THE EFFECT EMPOWERMENT OF COVID-19 LAYOFF THROUGH SELFEFFICACY ON THE LEVEL OF CRIME

Abstract

The crime rate in Indonesia increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, crime statistics recorded by
the Police, in the 19th and 20th weeks an increase of 7.04 percent. Meanwhile, narcotics cases
have decreased significantly, namely between 1 and 57 percent. The public really feels the
increase in criminal incidents during the corona pandemic. Robbers in minimarkets are on the
rise, to the point of theft of motorbikes, mugging, milling around in the community. The
presence of a number of layoff victim is one factor in increasing crime during a pandemic.
Indonesian Ministry of Manpower In the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, explained that the
Indonesian government in the labor sector had taken a number of actions or steps for its people.
Namely, optimizing the implementation of the Pre-Employment Card Program, especially for
workers who have been laid off by providing training and financial support; provide competency
and productivity-based training incentives for affected communities; optimizing the role of the
Work Training Center (BLK) through the Covid-19 Response BLK Program in order to mitigate
the impact of the pandemic. In addition, the government has also carried out a massive program
of development and expansion of job opportunities through labor and entrepreneurship for
affected workers, prospective migrant workers, repatriated Indonesian migrant workers, and
MSME workers; and other important approaches. This quantitative research aim to test effect
the Ministry empowerment program through self efficacy to the Number of crime rate, 400
samples taken in Bandung city. Result show Ministry empowerment program and self efficacy
from the victim of layoffs can reduce the crime rate during covid-19 pandemic in Bandung,
Indonesia.