Ethical-Visionary Leadership as the Key to Police Reform
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.55927/fjss.v5i1.5Keywords:
Police Leadership, Polri Reform, Procedural Justice, Self-Legitimacy, Public LegitimacyAbstract
Police reform is a critical issue in modern law enforcement as it relates to the legitimacy of police institutions. In hierarchical organizations such as the Indonesian National Police (Polri), leadership plays a strategic role in shaping reform outcomes. This study examines the role of ethical and visionary leadership in fostering internal procedural justice, officers’ self-legitimacy, and public legitimacy. Using a qualitative approach with document analysis, data were drawn from international journals, policy documents, and oversight reports. The findings show that ethical leadership strengthens organizational fairness and transparency, which enhances internal legitimacy and public trust. The study concludes that sustainable police reform requires leadership transformation alongside structural changes
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