Jakarta Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit Hosts Students and Provides Cybercrime Education
The Cyber Crime Directorate (Ditressiber) of the Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) received a visit from Year 5 and Year 6 students of Cikal School and Mentari Intercultural School Jakarta as part of the Primary Years Programme Exhibition. The students were given an understanding of the most common forms of cybercrime targeting children as victims, the contributing factors, and the duties and functions of the cyber police.
The event took place at the Child-Friendly Room of Ditressiber Polda Metro Jaya on Friday (20 February 2026), commencing at 09:30 Western Indonesian Time. The activity forms part of the Jaga Jakarta Plus programme championed by Jakarta Metropolitan Police Chief Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri, aimed at educating students to protect them from bullying, pornography-related crimes, and online gambling.
The purpose of the event was to provide early understanding to students regarding the dangers of cybercrime and the importance of ethics in digital media use. During the event, the students, divided into two separate groups, were received by Cyber Director Brigadier General Roberto Pasaribu along with the Ditressiber sub-directorate heads and cyber personnel.
“This is a pre-emptive and preventive policing activity as part of the Jaga Jakarta programme of Polda Metro, in which Police Chief Inspector General Asep Edi Suheri has requested the Cyber Directorate to provide education to children to prevent them from becoming victims of current technology-related crimes,” said Roberto in a written statement.
This weekly event has been running since September 2025 and is organised by the Cyber Directorate under the ‘Cyber Goes To School’ programme. In addition to educational tutorials delivered at schools, students are invited to observe how cyber police work in handling cybercrime cases.
The students, accompanied by teacher representatives from Cikal and Mentari schools as well as parent representatives, were given knowledge on how to recognise the methods used by perpetrators who target children as victims of cybercrime, known as ‘grooming’.
Students were also educated about the dangers of online games that lead to gambling and the dangers of cyberbullying.
Additionally, students were given the opportunity to view the supporting facilities used by cyber police and the dedicated room for handling child victims of online crime, managed by a specialised cyber task force called Jakarta Internet Crimes Against Children (JICAC) Siber Metro Jaya. The students were also provided with knowledge through educational games during the visit.
Educational material was delivered in turns by certified specialist officers led by Commissioner Mohammad Fajar as Head of Sub-Directorate 2. In addition to the material presentations, the event included a question-and-answer session. The students actively asked questions about the cyber issues discussed, using both English and Indonesian.
Ditressiber Polda Metro Jaya hopes that educational activities such as this can improve digital literacy for children, young people, parents, and teachers alike. Furthermore, the initiative is expected to build awareness of the importance of using the internet wisely and responsibly to prevent children from becoming victims of cybercrime in the future.