외국인 밀집지역에서 범죄피해 두려움에 관한 연구

Abstract

Our society has entered a multicultural society due to the residence of foreign workers, married immigrant women, and foreign students, and is moving toward the maturity stage of a multicultural society. When entering a multicultural society, foreigners form their densely populated areas, maintain or develop cultural characteristics, and provide a role to revitalize the local economy. However, in areas densely populated by foreigners, the influx of foreigners has a problem of lowering housing satisfaction and forming anxiety about safety. In this study, we tried to figure out the factors affecting the fear of crime victims experienced by Koreans in areas densely populated by foreigners. In particular, the purpose of this study was to examine the characteristics of the local community experienced in areas densely populated by foreigners and how it affects the fear of crime victims according to the perceptions of foreigners, such as conflict, prejudice, and acceptance of foreigners.
 To achieve the research purpose, secondary data from the ‘Safety Status and Policy Tasks in Areas Concentrated by Foreigners’ conducted by the Korea Institute for Criminal and Justice Policy were used. As a result of the study, it was investigated that ties with neighbors and physical disorder had an effect on fear of crime in the characteristics of the local community in densely populated areas of foreigners. Also, as a result of comparing these influencing factors, it was found that foreigner prejudice, physical disorder, and ties to neighbors affected the fear of crime victims in the order of preference. Based on these research results, policy recommendations were presented to minimize the fear of crime victims as well as the perception of foreigners.