In this legal writing, the problem formulations are: 1) how is the process of
providing legal assistance to the members of Indonesia Police Force in legal area
of Regional Police Force of Yogyakarta Special Region that conducted criminal
action of domestic violence?; 2) what are the barriers faced in providing legal
assistance? The purpose of this research was to gain data concerning on the
function of legal assistance to the members of Indonesia Police Force as well as to
gain data concerning on the barriers faced in providing legal assistance. The
method of research used was juridical empiric legal research. The result of this
research shows the function of legal assistance of Indonesian Police Force has
been conducted by the establishment of Regional Regulation Number 3 of 2003
on the Technical Institutional Implementation of General Judicature to the
Members of Indonesia Police Force. The suggestion to the institution of Indonesia
Police Force is hopefully it increases its professionalism in particularly in division
of Legal Construction. For the members of Indonesia Police Force hopefully they
maximize furthermore the providing of legal assistance that exists in their
institution. For the society in order to comprehends more on the existence of role
and function of division of Legal Construction.