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http://dx.doi.org/10.15683/kosdi.2022.12.31.795

A Study on Measures of Korean Drug Policy Improvement Against Increasing Foreign Drug Offenders  

Jaehun Shin (Division of Military NCO, Yeungnam University College)
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Journal of the Society of Disaster Information / v.18, no.4, 2022 , pp. 795-805 More about this Journal
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the recently rising number of foreign drug offenders in Korea and suggest improvement measures for the Korean drug policy. Method: This paper analyzed the preceding research, statistical data, etc., on related fields and referred to overseas cases to suggest improvement measures. Result: The foreign population living in Korea increased in 2000s, and the foreign drug offender cases are increasing accordingly. The survey on foreign drug offenses showed that the case of foreign drug offender is higher than the case of Korean drug offenders by 1.2 to 3.3 times. In 2021, the foreign drug offender cases increased by 6.5 times compared to 2012. Especially, the number of psychoactive drug-related drug offenses increased dramatically. The drug smuggling also remarkably increased starting from 2016 as some people earned a lot of money from smuggling the drugs Conclusion: To cope with the foreign drug offenders effectively, this paper suggested intensive monitoring of the foreign drug offenders and weighting on the drug offenders depending on their home country to intensify the entry standards on foreigners who are likely to smuggle drugs.
Keywords
Drug Offences; Drugs; Foreigner Crime; Foreign Drug Offences; Drug Policy;
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