한국의 소년범죄의 동향과 그 대책

This thesis analyzed the tendency and countermeasure of juvenile delinquency over a decade from 1997 to 2006. Also, it presented the desirable remedies for the prevention against juvenile delinquency. Although the entire juvenile crimes have diminished 50 percents over the last decade due to decrease of juvenile population, the ration of recidivism has been high around 30 percents. Their delinquent behaviors become a serious social problems because they are violent, collective, and younger and younger. Therefore, the previous punishment-oriented juvenile justice system is reformed to the education and guidance-centered one and without any practical policy come into force on July 22, 2008. What we have to do to improve reform act in its efficiency is as follows; first, psychologist, doctors, and experts are encouraged to participate in juvenile justice procedure. second, reform act makes existing their treatment of seven types diversified into ten types. In order to substantialized each treatment, However, establishment of specific and professional measures is urgently required. third, while the introduction of diversion program as well as restorative justice system to the minor crime is needed at the stage of police, it is necessary to cope with rigid punishment to the major crime through the classification of juvenile crimes. fourth, for the prevention against juvenile delinquence transferred to adult crime and recidivism, we should prepare proper countermeasure according to the concept and characteristic of juvenile delinquence.