Defense Public Policy in the Handling People Smuggling in Batam Waters, Indonesia

Abstract

Batam's position on the Sea Border with Malaysia and Singapore raises opportunities as well as problems faced by Indonesia. The main threat occurring in Batam waters is a transnational crime, such as people smuggling. The purpose of this research is to determine a strategy in dealing with People smuggling. This is descriptive and qualitative research and it uses the theory of public policy implementation by George Edward III to show that the marine defense strategies in dealing with the threat are not suitable for all problems. Furthermore, the research showed that as regard law enforcement there was an inefficient network in the communication sector and poor resource, in theresource sector r. Meanwhile, for disposition and structural sector, the link between aspects in Batam and the Central Government weakened law enforcement at sea, and the bureaucratic operation patterns of law enforcement entities were still sectoral respectively. Moreover, supporting factors shows that in the economic field, Batam's position is very strategic for Indonesia, hence there is an absence of a joint commitment to realize a strong marine defense which was the main inhibiting factor. The research concludes that a marine defense strategy that can be applied includes performing massive state defense programs at all government levels and community organizations. Additionally, it recommends an independent entity serving as the Command Center, that has full authority over Batam's territorial waters.

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