고령화 사회의 노인 강력범죄 원인과 효과적인 대응방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

As aging has been on the rapid increase recently, the violent crimes by elderly like murder, rape, sexual violence, arson have also been on the increase. Accordingly, this study gets a goal that the causes of those crimes should be grasped and groped for effective solutions. The results of analyses are as follows. First, as the physical function by medical and scientific development solidifies, the crimes by the group of high age (over 71) are increasing. Moreover, in special sexual crimes like rapes increase steeply and the rate of repetition of offenses deserves being remarkable. In addition, the study indicates that the insecurity of economic situation in elderly violent crimes gives rise to the property crimes like larceny. However, as a result of alienation which appears in the process of rapid changes of society elderly violent crimes have committed crimes like murder, arson in order to express their resentment, which arises from inhospitality that their family and society show to them. Accordingly, this study shows that if we think of the causes of elderly violent crimes as their coarse economic problems, there will be limit to understand elderly violent crimes. So the study tells us that there should be need to survey the causes of crimes in various viewpoints including physical and psychological backgrounds. Second, since sexual crimes like rapes not only are on the continual increase but the rate of repetition of offenses are high, there is need to get the social recognition toward the sexuality of elderly anew. Thus, the society that they belong to should give them the climate that accepts elderly sexuality positively and various sociocultural programs to exhale physical energy in old people. Also the enforcement of preventative programs for sexual offenses, the collaboration of criminal institution and social welfare facilities should be made by making efforts to prevent repetition of offenses. Besides, A scheme should be laid to intervene and manage elderly sexual crimes with inactive and aggressive attitudes. Third, elderly tend to express their feeling of isolation through a criminal act when they feel loneliness and isolation from the social changes. So, by giving the broad welfare policy and various programs, society should enhance social relationship with elderly and increase the opportunity for them to take part in social activities. Dissolving elderly psychological isolation and enhancing social relationship will contribute to the net of social security not only in social welfare but in preventing crimes simultaneously.