Hansip ( id, Pertahanan Sipil, ,

Civil Defense Civil defense ( en, region=gb, civil defence) or civil protection is an effort to protect the citizens of a state (generally non-combatants) from man-made and natural disasters. It uses the principles of emergency operations: prevention, miti ...

) was a type of local security officers of an administrative village in Indonesia. Based on Presidential Decree No. 55/ 1972, Hansip is part of defense and security component in Total Defense and Security System.
Hansip was disbanded in 2014 by Presidential Regulation No. 88/ 2014. One of consideration of such retraction is according to government regulation No. 6/ 2010, task and function of hansip is already currently replaced by and conducted by the

municipal police Municipal police, city police, or local police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government. This includes the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive funding ...

, locally known as ''Satpol PP''.

In Bali

Hansip work in coordination with other groups - the

police The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by a state, with the aim to enforce the law, to ensure the safety, health and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers include arrest and t ...

and

pecalang Pecalang (read "pechalang") are a type of local "traditional" security officers of an administrative village in Bali, Indonesia.http://www.indo.com/featured_article/pecalang.html Indo.com Pecalang involved in keeping big events secure in Bali Throug ...

(in the case of

Bali Bali () is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller neighbouring islands, notably Nusa Penida, Nusa Lembongan, and Nu ...

), the latter being redirected for extra policing of large events from more mundane tasks like traffic direction.

References

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