<![CDATA[ABSTRACT: The background of this research is the news on social media that the coffee shop on Jalan Samarinda - Tenggarong, Kilometer 10, Bukit Raya Village is considered by some members of the surrounding community to be used as a shrouded place of protection. This study aims to verify and validate the correctness of the perceptions and judgments of these community members. To achieve this goal, data has been collected from community members and leaders, as well as officials in Bukit Raya Village through interviews. The selection of community members as informants was done accidentally. Verification is also carried out through participatory observation in some of the coffee shops mentioned above. The data that had been collected were analyzed qualitatively-descriptive-interpretive. The results showed that in general the members of the Bukit Raya community were aware of these coffee shops. As far as they know, the owners and waiters of the coffee shop are not local people, but outsiders - Samarinda and it is suspected that some are from Surabaya. Some members of the Bukit Raya community think that these coffee shops are also generally used as places of disguised prostitution. ABSTRAK: Hal yang melatarbelakangi penelitian ini adalah adanya berita di media sosial bahwa warung kopi yang ada di Jalan Samarinda – Tenggarong, Kilometer 10, Desa Bukit Raya dinilai oleh sebagian anggota masyarakat di sekitarnya digunakan sebagai tempat protistusi terselubung. Penelitian ini bertujuan memferifikasi dan memvalidasi kebenaran persepsi dan penilaian anggota masyarakat tersebut. Untuk mencapai tujuan ini telah dikumpulkan data dari anggota dan tokoh masyarakat, serta aparat di Desa Bukit Raya melalui wawancara. Pemilihan anggota masyarakat sebagai informan dilakukan secara kebetulan (accidental). Verifikasi juga dilakukan melalui pengamatan terlibat (observation participatory) di beberapa warung kopi yang disebut di atas. Data yang telah dikumpulkan dianalisis secara kualitatif-deskriptif-interpretatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pada umumnya anggota masyarakat Desa Bukit Raya mengetahui adanya warung-warung kopi tersebut. Sepengetahuan mereka para pemilik dan pelayan warung kopi tersebut bukan orang setempat, melainkan orang luar – Samarinda dan diduga ada yang dari Surabaya. Sebagian anggota masyarakat Desa Bukit Raya menilai bahwa warung-warung kopi tersebut umumnya digunakan pula sebagai tempat prostitusi terselubung.]]>
