지방자치단체의 범죄피해자 지원정책에 관한 연구 - 일본의 예를 중심으로 -

Crime Victims Protection Act obliges not only government but also local government to support and protect crime victims. There are various kinds of support programs, such as counseling, medical treatment, employment, and housing. To provide the substantial support for victims, local government and organizations must keep in contact with each other and carry out the policy together. This paper conducted a research on the support policies for crime victims of Japanese local governments and their strong points and limits. Supporting activities for crime victims of Japan were started by the police and still led by them. However, the supporting activities of the police are limited to the intervention right after the occurrence of the crime, and the long term support for victims is still deficient. Meanwhile, in case of Korea, the Prosecutors Office leads the supports for crime victims. But the problems of the Korean policies are same with that of the Japanese policies. To provide systematic and comprehensive supports for crime victims, the local government based on the local community must be at the head of the supports. To support the victims, organizations such as local government, Police Agency, Prosecutors Office, Office of Education, Bar Association, Victim Support Center, hospital, must construct general network based on community. The support for crime victims of Japan is not activated that much, but it is much more organized than that of Korea. Korean local governments could refer the Japanese policy and make more efforts to support crime victims.