(Abstract)
Victimology is the investigation of existing criminal cases with the use of empirical science and analysis and examination of the developing human conflict between the victim and the criminal. For these reasons, victimology can contribute ...
(Abstract)
Victimology is the investigation of existing criminal cases with the use of empirical science and analysis and examination of the developing human conflict between the victim and the criminal. For these reasons, victimology can contribute to the criminal judicature or, in a broad sense, to the criminal policy. In other words, criminology is the study of the characteristics of the victims of a crime.
The focus of the criminal law until now has been on the constitution to the criminal theory based on the offender, rather than the victim. The theme of the discussion of the criminal law has been changed from the retributive justice that does not consider the victim and the rehabilitation of the criminal to the integrated social prevention and the reconciliation between the offender and the victim. The questions raised and results of the research in victimology has made the rediscovery of the victim of the crime, which has drawn people's attention to the expectation and benefit of the victim in the discussion of the criminal policy.
Unlike what they pursuit of in criminology, however, the attempt to consider the viewpoint of the victim in the construction of the theory of the criminal law has been executed with the purpose of lightening the offender's charges. Many of the provisions in criminal law and the criminal procedure law take into consideration the relationship between the offender and the victim and they include the common responsibilities as criteria for deciding the responsibility and sentencing the offender.
Although it is difficult to analyze the complicated motives of all crimes, we can roughly divide the motives of the crime into two factors; the psychological process of the criminal and the external stimuli by which the criminal is affected when he or she commits a crime. And it is essential to recognize the fact that the victim can contribute considerably to the formation of a crime and to approach the crime accordingly. Thus, the research on a crime needs to be done based on the biological, psychological, and sociological aspects of the victim. Further, it is desirable to inquire into the crime and come up with the results that can prevent and remedy both the crime and problems with which the victim is confronted. And the approach to the crime and particularly to the victim mentioned above the victimologists have taken.
The problems of the order of compensation in current law lie in the fact that it includes only bodily harm, an assault, and the violation of the law of property as a requested range of crimes. Considering the seriousness of sexual abuse and the psychological effect on the victim of the crime, there is no reason that the order of compensation be excluded, and for these reasons, the law should be amended so that the victim can get the compensation. Some of the reasons why the order of compensation in current law is not utilized frequently are the judge's heavy workload and the victim's lack of knowledge of the system, So, when the order of compensation in the sexual offense case is introduced, the victim must be notified of the prosecution and, at the same time, of the right to ask for the compensation and to designate a counsel.
In Korea a special law was legislated with the purpose of aiding victims of the crime and has been effective since 1987. The statute provides that it can be very useful when the person who is seriously injured or disabled and the family of the deceased are not paid the whole compensation because the offender is unidentified or insolvent and as a result have a difficulty scraping a living and when they fallen victim to the procedure of a criminal case in which they have participated. Current law, however, does not apply to the victim of sexual abuse. The legal system that helps the victim ought to extend to more victims, and as a first step, the damage of the sexual abuse should supplement the extension.
Therefore, the research in Korea should emphasize the necessity of discussion on the legal rights and compensation for the victims of the crime, find what needs to be additionally discussed for the development of the victimology, and particularly should aim at studying the methods of compensation focusing especially on the victim of sexual abuse.
The Republic of Korea prepared for epoch-making concatenation for victim protection by stating 'A crime victim help right of claim' and victim opinion statement right in detective clause next clearly in a constitutional right of a crime victim through a constitutional amendment in 1987.
Therefore, I assume that measures preparation of the synthesis that can protect a victim right suddenly does it generally at time although being positive in afterward, and enforcement of a victim policy is demanded here.
The first, victim protection and recognition for a right must change. Because a nation makes an effort for introduction and nature improvement and education of a criminal investigation agency in a system positively to guarantee human being dignity characteristics and the fundamental human rights that a constitution guarantees, security may receive a right in the investigation and trial clause next a victim. The second, it must be able to be protected in investigation clause next a victim, and it must evade question that is a time insult to do questioning of a crime victim and repeated questioning. The third, a crime victim must guarantee a right to have you help you of a defense lawyer.
The last, there was necessity to let I spread for positive practical use and apply it of a compensation order system and did a wide area in the above, but tried to show examination and an improvement direction for it by contents and problems of the victim protection that consisted in an existing law.
Legislation of victim protection law to integrate contents of all systems to relate to victim protection must consist not only legislation must make ends meet mainly on the criminal law or the Criminal Procedure Code such improvement ideas. Victim protection will make ends meet with such a thing positively, and it may be it for this security. Because anyone may become a criminal and a victim, you must not infringe a right of the accused substantially.