아동학대범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 개정논의에 대한 고찰 - 정신장애자의 처우를 중심으로 -

Study on the Amendment of Special Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crime － focused on treatment of mental and physical disorder person －

The criminal law gets criminal sanctions as punishments about crime occurrence. These sanctions are two kinds of punishments by past acts and security disposal to criminal potentiality. Child abuse crimes are processed by those punishments. However the criminal law has exemption or reduction regulations to mental and physical disorder person through the law Article 10 Clause 1 and Clause 2. Nevertheless, child abuse has it bad effective that the children grow to sound citizens because of mental and physical immaturity of them. Therefore this study will find the way to punish not to apply the criminal law Article 10 Clause 1 and Clause 2 if child abuse occurs by criminals taken alcohol and drug on focus of the amendment of Special Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crime. It is important to punish child abuse criminals, but it is also necessary to be prevented by treatment because of its recidivism. Although the criminals get back to society after punishment or security disposal, it is not certain that recidivism and repetitive offences are totally eliminated. Therefore diverse ways should be executed such as community service, enrollment order, secondary security disposal and so on.