National Police Chief Asks Police Leaders To Be Examples: Take Care Of Emotions

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo/DOK Public Relations of the Police

JAKARTA - The National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, asked the senior and middle leaders of the National Police to be an example for all parties, to protect and serve the community and its members.

"Be a leader who serves. A leader who can serve and put members and the community as a priority. Don't just rule but don't know the difficulties. This is a problem," said the National Police Chief in his closing remarks on the education of the 30th Dikreg Police Sespimti, 61st Dikreg Police Sespimen , and the 66th Sespimma of the National Police in Lembang, West Java, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, October 27.

According to General Sigit, leaders must be able to be role models for all parties, as was the spirit of the birth of the concept of Precision (Predictiveness, Responsibility, and Transparency with Justice).

The concept of Precision will be felt by the community and the internal police if it is implemented properly. By implementing this idea, the Indonesian National Police will become an institution that is increasingly expected by the people of Indonesia.

"That's what I put into the Precision concept. How to present predictive, responsible policing, and be able to carry out everything transparently and fulfill a sense of justice," said Sigit.

"This is the hope of the community and the duty of colleagues to be able to realize all of this from the leadership level to the executor," said the National Police Chief.

Being a leader, said Sigit, must have a strong character and attitude, master the field, move quickly, be responsive, and be sensitive to change and dare to get out of the comfort zone.

Not only that, the National Police Chief emphasized that a leader must be willing to go down to listen directly to the aspirations of the community and its members.

"A strong leader will be able to create mutual respect between his leadership and staff," said the National Police Chief.

In carrying out their duties, he continued, leaders should not be easily provoked by their emotions because they can affect actions that are not desired by the community.

"Go directly to the field to find out what the community and subordinates feel. Keep your emotions in check, don't be provoked. Emotions that explode easily will result in immeasurable actions. Moreover, given the authority by law, these unmeasured actions will potentially become problems," he said.

General Sigit believes that his institution is much more filled with good people and has the spirit of change to embody the spirit of Precision.

Sigit also mentioned that the survey of public satisfaction with the National Police in early October had decreased due to irregularities in members which went viral quickly, supported by the development of information technology in the media world.

According to Sigit, when many police officers go viral, it becomes a community correction for the Police.

Therefore, he continued, if the actions taken by personnel are positive, the impact on the organization will be positive.

"And vice versa, so that perception appears to be a generalization. There are still many good police officers compared to unscrupulous people, so take advantage of technological developments to bring up existing creative and positive breakthroughs," said Sigit.

In his direction, Sigit also quoted the proverb of rotten fish starting from the head, in other words, all internal problems in the police can occur because the leader has problems or is unable to be an example for his staff.

As the National Police Chief, Sigit ensured that he and the main officers of the National Police Headquarters are committed to providing rewards for personnel who carry out their duties well and work hard to serve and protect the community.

On the other hand, said Sigit, strict sanctions will be given to all personnel who do not carry out their duties properly or violate existing rules.

In fact, Sigit does not hesitate to take firm action against his leaders who are unable to be role models for his staff if in the future they still violate the rules. Strict sanctions are carried out for the good of the Bhayangkara Corps in the future.

"However, for members who make mistakes and have an impact on the organization, don't hesitate to take action. If they can't clean their tails, I will cut their heads off," said Sigit.