Protection of Women as Victims of Exploitation in Online Gambling Crimes

Abstract

Advances in information technology, in addition to bringing positive impacts, also have negative ones on society. One such impact is the development of modus operandi for crimes in the current digital era, or in other words, providing a foundation for the creation of cybercrime. This paper aims to analyze the legal effectiveness of eradicating online gambling crimes within the jurisdiction of the Central Java Regional Police. The research method used is sociological legal. Based on the analysis, it is clear that law enforcement cannot be carried out due to the lack of public reports accompanied by evidence. This results in ineffective eradication of online gambling crimes, including within the Central Java Regional Police. The ineffectiveness of law enforcement in eradicating online gambling cases has resulted in the increasing exploitation of women in the online gambling vortex, both as women as household members, through the increasing burden of debt that wives must bear due to online gambling, and the use of women as vehicles for spreading online gambling networks in the community. Therefore, it is necessary to improve facilities and infrastructure for digital-based law enforcement at various levels of the police institution to prevent and eradicate online gambling.