보호관찰에 있어 회복적 사법 적용가능성 검토

Abstract

This study attempts to examine the possibilities and problems in appling to restorative justice to probation and parole practice. Historically, Korean probation and parole agencies have been offender-directed and have ignored or passively responded to the concerns of crime victims in spite of offender supervision strategies are aimed at protecting the public as a whole from further victimization. I think that probation and parole should change from merely punitive punishment which is too familiar in our existing penal systems. Because probation and parole officers are also in a unique position to investigate and control criminals and to provide services victims through presentence investigation, they would play a crucial role but as mediators between criminals, victims and community, provider of information related to offenders, and victim impact investigator. To support my argument, I used the concept of restorative justice which seeks to bring offenders to face up to the effects of their crimes and to recover victims in probation and parole scene.