• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.202-217
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• 2022

연구목적: 최근 개인형 이동장치(PM : Personal Mobility) 이용이 지속적으로 증가하면서 사고 또한 매년 폭발적으로 급증하고 있다. 이에 따라 PM 이용에 대한 안전 요구가 강화되고 있으나 여전히 안전한 환경을 위한 법/제도, 인프라, 관리체계 등은 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 PM 관련 선행연구 검토를 토대로 주요 문제점과 개선방안을 종합적으로 모색하고, 델파이조사를 통해 개선방안의 중요성에 따른 우선순위를 제시한다. 연구방법: 연구방법은 크게 문헌연구와 전문가 설문조사(델파이조사)로 구성된다. 기존의 선행연구와 개선사례(지방자치단체, 정부부처, 업체 등)를 검토하여 문제점, 개선사항을 도출하고 키워드를 기반으로 문제점/개선사항 분류표를 작성한다. 분류 내용을 토대로 전문가 설문조사를 실시하여 우선순위 개선방안을 도출한다. 연구결과: PM 관련 문제점은 인적요인과 관련하여 '교통법규 미준수, 지식 부족, 조작 미숙, 안전의식 부재'가, 물리적요인과 관련하여 '기기 특성, 도로-주행 가능 공간, 도로시설물, 주차시설'이, 관리적요인으로 '관리/감독, 제품관리, 이용자관리, 교육/훈련'이, 그 외 이 모든 요인들과 관련한 법률적요인을 '법률 부재/미흡, 혼선/중복, 실효성 저하' 측면으로 나눠볼 수 있었다. 이와 관련한 개선과제로 'PM 교육·홍보, 주차·반납, 도로개선, PM 등록·관리, 보험, 안전기준, 통행기준, PM 기기안전, PM 부대시설, 단속/관리, 전담조직, 서비스제공업체, 관리체계, 이와 관련한 법/제도 개선'의 14개 핵심 부문에 대해 42개 세부과제를 도출하였다. 세부 과제에 대한 중요도 평가결과 비용, 시간, 효과, 시급성, 실현가능성 평가항목에 대해 평균이 종합적으로 높은 과제는 '단속/계도활동 강화, 교육홍보/캠페인, 무단방치 PM관리, 통행규정 명확화'로 나타났다. 결론: PM 시장은 공유 서비스를 기반으로 점차 시장 규모가 커지고 있으며, 산업 활성화와 더불어 PM 이용의 안전환경이 보장되어야 한다. 이러한 측면에서 본 연구는 PM 관련 주요 문제점, 개선방안을 종합적인 관점에서 모색하고 우선적으로 필요한 개선대책의 순위를 알아본데 있어 그 의미가 있으며 향후 정책수립 자료의 기초가 될 수 있다는 점에서 그 가치가 있다. 향후에는 실질적인 정책 적용을 위해 개선 핵심 분야별로 심층적인 자료 보완이 필요할 것이다.

• 한국인구학
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.54-66
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• 1988

