthermore, Fauzan also emphasized that the Indonesian people must be able to filter every news consumed from social media as well as mainstream media. According to him, it is not enough to just read if you do not look for the truth that is facts.

"The question is that we are not confirmed by the information circulating on social media or online news, without checking the truth and facts. More problematic, some people are indeed rejecting the good performance that the police have carried out during Ramadan by making bad framing and perceptions," concluded Fauzan Ohorella.