현행 치료감호제도의 문제점과 개선방안

A Study on the Problems and Improvement Measures of Medical Treatment and Custody System in Korea

Korea established the Medical Treatment and Custody Act with countermeasure about mental disorder offender. The Purpose of Medical Treatment and Custody Act is to provide for means to prevent recommitment and facilitate the return to the society of those who have committed any offense in the state of mental handicap or narcotic, alcohol or other drug addiction and are considered to present a danger of recidivism and need special training, rehabilitation and treatment, by placing them under proper protection and treatment. The Medical Treatment and Custody Act is providing procedures for medical treatment and custody cases, execution of medical treatment and custody, treatment and rights of medical treatment and custody subjects, probation, medical treatment and custody deliberation committee etc. The purpose of this study is to examine legal problem and problem of operation of the medical treatment and custody system in korea focusing on the Medical Treatment and Custody Act. Based on this problems, this paper presented an improvement measures on the medical treatment and custody system in korea.