UPAYA KEPOLISIAN RESOR KERINCI DALAM MENANGGULANGI TINDAK PIDANA PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOTIKA PADA MASYARAKAT

Abstract

Drug abuse in Indonesia is regulated in Law Number 35 of 2009 concerning Narcotics, Article 14 of Law Number 2 of 2002 concerning the Republic of Indonesia National Police, the main task of the police is to maintain public security and order, enforce the law, provide protection, protection and services to the community. Problem formulation (1) How are the efforts of the Kerinci Resort Police in overcoming the crime of drug abuse in the community? (2) What obstacles are encountered by the Kerinci Resort Police in overcoming the crime of drug abuse in the community? The type of sociological juridical research, the data sources used are primary data and secondary data, data collection techniques using interviews and document studies, the collected data are analyzed qualitatively. Conclusion (1) The efforts made by the Kerinci Resort Police in overcoming the crime of drug abuse in the community are pre-emptive (conducting a social approach to the community, holding counseling in schools, putting up billboards). Preventive (anti-narcotics training and counseling, raid operations. Repressive (taking action against perpetrators, investigations). (2) Obstacles encountered by the Kerinci Police Resort in dealing with the crime of narcotics abuse in the community are internal factors (lack of coordination by related agencies, lack of personnel, limited funds, lack of forensic laboratories). External factors (leaking of information, lack of public knowledge, people are afraid to report and are afraid to be witnesses.