범죄피해자를 위한 초기대응으로 경찰의 피해자전담체계에 관한 비교연구

An Analysis on Victim Support Police Officer as the Initial Response Process for Victim of Crime

Recent, the police implements policies for victim support police officer through holing starting ceremony on February 2015, employs a specialist who major in counselling psychology, social welfare. It means they make much of professionalism for effective victim support and assistance by the police. Victim support police officer has been running for ten years through reorganization, but it was actually the first time as national operating. So this paper explains features and the passage of change by comparing recent victim support system and former one. Further, this examines victim support activities in the police by discussing victim advocate program in USA. On a basis of above discussing, this paper suggests proposals for making full use of police’s initial response and their professionalism by considering police initial response(such as crisis intervention), relationship with victim of crime and characteristic of victim in criminal investigation process.