Prostitution and the Victims Protection: The Discourse of Law Enforcement and Legal Protection (Case of Cianjur, Indonesia)

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Mia Amalia
Diah Ayu Pratiwi

Abstract

This study aims to analyze how the law is enforced for victims of trafficking in persons used as perpetrators of prostitution in the Cianjur Regency. The method used in this research is using a qualitative method with a descriptive-analytic approach. The source of data in this study is using the interview instrument. The research object is focused on Cianjur Regency, which is divided into Sukanagara District, Cianjur District, Cipanas District, and several commercial places such as tourist attractions, entertainment venues, universities, and high schools in the Cianjur Regency area. This article concludes that various reasons and social conditions encourage the increasing number of prostitution in the Cianjur Regency area. Different unique findings were found in the research process. First, a high-paying job offer mode is quite successful in attracting certain regions. Second, sexual harassment issues made some teenagers decide to go deeper into the prostitution circle. Third, the number of foreign tourists from certain countries is the main attraction in the increasing cases of prostitution in one of the research object areas. The increase in cases of prostitution that continues to grow requires special attention from various parties, especially in the eyes of the law for the perpetrators. As time goes by, prostitution cases that continue to be left unchecked will become a significant factor in the deteriorating morals and social values ​​that exist in society. The absence of a clear legal status for prostitution will increasingly make the perpetrators freely carry out their crimes

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Amalia, M., & Pratiwi, D. A. (2022). Prostitution and the Victims Protection: The Discourse of Law Enforcement and Legal Protection (Case of Cianjur, Indonesia). Law Research Review Quarterly, 8(2), 203-216. https://doi.org/10.15294/lrrq.v8i2.53722
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Author Biographies

Mia Amalia, Faculty of Law, Universitas Suryakancana

Mia Amalia is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Suryakancana, Cianjur, Indonesia. Some of her recent publications such as Legal Functionalization of Integrated Service Institutions Empowering Women and Children (P2TP2A) In the Prevention, Handling, And Assistance of Victims of Violence Against Women and Children in The Cianjur Regency (Jurnal IUS Kajian Hukum dan Keadilan 10 (2), 2022), Challenges and efforts of legal education in the pandemic time in improving the role of education through Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (International Conference on Education of Suryakancana, 2021), and Kejahatan Kekerasan Seksual (Perkosaan) Terhadap Anak Dampak dan Penanganannya di Wilayah Hukum Kabupaten Cianjur (Jurnal Hukum Mimbar Justitia 2 (1), 2019).

Diah Ayu Pratiwi, Faculty of Law, Universitas Suryakancana

Dian Ayu Pratiwi is an undergraduate law student, at the Faculty of Law, Universitas Suryakancana, Cianjur, Indonesia. Beside as student, she also involved and active as a Duta Polri Jawa Barat (Indonesian Police Ambassador of West Java).

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