Analysis of the Phenomenon of Children as Perpetrators of Online Fraud Crimes in Wajo Regency from a Criminological Perspective

Authors

  • Muharawati Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Hardian Kumala Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Wulan Suci Ramadhani Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Nurfadillah Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Muhammad Yuswan Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Sunarti Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng
  • Azhar Alfarizy Institut Ilmu Hukum dan Ekonomi Lamaddukelleng

Keywords:

online fraud, child crime, criminological review

Abstract

This study aims to determine the prevention efforts for children as perpetrators of online fraud, as well as to determine the factors that cause children to commit online fraud. This study was conducted at the Wajo Police and Class II B Sengkang Detention Center with data collection methods through documentation and interviews. The data and information obtained by the author were analyzed qualitatively, then analyzed descriptively in order to obtain answers to the problems studied by the author. Based on the results of the study, it can be concluded that the factors that cause children to commit online fraud in Wajo Regency are the fun or trial factor, the follower factor, economic factors, environmental factors, educational factors, and the minimal factor of being caught by the authorities. In addition, various prevention efforts carried out by the Wajo Police range from pre-emptive, preventive and repressive efforts.

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Published

11/30/2024

How to Cite

Muharawati, Hardian Kumala, Ramadhani, W. S., Nurfadillah, Yuswan, M., Sunarti, & Alfarizy, A. (2024). Analysis of the Phenomenon of Children as Perpetrators of Online Fraud Crimes in Wajo Regency from a Criminological Perspective. Legal Journal of Law, 3(2), 41–49. Retrieved from https://jurnal.lamaddukelleng.ac.id/index.php/legal/article/view/33