범죄피해자지원연합회의 활동에 대한 평가와 전망 - 피해자지원센터 근무자의 평가를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The study aims to evaluate activities conducted by KCVA(Korean Crime Victim Support Association) that was established on September 2008 and suggest prospects for activities in the future. In order to evaluate KCVA activities, survey was conducted of employees of Crime Victim Support Centers. Questionnaires were mailed to all employees with 57 centers, and questionnaires were collected from 113 employees in 51 centers. Study results can be summarized as follows. First, it recorded 3.23 out of 5 points in degree of satisfaction with KCVA activities, and the degree of satisfaction was higher in such areas as legislation activites to support crime victims, advertising activities crime victim support centers and education for volunteers and employees in the centers. Second, employees with the centers wanted KCVA to provide support and collect opinions from the centers instead of supervising the centers. They also thought that KCVA would be a great help to the development of the centers and to increasing interest in supporting victims on the part of the general public. In addition, they wanted KCVA to expand its organization and personnel so that it can fulfill greater obligations. Third, they thought that KCVA needed to concentrate on securing financial support from the government and local governments, developing and distributing programs to support crime victims, establishing standardized guidelines for facilitated activities to support crime victims, increasing wages for employees with the centers and furthering network with related institutions (police and private organizations) to support victims.