Rector of Krisnadwipayana University, Inspector General of Police (Ret.) Ali Johardi, emphasized that the idea of reforming the Indonesian National Police (Polri) must always be oriented towards strengthening a professional and modern police culture.
"This culture encompasses an ethical and empirical understanding of the role of the police, who master information technology and digital communications to respond to the public's need for security and order," Ali said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.
He stated that the culture of the Indonesian National Police refers to changes in the values and norms in the organizational culture in carrying out police functions in the future.
Therefore, he believes that police reform must be based on a scientific approach , moral integrity, and organizational restructuring.
As a higher education institution, Unkris affirms its commitment to continue playing an active role in supporting the National Police reform agenda through academic research, scientific discussions, and public education.
The campus is not only tasked with educating students, but also has a social responsibility to contribute to the improvement of state institutions to create a more just, professional, and sustainable security and legal governance.
Ali reminded that the current increase in crime, both in terms of quality and quantity, could affect the social life of the community, including unemployment and poverty.
Thus, according to him, the idea of separating the duties and functions of the National Police to merge them into several ministerial institutions is not the right solution.
The problem, he said, is that this approach will actually lead to the disintegration of the security function and weaken the role of the police in carrying out their main task, namely public security and order (kamtimbas).
For this reason, he believes that the most relevant and rational step in reforming the National Police at this time is to restructure the National Police institution proportionally, procedurally, and professionally, including by strengthening weak elements, balancing overly dominant functions, and increasing the capacity of frontline units that require support.
