보호소년(6호처분) 위탁 아동복지시설의 운영특성 연구

Abstract

As a basic study to establish the model of new commissioned institutions for juvenile offenders with the level6 correctional treatment, the objective of this study is to suggest the improvement measures by understanding the current operational status, characteristics, and problems of the level6 correctional treatment commissioned institutions in Korea. The operational characteristics of commissioned institutions were analyzed after dividing them into organizational operation, transmission system, management system, local resource connection, and educational program. In the results, the commissioned institutions had several problems. First, it was lacking in professional manpower as following the manpower regulations of the Child Welfare Act. Second, it was experiencing financial difficulties. Third, there was a problem of breakaway and escape as a large-scale juvenile offenders were protected. Fourth, the commissioned institutions did not have additional programs to recover relations with family, society, and school. The improvement measures can be suggested like below. First, the amendment of the Child Welfare Act was suggested for the efficiency of manpower organization. Second, the establishment of small-scale commissioned institutions based on cooperative association was suggested, instead of depending on the transmission system for the financial support. Third, the change from the closed institutions to open institutions was suggested for the efficiency of management system and the local resource connection. Fourth, the introduction of programs focusing on the recovery was suggested, by considering the specialty of the level6 correctional treatment.