韓國人女性受刑者와 一般女性間의 點像文身에 대한 比較硏究

A Comparative Study of the dot Like Tattoo Criminal and Non-Criminal Women

This study was to investigate the tattoo, a blue small dot on over 30 years old forearms, of female priconers The in data was those of non-criminal feraalas over 30 years Total number of female prisoners examined were and 450 non prison females were randomlyselected as a control qroop 1062 criminals, over The results are as follows： 1. There was a remarkable differen in the incidence of tattoo, fonnd to have tatto, 46(4.3%), of prison females were in conparisor 32.8% of non prison population had tatoos. 2. Tatoo was practiced as a sign of friendship and/or a promis of sisterhood and they tatoo each others forearm. Ninty two percents of the tattooed in non-criminal group are meant aforementhioned meaning earring, but criminal is 73.996. 3. Tattooed prisoners tended to be JBised more in urban and less educat 4. Loss of one or both parents were more frequent in tatooed prisoners (43.0%) than non-prison femaler (23.2%). 5. There was no difference in the age of tattooing (15. 4 age) between prison and non prison group (14.8 age) 6. In summary, the author conclndes that low incidence of tatooing in the prison population might ocflects that the prison females had problems in making friends and aehieving self ideatity in the it easly yars and this might have contributed to the criminal acting ant in later years.