CRIMINAL LAW POLICIES IN OVERCOMING CYBER CRIME IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The globalization of information technology that has changed the world into the cyber era by means of the internet which presents cyberspace with its virtual reality offers humans various hopes and conveniences. However, behind that, a problem arises in the form of a crime called cyber crime, this crime knows no boundaries (borderless) and the time of occurrence because victims and perpetrators are often in different countries. Cyber ​​crime can be carried out through the computer network system itself which is the target and the computer itself which is the means for committing crimes. The rapid development of information technology must be anticipated by the law that regulates it. These negative impacts must be anticipated and mitigated by laws related to the use of information and communication technology. Based on the background of these problems to conduct research on the Criminal Law Policy in Combating cyber crime in Indonesia. The purpose of this research is to find out the criminal law policy through the Criminal Code approach to tackling cyber crime in Indonesia and to know the criminal law policy through the ITE Law to tackle cyber crime in Indonesia and to know the enforcement of cyber crime law in Indonesia penal and non penal. This research is normative juridical in nature as the main approach, bearing in mind that the discussion is based on laws and legal principles that apply to the problem of cyber crime.