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The Possibility of Forgiving Among Serious Juvenile Offenders in Correctional Facilities

교정시설에 수용된 소년범의 교정 처우에서 '용서하기'의 가능성에 대한 고찰

  • Ji, Wongeun (Crime Prevention Policy Bureau, Ministry of Justice)
  • 지원근 (법무부 범죄예방정책국)
  • Received : 2022.03.27
  • Published : 2022.03.31
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Abstract

This article aims to explore the possibility of forgiving among serious juvenile offenders placed in correctional facilities, as an alternative to current correctional approaches. The definition, characteristics, and misconceptions of forgiveness were outlined, and the two major models of forgiveness were introduced. The differences between the two concepts of forgiveness in psychological literature and in restorative justice were addressed. Based on the prior studies on the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences in serious juvenile delinquents and a recent forgiveness project conducted in a maximum-security prison, it was argued that it would be possible for a small number of serious juvenile offenders in correctional facilities to forgive someone who did injustice in the past, which would result in an improvement in the outcomes of correctional education and treatment. Some limitations of this article and the need of further studies were pointed out as well.

본 연구는 현행 교정 처우의 보완적 방안으로서 소년 교정시설 내에서의 '용서하기'의 가능성을 고찰하는 데 그 목적이 있다. 문헌 고찰을 통해 지난 30여 년간 심리학자들을 중심으로 논의되어 온 용서의 개념과 용서 프로그램이 기반하고 있는 주요 용서 모델을 개관하였다. 그리고 최근 형사사법에서 주목받고 있는 회복적 사법에서 통용되는 용서와의 차이점을 살펴보았다. 또한, 교정시설에 수용된 소수의 고위험군 소년범은 상대적으로 심각성과 위험도가 낮은 소년범보다 아동기 부정적 생애경험을 비롯한 피해 사건을 더 많이 겪는다고 보고한 선행연구와 다양한 배경에서 시행된 용서 프로그램 결과를 토대로 소년 교정 현장에서의 '용서하기'의 가능성을 논증하였다. 이러한 논의 결과를 바탕으로 가해자인 소년범들도 이전에 경험한 피해 사실의 범주 내에서 제한적으로 '용서하기'가 가능하며, '용서하기'를 통한 심리적 어려움의 경감과 타인에 대한 부정적 태도의 개선이 교정 처우의 효과 제고에 기여할 수 있다는 점이 결론으로 제시되었다. 마지막에서는 본 연구의 제한점과 후속 연구에 대해 논의하였다.

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