A Study of the Application of Profiling Technique on Management of the Violent Criminal Bent Sung-Mun Kim Department of Public Administration Graduate School, Kangwon National University Abstract Today...

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https://www.riss.kr/link?id=T10987437
춘천 : 강원대학교, 2007
학위논문(박사) -- 강원대학교 일반대학원 , 행정학과 , 2007. 8
2007
한국어
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A Study of the Application of Profiling Technique on Management of the Violent Criminal Bent
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A Study of the Application of Profiling Technique on Management of the Violent Criminal Bent Sung-Mun Kim Department of Public Administration Graduate School, Kangwon National University Abstract Today...
A Study of the Application of Profiling Technique on Management of the Violent Criminal Bent
Sung-Mun Kim
Department of Public Administration
Graduate School, Kangwon National University
Abstract
Today’s Korean society began to face a new aspect of crime where itinerant criminals are getting younger and traveling wider areas: their crimes are also getting more serious and increasing in numbers. Indiscriminative and motiveless crimes such as serial killing, serial robbery and serial rape are increasing and being committed mostly by those with previous conviction records. This research confirms that, despite such increasing recidivism, the required observations on ex-convicts with possible repetition are often treated as formality by police and the overall supervision on crime-prone group has been inefficient.
There are two possible reasons of such failing supervision. One is unscientific standard on which such crime-prone group is selected and the other is inefficient methods of police observation.
As a solution to the problem this paper examined the application of a new profiling method that consists of psychological images of suspects, characteristics of modus operandi and after-arrest profiles. Criminal profile that contains psychological examination and interview record is believed to be effective in determining the possibility of recidivism. Following are some advantages of profiling for crime-prone group control that covers from selection to observation:
First, it provides a clear standard for selection. Profiling method singles out crime-prone group based on the possibility of recidivism, which, in turn, is based on psychoanalysis of criminal that looks for traits of personality disorder or aggressive behavior. This approach of profiling is apt for a new selection standard as it uses comprehensive psychological and pathological examinations of personality, along with the interviews by trained psychological investigators, whereas conventional method relies solely on criminal records.
Second, the possibility of recidivism is determined on a scientific basis. Korean police officially adopted PAI Index to measure crime propensity that appears in the form of anti-social personality, lack of confidence, aggressive personality and personality disorder. PAI Index can measure a person’s hostility, suspicion, psychological confusion and dejection through potential violence indicators. Thus, criminal profile lends a more scientific ground than subjective judgment of individual investigators.
Third, it allows an objective decision. Citizens, who are under obligation of obedience, are unlikely to approve the selection of crime-prone group that relies on investigator’s experience with criminal records. Public consensus will not allow any decision that lacks an objective and reasonable ground in the first place, even when they feel the need of crime prevention. Interviews and psychological examination by trained specialists can be viewed as scientific and objective method by the public as it allows reference to criminals’ personal history, human relationship for livelihood and will for rehabilitation that can affect the decision. Fourth, it enables police to conduct more efficient observation. Even when the possibility of recidivism was confirmed through the profile, each criminal’s triggering factors should be specified for effective observation. However, it is practically impossible for police to observe every ex-convict with possible recidivism. If an ex-convict keeps a healthy family life or relationships and no clear motive for any crime, he or she is less likely to repeats the crime. If this is the case, police just needs to keep the file instead of keeping a steady eye on the person. Thus, profile with interview records by psychological investigator not only helps determine the need of observation but also allows selective and intensive observation by eliminating unnecessary cases.
Despite all the benefits that profiling method can give, however, there exist legislative prerequisites for application. Crime prevention is legitimate duty of police: still, the control of crime-prone group should be reserved for the law to decide. Even with the Article of Authorization in the Law of Police Duty and Execution, police observation on a certain group of citizen can hardly satisfy the expectations of a welfare state where human rights are of supreme value, because such observation entails a possibility of human rights infringement. Moreover, when faced such objections, police work will be limited, making the observation work difficult to function.
Also needed are the improvement of statute of annulment and a close cooperation between related authorities. For example, court should be able to annul the sentence of a person with conviction record if he or she meets certain requirements by finishing a voluntary anti-recidivism program or by obtaining certain licenses. To this end, it is highly recommended to create a ‘groupware’ that oversees all the data of related authorities.
Finally, this research is intended to contribute to crime prevention by applying Korean model of profiling, which is a selective collection of various profiling methods, to the supervision of crime-prone group not just for criminal investigation but for anti-recidivism. However, this still nascent model needs more in-depth studies and data before it can allow a comparative study on various factors, such as aggressiveness and potential violence, according to the type of crime and criminal’s personality pattern. Accordingly, the research for this paper has its limitations and is mainly the analysis of correlation between recidivism rates and police supervision of crime-prone groups based on Beomjoebunseok (Crime Analysis). a periodical published by Korean police and prosecutors’ office and white books on recent cases of serial killers, together with the profiles of felony cases in Gangwon-do area during the last ten years.
While I regret that this research is mainly an application of theoretical predictions to the supervision of crime-prone group, I still believe the new approach would contribute to the improvement of current system, because more in-depth studies will be possible in the future with accumulation of at least five years of criminal profiling. In other words, this profiling method will be an enormous contribution to the various future studies of the cause and environment of crimes, criminal minds and crime prevention in Korean society.
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