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1st Int. Transborder Conf. of the Timor Island: Timor %u2013 Science without borderDili, 7-8 May 2025160Strengthening the Indonesia%u2013Timor-Leste Border Zone to Prevent Serious CrimesSimplexius Asa Faculty of Law, Universitas Nusa Cendana, IndonesiaEmail: simplexiusasa@gmail.comAbstractThis article aims to analyze the risk map of potential crimes that may arise from inadequate management of the Indonesia%u2013Timor-Leste border. While both countries formally share physical borders%u2014land, sea, and air%u2014and therefore maintain border controls, current border management appears to fall short of significant and adequate standards required to prevent serious crimes, including the most serious crimes. Based on direct participatory observation conducted by the author over three consecutive years (2021%u20132024) as a Field Supervisor for university students participating in community service (KKN) in Silawan Village, within the Mota%u2019ain Border Post area, and supported by several secondary data sources, it is concluded that existing surveillance efforts are still insufficient. Thus, more serious and strategic measures are required. This article seeks to provide a descriptive answer to the question posed above, at the very least by mapping out the existing risks and offering creative alternative solutions. One such solution includes leveraging the border zone as an integrated trade area that can generate and enhance economic benefits for both nations.Keywords: border control; serious crime; prevention.