범죄 피해자 보호․지원에 관한 법제연구

Abstract Recently, in our society, the need for protection and support for crime victims is increasing as crime damage has become complex and diversified due to the emergence of crimes that have not been encountered so far. With the enactment of the Crime Victim Protection Act in December 2005, it has a lot of significance in that it has prepared effective countermeasures such as improving human rights for crime victims, establishing a protection and support system for the state or local governments, and promoting the activities of private organizations. However, since the enforcement of the Crime Victim Protection Act, various problems in the blind spot of the law have emerged, and countermeasures are required. Accordingly, through the analysis of laws related to the protection and support of crime victims and the protection and support system for crime victims, discussions were made on the problems of the current laws and systems, the direction of revision, and ways to improve the system. Specifically, it is necessary to seek effective cooperation measures by enhancing the expertise of protection and support organizations according to the characteristics and types of crime victims, and to improve the system to increase the deadline for applying for payment of crime damage relief funds in special circumstances. In addition, in consideration of concerns of retaliation and secondary damage to crime victims, it is necessary to establish a new obligation to notify victims of their right to provide information, as well as to establish a system that can notify changes in the criminal's status during the investigation and trial process. And through the revision of the ordinance, it is expected that local governments will be able to achieve substantial recovery of crime damage according to the needs and demands of crime victims in the region.