Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between the low self control and the compliant attitude of probationers under electronic monitoring in South Korea. It is imperative to examine the relationship between self control of offenders and law-abiding behavior of probationers by utilizing the revised general theory of crime due to the henious crimes that probationers had commiitted recently while they are under EM. Revised general theory crime has been used in order to examine and check whether or not the level of bonding between probation officers and offenders under EM is key moderator for explaining the association between the self control and compliant attitude of probationers. This study has employed Hirsch's revised theory of self-control. Compared the original Gottfredson and Hirschi’s self-control theory(1990), the revised self-control theory emphaized the importance of social control factors. This study used ‘2013 sex offender electronic monitoring system Operational status survey’ of korean institute of criminology and justice data and a total of 410 cases were used for the analysis. SPSS was used as an analysis tool, and Hayes(2013)' PROCESS macro was used to examine the moderating effect. The result showed that the self-control of electronic monitoring probationer and compliance with the electronic monitoring system had a positive relationships while the social bonding between probation officers and offenders under EM had not been identified. Further policy implications will be discussed.

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