I. Introduction Since the 1970's drug abuse among young people has increasingly become a social problem in Korea. In the 1980's, drug abuse, especially glue sniffing, has become the cause of many unfortunated incidents resulting in harm to others as well as the abusers themselves. Taking into consideration of the seriousness of this problem, the Republic of Korea National Red Cross initiated a nation-wide research programme, to understand the present situation and to raise the level of public awareness. The goal of this research was to begin a nation - wide campaign against drug abuse. The research team was composed of the Advisary Committee members and the staff of the Youth Department of the Republic of Korea National Red Cross. The data were collected in February 1988 with the collaboration of the staff and volunteers in the local Chapters. The respondents were allocated nation-wide by the quota sampling method. The questionnaires were distributed to the respondents in three groups :2, 700 to junior and senior high school students, 605 to working youths, and 916 to delinquent youths. A total of 4, 221 questionnaires were collected. II. Characteristics of the Respondents The respondents in each group were selected evenly from rural and urban areas. The general characteristics of the respondents can be described as follow: in case of students, the proportions between male and female respondents, and between senior high school and junior high school students were almost evenly distributed. In case of working youths, the proportion of females (80.5%) was higher than those of the students and the delinquents groups. Delinquent youths were defined as those currently being under custody of the centers for juvenile delinquents. Of this number, 38.8% and 68.2% were junior and senior high school drop-outs respectively. The majority of them (92.6%) were male. As for the family background of the respondents, the proportion of those residing in poverty - stricken areas, and the proportion of those from broken families were higher in case of working youths and delinquent youths than those in case of students. III. Present Patterns of Drug Abuse The following summarizes the presents of drug abuse, as tabulated from the results of the survey. 1. Smoking The percentage of youths who smoke was 36% in the student group, 32% m the working youths group, and 94.4% in the delinquent youths group. 2. Alcohol 50.3% of students, 71.6% of working youths, and 93.3% of delinquent youths has experienced drinking alcohol beverages. 3. Tonic: non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages popular in Korea and Japan The percentage of those who have used tonic at least once was over 90% in all of the three groups. 4. Sedative About 70% of each group has used sedative with the proportion of working youths use higher than those in other groups. 5. Stimulants Those who have used stimulants comprised around 15% in each group. 6. Tranquilizers Somewhat less than 5% of students and working youths, and 28% of delinquent youths, have used tranquilizers. 7. Hypnotics The users of hypnotics amounted to 0.4% of students, 2.6% of working youths and 7.1% of delinquent youths. 8. Marihuana Those who have used marihuana indicated 0.7% of students, 0.8% of working youths, and 13% of delinquent youths. 9. Glue-sniffing The percentage of glue-sniffing was 3.7%, 5% in the students group and in the youths group respectively, but the proportion was unusually high, at 40.7% in the delinquent youths group. From the results of the survey the present situation of drug abuse in Korea can be summarized as follows: 1. A high percentage of Korean youths have experienced smoking cigarettes and drinking alcoholic beverages. 2. Tonics (non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages), antipyretic analgesics and stimulants quite regularly used. 3. Tranquilizers, hypnotics, marihuana and glue-sniffing are more widely used among delinquent youths than the other youths. From this fact, there exists a correlation between drug abuse and juvenile delinquency. IV. Time-series Analysis of the First Experience of Drug Abuse and Deviant Behaviour The respoundents were asked when they were first exposed to drugs and when they committed deviant acts. By calculating the average age of each experience, the following pattern was found (See Figure 1). Youths are first exposed to drugs by abuse of tonic(non - alcoholic, caffeinated beverages). At the age of 13, they amoke cigarettes, the use of antipyretic analgesics begins at 14 year old, while at the age of 15, they use tranquilizers, and at 16 hynotics. The period of drug abuse which starts from drinking caffeinated beverages and smoking cigarettes and ends in the use of hypnotics takes about three years. During this period, other delinquent behaviours begin to surface, that is, at the age of 13 when smoking cigarettes begins, the delinquent behaviour pattern starts with truancy. Next, they start taking money from others by using physical force. Prior to the age of 15, they are suspended from school, become hostile to adults, begin running away from home, and start using stimulants and alcohol. Soon they become involved even in glue-sniffing and in the use of marihuana. At the age of 15, they begin to see adult videos and carry weapons. Sexual promiscuity and usage of tranquilizers follows the viewing of adult videos. Consequently, by the time they reach the age of 16, they visit drinking establishments, and are picked up by police for committing delinquent acts. And finally, they come to use hypnotic - type drugs. From the above descriptions, drug abuse can be assumed to have a close correlation with delinquent behaviour. V. Social Factors Related to Drug Abuse As for the Korean youths, glue-sniffing is found to he related to aggressive delinquency, in such cases as run - aways, being picked up by the police, and taking money by force. Smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol is found to be related to seeing adult videos and visiting drinking establishments. Hypnotics and marihuana were found to be representive of drugs which are related to degenerational delinquency, irrespective of social delinquency. The social factors connected with these drug abuse are as follows: 1. Individual factors Male students were more heavily involved in the usage of drug than females. Youths who do not attend church were more likely to be involved in drugs than those who attend. 2. Family factors The youths who were displeased with their mothers smoking and those who thought their parents did not love each other, or those whose parents had used drugs without prescription, were more likely to he drug users. 3. School factors Those youths who found school life boring, were unsuccessful in their studies, spend most of their time with friends, feel their teachers smoke too much, those who had a positive perception of their teachers smoking were likely to he drug users. To sum up, drug abusers depend on the influence of their parents, teachers and peers. IV. Reasons for Drug Abuse Korean students have mainly used drugs to release stress (42.8%), to stay awake (19.7%), and because of the easy accessibility of drugs( 16.6%). Other reasons are due to their ignorance of the side effects of the drugs (3.6%), natural curiosity (4.2%), and to increase strength(3.O%). From the above facts, the major reasons for drug abuse among Korean youths are to release stress and to stay awake in order to prepare exams. Furthermore, since drugs are readily available, we can conclude that drug abuse is caused by the school system(such as entrance exams) in Korea. VII. Conclusion Drug usage among Korean youths are relatively less common than those of western youths. In some cases, such as, glue-sniffing and use of stimulants, the pattern of drug abuse is found. Moreover, early drug abuse is evident, and it has a close connection with deviant behaviour, resulting in juvenile delinquency. Drug abuse cannot be attributed to any one social factor. Specifically, drug abuse depends on parents, peers, teachers and other members of the community, and also is influenced by social institutions such as the entrance exam system. Every person and organization concerned with youth must participate collectively in restraining drug abuse. Finally, it is suggested that social agencial working for youth welfare should make every effort to tackle this serious problem confronted by the Korean youths today.