Peran Kepolisian dalam Penanggulangan Tindak Pidana Penipuan Online ( Studi di Polres Serdang Bedagai)

Abstract

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis faktor penyebab terjadinya penipuan melalui media sosial di tengah masyarakat serdang bedagai prespektif kriminologi, kemudian untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis modus operandi penipuan melalui media sosial oleh pelaku kejahatan; serta mengetahui dan menganalisis upaya Kepolisian Resort Serdang Bedagai dalam menanggulangi penipuan melalui media sosial. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah yuridis normatif, dengan pendekatan peraturan perundang-undangan dan pendekatan konseptual. Analisis data dilakukan dengan kualitatif. Hasil penelitian pertama, memperlihatkan bahwa penyebab terjadinya penipuan melalui media sosial di tengah masyarakat serdang bedagai prespektif kriminologi didasarkan pada faktor ekonomi, faktor budaya konsumtif masyarakat, faktor keterbatasan pengetahuan masyarakat terkait internet dan media sosial, faktor kurangnya prinsip kehati-hatian masyarakat, faktor minimnya pengawasan pemerintah. Kedua, Modus operandi penipuan melalui media sosial oleh pelaku kejahatan dengan beberapa cara yakni modus penipuan untuk pinjaman online, modus penipuan dengan modus belanja online, modus pengiriman hadiah kepada masyarakat. Ketiga, bahwa Upaya Kepolisian Resort Serdang Bedagai dalam menanggulangi penipuan melalui media sosial dilakukan dengan pendekatan non penal dan pendekatan penal. Pendekatan penal berdasarkan pada prinsip pencegahan (upaya preventif) diantaranya dengan peningkatan sumber daya manusia, tindakan kerjasama antar instansi seperti pemerintah daerah, TNI dan Instansi pendidikan serta Tokoh agama dan tokoh masyarakat, melakukan tindakan intelijen, melakukan sosialisasi, memberikan reward bagi masyarakat peduli sosial anti penipuan online. Sedangkan pendekatan penal yang dilakukan oleh Polres Serdang Bedagai berfokus pada penegakan hukum pidana dengan pelaksanaan penegakan hukum pidana berdasarkan undang-undang yang berlaku dengan melakukan penyelidikan dan penyidikan kasus penipuan melalui media sosial/online. This study aims to determine and analyze the factors causing fraud through social media in the community of Serdang Bedagai from a criminology perspective, then to determine and analyze the modus operandi of fraud through social media by criminals; and to determine and analyze the efforts of the Serdang Bedagai Resort Police in overcoming fraud through social media. The research method used is normative juridical, with a statutory regulatory approach and a conceptual approach. Data analysis was carried out qualitatively. The results of the first study showed that the causes of fraud through social media in the community of Serdang Bedagai from a criminology perspective are based on economic factors, consumer culture factors, factors of limited public knowledge regarding the internet and social media, factors of lack of community precautionary principles, factors of minimal government supervision. Second, the modus operandi of fraud through social media by criminals in several ways, namely the mode of fraud for online loans, the mode of fraud with the mode of online shopping, the mode of sending gifts to the public. Third, that the efforts of the Serdang Bedagai Resort Police in overcoming fraud through social media are carried out with a non-penal approach and a penal approach. The penal approach is based on the principle of prevention (preventive efforts) including by improving human resources, cooperative actions between agencies such as local governments, the TNI and educational institutions as well as religious and community leaders, conducting intelligence actions, conducting socialization, providing rewards for people who care about social anti-online fraud. While the penal approach carried out by the Serdang Bedagai Police focuses on enforcing criminal law with the implementation of criminal law enforcement based on applicable laws by conducting investigations and investigations into fraud cases through social media/online.