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The Theoretical Factors of North Korean Refugees' Willingness to Report Crime: Based on the Legal Cynicism, the Procedural Justice, and the Behavior of Law Theory  

Hong, Seongju (경기대학교 일반대학원 범죄학과)
Kim, Juhee (경기대학교 일반대학원 범죄학과)
Hwang, EuiGab (경기대학교 경찰행정학과(일반대학원 범죄학과))
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Korean Security Journal / v., no.59, 2019 , pp. 161-188 More about this Journal
Abstract
Not much is known about the factors of North Korean refugees willingness to report crime. Based on the survey of 800 North Korean refugees living in the metropolitan area of South Korea, this study examined the theoretical factors influencing North Korean refugees' willingness of reporting crime. Focusing on the legal cynicism, procedural justice, and the behavior of law theory, this research verified that procedural justice model is most important in explaining their willingness to report crime. Variables under procedural justice model(i.e., perceived fairness of the law, confidence in the law, and perceived necessity of the law) were significant in an expected direction. On the other hand, most of the hypotheses based on social conditions derived from the five types of stratification, morphology, culture, organization, and social control presented by Donald Black (1974) showed no significant effects on the intent to report crime among North Korean refugees. Implications for research and policies were discussed based on the findings.
Keywords
Willingness to report crime; Legal cynicism; Procedural justice; Behavior of law; North Korean refugees;
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