Abstract:
ABSTRACT
Currently, there are many cases of fraud or embezzlement, and they have even changed into various forms. Criminology is the process of forming laws, violating laws, and reacting to lawbreakers. Thus, criminology does not only study the problem of crime but also includes the process of forming laws, violating laws, and the reactions given to perpetrators of crimes. The objectives of this study are (1) To determine the factors causing the occurrence of fraud and/or embezzlement crimes that occur in the jurisdiction of the Garut Police, (2) To determine the efforts of the Garut Police in overcoming the crimes of fraud and/or embezzlement that are currently rampant.
The method used in this study is normative juridical with a qualitative research design, while the data collection techniques are literature studies, observation, and interviews.
The results of the study inform that (1) In criminological terms, the perpetrators of fraud and/or embezzlement in this case are proven to have committed fraud because they fulfill the elements contained in Article 378 of the Criminal Code and the motives of the perpetrators of fraud with the mode of online buying and selling are generally the motive of wanting to get money instantly and some are motivated by wanting to get rich by deceiving other people. And then, the factors causing the occurrence of fraud and/or embezzlement in the jurisdiction of the Garut Police come from economic factors, social factors, buyer ignorance factors, and buying and selling security factors. (2) The preventive efforts of the Garut Police in overcoming the rampant fraud and/or embezzlement crimes are by conducting socialization to the public to always be careful in conducting electronic transactions, especially through social media, monitoring suspicious accounts on social media that have the potential to commit fraud, closing or blocking social media accounts that have or have the potential to commit fraud, and synergizing with the public to supervise parties who will or have committed fraud with the mode of online buying and selling.
Keywords: Criminology, Fraud, Embezzlement
