INDONESIAN POLICE

SYSTEM

KEPOLISIAN NEGARA REPUBLIK

INDONESIA

MOTTO

Rastra Sewakottama(Sanskrit)
People's Main Servant

Indonesian Police System

The
Indonesian
National
Police
(Indonesian
Kepolisian
Negara
Republik Indonesia) is the official police
forceforIndonesia.Ithadformerlybeena
partofTentaraNasionalIndonesiasinceits
independence from Dutch. The police
wereformallyseparatedfromthemilitaryin
April 1999, a process which was formally
completedinJuly2000.

Indonesian Police System

The strength of the Indonesian National Police
stood at approximately 387,470 in 2011. The
national police force was formally separated
as a branch of the armed forces and placed
under the Office of the President in 1999. It
also includes 12,000 marine police and an
estimated 40,000 Peoples Security trainees
who serve as a police auxiliary and report for
threeweeksofbasictrainingeachyear.

TheHeadquarters,knownasMarkas
Besar/Mabes in Indonesia,islocatedin
Kebayoran Baru, South Jakarta,
Indonesia

RECRUITMENT
Police recruits were volunteers. Applicants were
requiredtohaveatleastasixth-gradeeducationandto
pass a competitive examination. Other qualifications
included physical fitness and good moral character.
After three years' service as ordinary police, personnel
with junior secondary-school diplomas could enter
training to become NCOs. Those with three years'
experienceasNCOswereeligibleforfurthertrainingto
enable them to become candidate officers and
eventually enter the officer corps. Most higher ranking
officers entered the force as graduates of the Police
DivisionofAkabri.

RECRUITMENT
Inadditiontotheothermedicalandphysicalexaminations.
Womenwhowanttobecomepolicewomenaretoundergo
avirginitytest.Policewomenmustkeeptheirvirginity.
Overall,themedicalandphysicalexaminationhastwo
mainobjectives:
*Thefirstoneistomakesurethatthecandidates'health
andphysicalconditionwillnotharmthemwhenadmitted
intopoliceforce.
*Secondly,itistomakesurethattheydonotpossessany
communicablediseasesthatwillnotallowthemtoperform
maximallyastrainedpolicepersonnel.

PROMOTION
Advancedtraininginvocationalandtechnical
subjects was available for regular police, for
NCOs, and for officers. Promotions were
often based on performance in advanced
education. The Police Command and Staff
School offered advanced training to police
officers assigned to command units at the
subdistrict, district, and Polda level. Training
therefocusedonadministrationandlogistics.

ORGANIZATION
Polrihascentralizedcommandanddividedinto
territorialforces:

KepolisianDaerahorPolda
KepolisianResortorPorles
KepolisianSektororPolsek
KepolisianWilayahorPolwil/Polmas

Provincial Police Commands

(POLDA)

Cover provinces.All provincialpolice aredividedinto

threestreams:
A1- Special command for the province of
Jakarta(POLDAMETROJAYA)
B1-Demographiclargeprovinces.
B2-smallerprovinces
Structure of POLDA
Directorates of Detectives, Narcotics, Traffic Police,
Intelligence,andSpecialistOperationalUnit.
Support reattachments like the Benamera (Social
RelationPolice)

District Commands
(POLRES)

fordistricts.Polresisinessencethebackboneof
the Indonesian Police, because it bridges the
operational units, with the higher planning/
strategic elements of the police structure. Polres
has substantial autonomy to implement its own
activitiesandmountitsownoperations.

Structure of Polres
Operational Units (Opsnal)
1.TrafficPoliceUnit
2.Vital/StrategicObjectionProtectionUnit
3.PolicePatrolUnits
4.NarcoticsInvestigationUnits
5.DetectiveUnits
6.SpecialTouristProtectionTaskforce
7.PoliceIntelligenceUnits

Sub-district Commands
(POLSEK)

executesPolrisoperationaltasksin
addictiontoOpsnal.

Community Police Officers

(Polmas)

serveindividualvillages.

In the Jabodetabek area, the territorial

forces are known as either Polres
Metro or Polsek Metro. The highest
rank in any of the forces is known as
POLDA METRO JAYA.

Therearealsosomespecialbranches:
BrigadeMobilorBrimob(mobilebrigade)
PolisiUdaraorAirPolice
PolisiAirorMarinePolice
ForensicsandDetachment88

Brigade Mobil or Brimob

(mobile brigade)

the most militarised force in POLRI, was

trained to deal with mass demonstrations.
Since the May 1998 upheaval, PHH (Pasukan
Anti Huru-Hara, Anti Riot Unit) have received
specialanti-riottraining.

specially trained for anti-terrorist operations.

Municipal Police
"Satpol PP" (Civil Service Police Unit)
which is themunicipal policeunit of
Indonesia.

Kapolri
ChiefoftheIndonesianPolice.
Wakapolri
SecondhighestrankingofficerintheIndonesianpolice.
Itwasum
ThethirdhighestrankingofficerintheIndonesian
police.

RANKS OF INP
In the early years, Polri used European
police style ranks. When the police was
included into the military structure in the
1960s, the ranks changed into military
style. When Polri conducted the transition
tobefullyindependentoutofarmedforces
structure at 2000, they use British style
police ranks. Now Polri has returned to
Dutchstyleranksjustliketheirearlyyears.

High ranking officers

Perwira Tinggi

Insignia

PoliceGeneral
(JENPOL)

Commissioner
General
(KOMJEN)

General
Inspector
(IRJEN)

Brigadier
General
(BRIGJEN)

Mid ranking officers

Perwira Menengah

Insignia

PoliceChief
Commissioner
(KOMBES)

Police
Superintendent
(AKBP)

PoliceCommissioner
(KOMPOL)

First ranking officers

Perwira Pertama

Insignia

PoliceChief
Inspector
(AKP)

First
Inspector
(IPTU)

Second
Inspector
(IPDA)

Warrant officers (Head Constable)

Brigadir Tinggi

Insignia

PoliceSub-inspector
(AIPTU)

SecondSub-inspector
(AIPDA)

Non-Commissioned officers (Constable)

Brigadir Polisi

Insignia

PoliceChiefBrigadier
(BRIPKA)

Police
Brigadier
(BRIGPOL)

First
Brigadier
(BRIPTU)

Second
Brigadier
(BRIPDA)

Enlisted (Junior Constable)

Tamtama

Brigadier FirstBrigadier Second

ChiefAgent
Adjutant
Adjutant
Brigadier (BHARAKA)
(ABRIPPOL) (ABRIPPTU) Adjutant
(ABRIPDA)

FirstAgent SecondAgent
(BHARATU) (BHARADA)

UNIFORM

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