범죄피해자지원센터의 발전방안

The Development Initiative of the Criminal Victim Support Center

A Criminal involve two parties: The criminal and victim. The criminal is protected by the law proceeding Criminal procedure. However the victim has to live with the affliction of the crime. It is the fundamental duty of the nation to protect and support the victim from these sufferings. In Korea, until now, the protection and support services for victims has focused mainly upon specific crimes related to women victims, such as rape, home violence, prostitution, etc. There was a limited of victim protection and support due to financial affairs and insufficient man power. Therefore, as of september 2004, the Ministry Justice has made public a new initiative to intensify the protection and support for victim of all crimes. One of their counterplans is criminal victim support center. One of their counterplans is victim support through the establishment of the criminal victim support center. As of this year 54 support centers have already been established throughout the country. The criminal victim center is expected to do a great job for victim’ protection as a national organization. The treatise is an opportunity for the criminal victim support center to evaluate the present condition of the Criminal Victim Support Center and suggest a development scheme.