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Anchoring Effect of the Prosecutor's Demand on Sentence: Evidence from Korean Sexual Crime Cases

  • KIM, JUNGWOOK;CHAE, SUBOK
    • KDI Journal of Economic Policy
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.1-18
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    • 2017
  • The anchoring effect can be found when a decision shows cognitive prejudice towards the initial information given. Several studies have argued that such an effect is present even for judges in the courtroom. This paper seeks to find a relationship between judges' decisions on penalty sentences and the sentences recommended by prosecutors. In this study, 2,773 actual court cases are considered in the analysis, and quantile regression is used to show that the sentencing decisions judges make are anchored by the recommendations of prosecutors. However, this reliance on recommendations differs according to the seriousness of the crime committed. Specifically, at the lowest penalty levels, a one-month increase in the prosecutors' sentencing recommendation results in a 0.25-month increase in the judges' sentence, while at the highest sentence level, the judges' sentences increase by 0.78 months under an identical condition. The results of this research indicate the need to create more objective and clear sentencing guidelines in the future in an effort to mitigate the psychological pressure experienced by judges with regard to serious offences or heinous crimes.

Current Status of Digital Sex Crime Forensic Technology for Children and Adolescents (아동·청소년 대상 디지털 성범죄 포렌식 기술 현황)

  • Hong, Seoung-Pyo;Lee, HoonJae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2022.07a
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    • pp.267-268
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    • 2022
  • 디지털 기기의 발전에 따라 우리에게 이로운 효과를 주고 있으나 음지에서는 디지털 성범죄의 피해자가 속출하고 있는 실정이다. 사회적으로 지속해서 대두되고 있는 디지털 성범죄는 그 피해사례가 연간 약 2배 증가하고 있으며, 전체 아동·청소년 성범죄 사례 중 디지털 성범죄가 차지하는 비율은 2018년 6.5%에서 2019년 13.9%로 2.13배 증가하였다. 본 논문에서는 디지털 성범죄의 사회적 인식을 각인시키며 국내외 성범죄 피해사례와 관련 디지털 포렌식 고도 기술 연구에 관한 내용을 제안한다.

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Influence of Sexual Desire Caused by Watching Phonography on Human Body (음란물 시청으로 야기된 성욕이 인체에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Bong Hyun;Cho, Dong Uk;Kim, Hee Dae;Lee, Bum Joo;Park, Young;Jeong, Yeon Man
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.42 no.4
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    • pp.831-837
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    • 2017
  • The development of various electronic media such as the Internet and smart phones, each kinds of media informations has been accompanied by the fact that various types of media information are provided from one media, and on the other hand, various dysfunctions including smart phone addiction are also caused by a very large social problem. Especially, one of the biggest dysfunctions is the social crime problem such as sex crime caused by increased sexual desire according to watch the phonography, and even if it is not a social crime, watching the phonography has influenced bad mental and physical on human body. In this paper, we try to analyze what kind of change occurs in the voice in order to investigate what kind of bad influence it has on the human body after watching the phonography. In other words, the voice in the human body is the place where the human body signal is most expressed with the face. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effects on the organs of the human body by comparing the change of voice before and after watching phonography. Experimental results showed that the stress hormone was increased by the inability to resolve sexual desire after watching the phonography, which resulted in an increase in the bandwidth of the 3rd formant frequency.

Status and Measures for Cyber Sexual Violence (사이버 성폭력에 대한 실태와 대책방안)

  • Park, Cho-A
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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    • 2012.07a
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    • pp.191-193
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    • 2012
  • 인터넷과 기타 휴대용 PC등이 발전하고 보편화됨에 따라 인터넷 이용이 편리해짐은 좋지만 비대면성, 비익명성, 비 국경성 등 인터넷의 이러한 특성상 사이버 범죄들이 나날이 다양해지고 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 특히 사이버 범죄 중에서도 스토킹, 원조교제의 수단, 몰래카메라, 사이버음란물 유통 등 각종 신종 성폭력이 심각해지고 있어 사회문제로 끈임 없이 등장하고 있다. 현실세계에서의 성폭력과 마찬가지로 피해자가 느끼는 성적 수치심이나 심적 고통은 피해자의 자아에 깊은 상처를 남기며 더 나아가 왜곡된 성문화를 정착 시키는 새로운 사회적 문제로 작용한다는 점에서 사이버성폭력의 심각성과 문제는 오프라인상의 성폭력범죄에 비해 결코 뒤지지 않을 것이다. 물론 이러한 범죄들에 대한 처벌 조항들은 있다. 그러나 이런 것들이 있음에도 사이버상의 성폭력은 근절되지 않고 있다. 이것은 법적인 조치의 강화를 요구하는 동시에 인터넷을 사용하는 네티즌 스스로의 적극적 대처를 요구하는 것이기도 하다.

