<![CDATA[Forest fires are no longer a rare phenomenon in Indonesia, especially inRiau Province. In fact, fires also occurred on small plots of land in communityvillages. Every year forest and land fires regularly occur in Riau Province andespecially in Rokan Hulu district. The rampant burning of forests and land inRokan Hulu Regency in particular is also caused by many people wanting to openoil palm plantations, because palm oil production is currently being sold at quiteexpensive prices compared to previous years. The perpetrators of forest and landburning got away with it without strict law enforcement by the Rokan Hulu Resortpolice. Various regulations regarding the criminal act of burning forests and landhave clear penalties starting from the Plantation Law, Forestry Law, and PPLHLaw.The method for writing this research was carried out by means ofsociological legal research. This research was carried out in the Rokan Huluresort police area, because from data obtained from the Rokan Hulu RegionalDisaster Management Agency (BPBD) cases of forest and land fires increaseddrastically, especially in 2022 The author took samples including the Head ofCriminal Investigation Unit of the Rokan Hulu Police, three investigators fromUnit 2 of the Criminal Investigation Unit of the Rohul Police, the Head of Head ofthe Rokan Hulu Regional Police Headquarters, and the community affected at thelocation of the fire.From the research results obtained from interviews, the first conclusioncan be drawn. The first way to enforce criminal law against perpetrators of forestand land fire crimes is to make adjustments to the applicable laws or carry outrepressive measures, namely by processes including carrying out inquiries andinvestigations. The two obstacles experienced by investigators in enforcing thelaw on forest and land fire crimes are remote crime scenes. Third, the efforts thathave been made by the Rokan Hulu Police to prevent forest and land fires havebeen coordinated with the government.Keywords: Law Enforcement-Forest and Land Fires-Crime.]]>
