Legal Enforcement of the Indonesian National Police Professional Code of Ethics: Effectiveness and Accountability
Polda Sulawesi Utara
Universitas Bhayangkara Surabaya
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https://doi.org/10.56943/jlte.v5i3.1122Police integrity and public trust depend on the Indonesian National Police (Polri) Professional Code of Ethics, but its institutional independence, procedural fairness, and penalty uniformity are problematic. The legal structure guiding the Polri Professional Code of Ethics' enforcement and its problems and legal ramifications are examined in this paper. This research uses legislation, conceptual, case, and comparative normative legal research. Qualitative descriptive, evaluative, prescriptive, and comparative methodologies were used to analyze legal materials from systematic library research. This study's integrated approach to normative frameworks and institutional implementation by analyzing substantive norms, institutional arrangements, and examination methods is innovative. Although the framework governs substantive ethical norms and institutional procedures, considerable inadequacies remain. Institutional independence is questioned due to the Professional and Security Division’s position within the police hierarchy, while procedural fairness is affected by closed proceedings, limited legal representation, uncertain evidentiary standards, inconsistent sanctions, and no independent appeal mechanism. Supervisory institution’ recommendation authority limits external oversight. The study indicates that institutional independence, procedural transparency, universal sentencing criteria, effective external scrutiny, and ethical capability are needed to create a fair, predictable, and accountable enforcement system.
Keywords: Accountability Ethical Enforcement Police Code of Ethics Procedural Fairness
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