Has Law Helped in Reducing Crimes?

The law is used to keep a certain country or community in order. It is the rules in which the people of the community or country live by. As I have written in my previous blog entry entitled "How Does Law Help in Reducing Crimes?" it is the fear of punishment from breaking the law that stops people from committing them. 

But has law helped in reducing crimes? The answer to this question depends on the place and the people.

In countries where law are properly enforced, there is no doubt that law has helped in reducing crimes. Such countries would have to have law enforcers who are serious about their job, have a great sense of patriotism and want for improvement in their country. These people would be able to arrest most of the criminals in their country and give them the right punishment for their crime. 

But in countries where law enforcers do not take their job seriously, the law probably did not help much in reducing crimes. The law enforcers would probably be open to bribery, which makes it so much easier for the guilty individual to avoid being arrested and punished. 

How Does Law Help in Reducing Crimes?

Law is a set of rules recognized by a country or community to regulate the actions of its people. It becomes something the people use to live by. But, like any other rules, it can be broken. Should a law be broken by an individual, a punishment or penalty can be passed on by the authority of the certain country or community to the individual. 

Laws prevent its people from doing bad things. Another name for such bad things would be crimes. Examples of crimes would be murder, rape, robbery, etc. People constantly break the law and commit crimes for various reasons. When an individual commits a crime, they can be reported to the authorities and arrested. If they are guilty, they can be punished by serving time in prison, doing community work, and in severe cases, they can be punished to a death sentence. Whatever they are asked to do, it won't be something enjoyable. The point of a punishment is to teach the individual to not break the law anymore. Other than that, it can also scare the individual from committing more crimes. 

It is this fear that stops people from committing crimes. The law indirectly scares the people of a country or community with the possibility of punishment, and that is how it reduces crimes. 

What are the Most Violated Crimes in Indonesia?

Indonesia is known all over the world to be a beautiful country with a wide range of flora and fauna. But what people don't know is that there is an ugly side to Indonesia--one with a wide range of crimes.

One of the most common crimes committed would be theft. The 'snatch-and-grab' robbery is one of the commonly used methods. Such crimes mostly happen in free roads where the criminals (usually two men riding a motorcycle) would drive close by to a pedestrian, grab their belongings, then speed away. Another is the pick-pocketing method that usually happens in crowded places like the wet market. Here, the robber would sneakily take belongings from the pocket in your pants or your bag without you knowing. 

Another crime commonly violated is the act of pirating movie DVDs and music albums. Pirated CD shops can be found in almost any big city in Indonesia. In fact, it is easier to find pirated movies and music than the original ones. They are also sold at a much, much cheaper price, making it more appealing to customers. 

Illegal logging, fishing and selling of endangered species are also serious crimes in Indonesia. Many people, violate these crimes to earn more money. Efforts have been made by the government to stop such actions.

But, as serious as they are, these crimes are all nothing compared to the crime violated by government officials all over Indonesia--corruption. The government officials here would use their power and authority to access the country's finances and send it over to their own bank accounts for personal use. The money they take can be counted up to trillions of Indonesian Rupiahs, all of which are usually tax money collected from the people. To hide their tracks, they could simply bribe the accounting department with the money they took to keep their mouths shut. 

Just like most countries around the world, Indonesia too still has to battle a lot of crimes for the well-being of its people. These are just some of the common crimes the country faces.