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A Study on the Improvement of Support System on Child·Youth Damages due to Digital Sexual Abuse based on Foreign Cases -With a Focus on the Support System of the U.S., U.K., and Australia- (해외 사례를 통해 본 국내 아동·청소년 디지털 성폭력 피해 지원 제도 개선 방안 연구 -미국, 영국, 호주 지원 제도를 중심으로-)

  • Kim, Hyejin
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.10
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    • pp.59-80
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to analyze the current problems with the recovery methods and support systems for harm caused by digital sexual assault, based on cases in the U.S., U.K., and Australia. The significance of this study is the implications on problem solving related to digital sexual assault based on the legislation and systems of advanced foreign nations. The analytical method behind this study is the investigation of research literature. The reference materials are from judicial precedents, comparative analysis on media data, experts' advisory conferences, study forums, foreign theses, and documents on law and policy. As shown by the results of this study, we need to examine digital sexual exploitation and seek countermeasures from the victim's perspective after comparing foreign cases to determine the best protections and support systems. As digital sexual content can spread indefinitely, we certainly recognize the inherent difference between digital sexual crimes and offline sexual crimes. Thus, each case needs to be professionally categorized and an appropriate punishment must be suggested that satisfies the victims' needs. Ultimately, this study is meaningful for suggesting preventive measures against digital sexual crimes.

Analysis of Actors' Interaction Patterns in the Formation Process of Sexual Crime Prevention Policy: Focusing on classification and case analysis (성범죄예방정책의 형성과정에서 행위자의 상호작용 패턴분석: 유형분류 및 사례분석을 중심으로)

  • Yoo, Keun-Hwan;Kim, Duck-Hwan;Suh, Kyung-Do
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.9 no.9
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    • pp.209-215
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    • 2018
  • The purpose of this study is to grasp the overall policy decision system of sex crime prevention policy and analyze the interaction and pattern of actors in policy formation process. This is a useful way to identify the causes and ways to improve the policy if the sex crime prevention policy fails. As a research method, we used a model of advocacy through case analysis and language network analysis. In the external environment, low reporting of sex offenses, technical improvement and supplement for preventive management, consciousness of victims of sexual crimes, amendment of legislation, and support of the president. The conflicts between the advocacy coalition opposed the strong regulation, the prevention of recidivism, the expansion of the range of objects to be worn, the temporary effect of the system and the retrospective of the bill. As a problem-solving strategy, it was confirmed that the opposing positions of pros and cons of lack of manpower and negligence of management through the extension of the system were acutely opposed. In the context of media reports, this tendency is more likely to be understood as the concern of prevention and management at the central government level to prevent sex crimes. Therefore, although the methods of prevention of sex crimes have been insufficient in the past, it is hoped that this study will be helpful in breaking the link of negative policy vicious cycle.

Factors Related to the Perception of Digital Sex Crimes Among University Students of the MZ Generation in Korea (MZ세대 대학생의 디지털 성범죄 인식 관련 요인)

  • Hye-Gyeong, Cha;Kyung-sook, Kim
    • Journal of Industrial Convergence
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.61-71
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    • 2023
  • This is a descriptive research study to explore factors related to the perception of digital sex crimes among university students of the MZ generation in Korea. Data were collected by conducting a survey of 150 university students in Korea. As a result, the variable that showed the highest relevance to the recognition of digital sex crimes among MZ generation university students was sexual perception (β=-0.390, p<.001). Total explanatory power was 25.2% after adding gender (β=0.207, p=.018) and sexual attitude (β=0.157, p=.045). Our results suggest that customized education in consideration of factors related to digital sex crime perception is needed to form and improve a correct perception of digital sex crimes among MZ generation university students.

