STRATEGI DIREKTORAT RESERSE KRIMINAL KHUSUS KEPOLISIAN DAERAH SUMATRA BARAT DALAM MENANGGULANGI TINDAK PIDANA PROSTITUSI ONLINE

Abstract

Online prostitution is a phenomenon that causes anxiety for society, and online prostitution is regulated in Article 45 of the Law Republic of Indonesia Number 19 of 2016 changes to the Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions. Police is a state institution that plays a role in maintaining security and Good and service to the community in maintaining security and Life in society. Problem Formulation: (1) How The Modus Operandi of Online Prostitution in West Sumatra? (2) What is the Strategy of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate of the Regional Police West Sumatra in tackling the crime of online prostitution? Type research is sociological juridical, data sources are primary data and data secondary, data collection techniques with interviews and document studies, data qualitative analysis. Research results (1) Online prostitution is a practice housing which is carried out through the internet as a means of transaction sex services. Internet is used as a connecting medium. Which is a factor The main thing in prostitution is money as a source of income. Including to in it an ever-increasing poverty, laziness to seek jobs, the growing economic crisis, early marriage, the low education, weak law enforcement, and minimal job opportunities. (2) Strategy of the Special Criminal Investigation Directorate in tackling prostitution online using two methods, penal and non penal.