Police Efforts in Preventing Narcotics Abuse
Heni Hendrawati, Johny Krisnan
Faculty of Law, Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang
Abstract
This study aims to identify the factors causing narcotics abuse and prevention efforts made by the Police. The study was conducted by examining the laws and regulations on narcotics and conducting in-depth interviews with members of the Police in the City of Magelang, Indonesia. The results showed that in 2019, there was a tendency for an increase in drug abuse caused by an individual, family, and environmental factors. The efforts made by the Police in handling narcotics abuse include 1) Establishment of Narcotics free villages in Magelang City in collaboration with the National Unity, Politics and Community Protection Agency (Kesbangpolimas) Magelang City; 2) Implementation of counseling on Prevention, Eradication, and Abuse of Narcotics Dark Circulation (P4GN) which is carried out twice a month at the District level; 3) Socialization in several government agencies and schools in Magelang City about the dangers of drug abuse; 4) Conducting urine test inspections of bus drivers or at entertainment venues or boarding houses and hotels in the city of Magelang which are often used for narcotics abuse and illicit trafficking; 5) Rehabilitation of narcotics addicts in the Mental Hospital.
Keywords: Narcotics Abuse; Police Efforts; Preventing Efforts
Topic: Law