A Study on the Quality promotion and Professional development of Crime Victim Supporters

Abstract

Recently, the protection system for victims in Korea has become an active and substantial victim support system emphasizing the criminal justice system as human beings and the rights of crime victims, centering on perpetrators among them changed. Such a trend is gradually expanding the area of victim assistance activities and victim assistance by public authorities to private organizations and demands a diversified and systematic victim support project. The part that can be considered the most important in support activities of crime victims is the expertise and ability of support. At present, In Korea understanding the basis of crime victim, recognizing the importance of overall victim assistance related to the legal system of criminal justice, crime victims who can respond appropriately to the various needs of victims. It is a fact that experts and institutions that can be seen as assistance has not been systematically activated yet. In order to help understanding of criminal victim assistance experts, consideration of the significance and concept of crime victim support and the major foreign countries that have been introduced and developed before us, I explained the current situation and activities of experts in domestic crime victim support. And as expert knowledge of criminal victim assist experts and recommendations for strengthening capacity development, support staff discovery and construction of educational system, network construction for support, introduction of qualification certification system, victim support. We establishing a stable foundation.