지적장애인 실종실태에 관한 탐색적 연구

Abstract

In this study, three analyses were conducted. First, the overall status of the missing people with an intellectual disabilities was confirmed by analyzing profiling data of the National Police Agency. Second, this study examined the experience of parents of children with the intellectual disability, who reported missing of their children through the FGI. Third, through interviews with police officers who are in charge of missing person, we tried to understand the current status and problems of missing person with an intellectual disabilities. The main result was that the rate of people with intellectual disabilities not found after missing was higher than that of children under the age of 18 with non-disabilities. In addition, the number of reports of missing of adults with intellectual disabilities was relatively high. As a result of the interview of the parents of the missing disabled, 15 sub-theme, 6 mid-theme, and 3 major-theme were derived. Discussions were made on the lack of support for people with intellectual disability, efforts of police and families to find missing persons with intellectual disabilities, preventive education, and the use of devices etc. In an interview with a police officer, the difficulties in the process of finding people with intellectual disability and things to do at home were discussed. Based on these results, practical suggestions were made, such as leaving a mark wherever people with intellectual disabilities go, enhancing the sensitivity to the charactieristics of disabilities in the situation of missing. and utilizing scientific technology to prevent and find missing people with intellectual disabilities etc. The results and suggestions of this study can be used as basic data for revising the law and developing policies and programs related to the missing people with an intellectual disability.