Indonesia is a country of pluralism that consists of various tribes, races and religions, the
diversity of these things can lead to conflicts with various causes. When social conflicts
occur within the community, this is inseparable from the awareness of the community itself
and the role and function of the police, for example such as war between tribes that usually
occur in Mmika Regency, Province of Papua inhabited by 7 indigenous tribes constantly.
Those tribes are Amungme, Moni, Kamoro, Dani, Damal, Meea and Nduga. This is the
reason why the author conduct a legal study entitled “the POLICE EFFORT TO
OVERCOME SOCIAL CONFLICT IN THE CITY OF TIMIKA“with the aim to find out
whether the police effort to overcome social conflict in the city of Timika Papua is in
accordance with the law and the obstacles of the police in overcoming social conflict in the
city of Timika. Role, awareness and police action in overcoming the social conflict of tribal
war which in reality can not be separated from various obstacles