한국 소년보호처분제도의 문제점과 그 개선방안

According to the Juvenile Act which is aiming at edification, improvement and protection of juvenile, the korean Juvenile Act is taking special protective disposition, considering it distinctiveness of juvenile. Recently it seems that juvenile crime is decreasing due to the reduction of juvenile population, but it is showing tendency of increase in violence and recommitment rate and the early onset of delinquency. Moreover, Juvenile Act and Juvenile Reformatory Act were revise on December 21st, 2007, in accordance with the change in juvenile justice policy such as rise in concerns of child delinquency and the needs of early intervention about it, advent of restorative justice as well as emphasis in juvenile welfare. Though various improvement directions were introduced through revision of the law, the fact that they are expanding the objects to Juvenile Act and revitalization measures for protection disposition are not concretely prepared are still remaining as problems. Especially, measures to revitalize each protective disposition needs to be demanded. In other words, measures such as development of programs for protector education, various probation and specialized education, enlargement and specialization of probation agency for revitalization of probation and establishment of special education institution for treatment and improvement of juvenile reformatory need to be taken.