Peran Kepolisian Daerah Sumatera Utara dalam Penegakan Hukum Tindak Pidana Kehutanan

Abstract

Regional Police of North Sumatra as people order keeper, law enforcer, protector and servant of people will be also expected to take the legal measures, and to have the capacity to anticipate early the legal awareness through conservation of forest. The formulated problem in this research is what is the type of criminals in forestry sector occurring in North Sumatra, the role and obstacles faced by the Regional Police of North Sumatra in enforcing the law on forestry criminally? This research used juridical and normative approach by using the data collection method of library research and field research, and then analyzed qualitatively. From the research, it could be then concluded that the forestry criminals occurring in North Sumatra consisted of fire, illegal logging and deforestation conducted by people, and land clearing of forest for plantation, timber trading without valid documents. Regional Police of North Sumatra played the role in law enforcement of forestry criminals through preventive and repressive approach and to build collaboration with related instances in enforcing the law of forestry criminals including Forestry Board, Judge, Court and so on. There is some problem faced by Regional Police of North Sumatra in law enforcement of forestry criminals, including juridical and technical problem.