The Effectiveness of Patrols in Routine Activities Was Enhanced by the South Sumatra Regional Police in Preventing Crimes in Palembang
Abstract
The police task considered the most effective in combating crime is handling and disclosing a crime, as well as a preventive or crime prevention task. One of the preventive police duties is patrol. Patrols prevent the meeting of intention and opportunity factors so that they do not occur, disturbance of public security and order. The formulation of the problem in this study is: 1) How effectively do the South Sumatra Police carry out the routine patrol activity in preventing the crime of robbery in the city of Palembang? and 2). What are the obstacles faced by the South Sumatra Police patrol in overcoming the robbery crime in Palembang? The research method used in this study is empirical normative research. This study's primary and secondary data sources are primary and secondary. The survey results show: 1) the efficacy of the South Sumatra Police's routine patrol activities in preventing robbery in Palembang. Through planned patrols supported by adequate resources, the police can create a safe and orderly environment, prevent crime, and respond quickly and appropriately when a crime occurs. Thus, police patrols function as preventive efforts and an integral part of the law enforcement system that aims to realise security and order in society, especially in Palembang. And 2). The obstacles faced by the South Sumatra Police Patrol in overcoming the crime of robbery in the town of Palembang are a limited number of personnel, inadequate budget, inadequate infrastructure, and a lack of technological support and community participation. These obstacles indicate the need for improvements in various aspects, such as improving human resources, better budget allocation, and strengthening cooperation with the community, so that it can create continuity between the patrol activities of the South Sumatra Police and community participation in preventing acts of robbery against the people of Palembang in particular.
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