The Impact Of Regulation Made by Local Government in Helping the Police Overcome the Motor Gang Action in Indonesia

Abstract

Purpose: Indonesian police find difficulty in souring the motor gang actors because of inadequate legal foundation to suppress the juvenile delinquency leading to criminality. This research aims to find out what the role of local regulation is in helping the police overcome the motor gang action in Indonesia. Method: This study was a qualitative research studying legal materials related to legal problem and regulation relevant to local regulation and motor gang in Indonesia. The data obtained was analyzed descriptively. Results: To deal with the motor gang actions and to sour the members and to prevent them from repeating their action, the police should be supported by the Local Government through developing a Local Regulation specifically governing the motor gangs containing criminal sanction. The motor gang-specific Local Regulation with criminal sanction will solve the problem or the constraints, because some actions can be taken against to members of motor gangs that are difficult to condemn as not all deeds are governed in the criminal regulation in Indonesia. Thus, the existence of such Local Regulation will help the policy ensnaring the actor of motor gangs with criminal sanction when they do anything disturbing public safety and orderliness. Conclusion: In overcoming the motor gang action and souring its member and preventing them from repeating their action. The police should be supported by the local Regional Government to issue Local Regulation containing criminal sanction. Several actions done by the members of motor gang cannot be condemned because not all deeds done are regulated in criminal regulation in Indonesia; thus, the presence Local Regulation will help the police sour the actors of motor gang with criminal sanction when they commit some actions harming the people’s security and order.