Effects of Students' Perceived Safety of Public Outdoor Environment on Academic Achievement at University Campus

  • Kim, Wonpil
    • Architectural research
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.13-20
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    • 2015
  • The physical environment can dramatically affect students' feeling and their behavior, educational attainment, and the way in which we do school activities. Unlimited access to campus areas without appropriate securities have reported an increase of crime in school area and safety issues has encouraged school facility planners to install securities devices at every corner of buildings. However, it is still questionable whether this approach is enough to protect students and staffs from the victimization of crime, including thefts, burglaries and sexual offences. There has been continued doubt about the safety of educational facilities where individual college students are studying and enjoying extra-curricular activities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is intended to investigate the effects of perception of safety by students on the level of academic performance at public outdoor environment of university campus. An extensive literature noted that the central element of modern school design principle mainly holds the theory of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) and the concept of defensible space. The second generation of CPTED also focused on social soft issues as well as situational factors, which extends beyond mere physical design to include social factors. The correlation analysis found that the effect of sense of safety does appear to be statistically significant on the facilitation of academic achievement. However, the analysis of Chi-square concluded that the perception of safety was not related to demographic and socio-economic profiles of the group except for gender. Further, stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the most prime predictor for academic achievement were 'safe public outdoor space/paths' at university campus environment, implying careful design of public open space and sidewalks based on the guideline of CPTED. The study also demonstrated that as the level of positive perception of safety rose, the overall academic achievement also responded to the specified rate (${\beta}=.99$). Finally, the findings reinforce an evidence that high-quality school environments are a positive factor in student academic performance.

Research on solution for protecting victim privacy of crime deposit with depository

  • Park, Jong-Ryeol;Noe, Sang-Ouk
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.25 no.5
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    • pp.209-216
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    • 2020
  • As depository system for negotiation or reimbursement to the victim in criminal case is reflected to consideration for diminishing punishment and hence, it is very important in the process. According to the current law, one needs to fill out victim's personal information such as name, address, and ID number for processing depository. However, if the victim is sexual violence victim, all the personal information is covered up becoming anonymous. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the accused person to get necessary information. Such covering up action is to prevent further second damage that may be caused such as threatening for the negotiation whereas victim has no willingness to forgive the accused. However, even if the accused person regrets his/her crime and make reimbursement to the victim, as they have no personal information on the victim it becomes impossible for them to make the depository. If we apply ESCROW system here it will allow victims to avoid any direct contact with the accused person as well as preventing any privacy disclosure. Also, for the accuse person, they can show how much they regret by making depository within their capability.

Characteristics of Impulsive and Premeditated Aggression Subtypes in Patients with Schizophrenia in South Korea Who Committed a Crime (범죄로 수감중인 국내 조현병 환자의 충동적 공격성과 계획적 공격성의 특성 비교)

  • Kim, Minah;Jo, Yongwoo;Lee, Tae Young;Lim, Kyung-Ok;Kwon, Jun Soo
    • Korean Journal of Schizophrenia Research
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    • v.24 no.1
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    • pp.8-16
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    • 2021
  • Objectives: Although the characteristics of different aggression subtypes provide important information in establishing treatment and prevention strategies in schizophrenia patients, limited information is available about the characteristics of the aggressive subtype in schizophrenia patients in South Korea. The present study was designed to compare the demographic and psychological characteristics across the impulsive and premeditated aggression subtypes in schizophrenia patients in South Korea who had committed a crime. Methods: We enrolled 116 schizophrenia spectrum disorder patients who were admitted to the National Forensic Psychiatric Hospital. Using the criminal and interview records, the study subjects were divided into 83 impulsive and 33 premeditated aggression groups. The subjects' demographic and psychological characteristics were summarized and compared across aggression subtypes. Results: Compared to the premeditated aggression group, the impulsive aggression group had a higher intelligent quotient and a lower rate of physical and sexual abuse experience. Conclusion: To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the characteristics of aggression subtypes in schizophrenia patients in South Korea who had committed a crime. Our results suggest that different treatment and prevention strategies should be considered for each aggression subtype.