Law Enforcement Against Illegal Mining Criminal Acts in The Jurisdiction of the North Musi Rawas Police

Abstract

Indonesia is a country rich in mining materials. These mining materials include gold, silver, copper, oil and natural gas, coal, and others. These mining materials are controlled by the state. The state's control rights contain the authority to regulate, manage and supervise the management or exploitation of mining materials, and contain the obligation to use them as much as possible for the prosperity of the people. This study aims to determine the Law Enforcement Against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of the North Musi Rawas Police. In this study, the approach method used is: a normative legal approach (normative legal research method). library legal research conducted by examining library materials or secondary data alone. The research specification used is Analytical Descriptive, which is an effort to analyze and explain legal problems related to objects with a comprehensive and systematic description of everything related to Law Enforcement Against Illegal Mining Crimes in the Jurisdiction of the North Musi Rawas Police. Law enforcement against illegal mining practices in the jurisdiction of the North Musi Rawas Police is carried out through three main approaches, namely: Pre-emptive, Preventive, Repressive. Environmental law enforcement faces many obstacles, especially in areas such as North Musi Rawas. These obstacles include weak legal means, limited facilities and funds, problems in the licensing system, lack of number and capacity of law enforcement officers, and weaknesses in the AMDAL system. In addition, low public legal awareness and minimal public education and participation also worsen the condition.