가정폭력의 현황과 대책에 관한 연구

Abstract

The people's recognition has come to move toward the quality of life from economy. Under such circumstances, interests toward the phenomena of home violence have amplified to provide the countermeasure of home violence. Under the transformation of the social circumstance, the struggles and conflicts on the relationship of family have appeared as a social issue. The type of home violence was prescribed as an official issue and clear criminal act in which both the nation and society should meddle, while "special case law regarding the punishment of home violence crime" and "law regarding home violence prevention and the victim protection" were established by the National Assembly in 1997. Home violence would cause damages not only to the victim itself, but also to all the family members including an offender on physical and mental pains. The thesis investigated the concept of domestic violence, categorized it by types and reviewed government's response to the domestic violence, their polies and the law and discussed how to improve a way of protection and prevention against the vioence. The domestic violence is no longer the family problem than social or government involved issue but still recognized as family simple arguments or conflicts between family members. To prevent and eradicate the violence, the police, the courts, government whose roles are important but also needs to effectively work together with NGOs as well. Their cooperation and efforts will reduse domestic violence and contribute to solve the domestic violence and family peace for each one.