아동대상 범죄안전을 위한 보호구역 지정에 관한 연구

Abstract

The main objective of this study is to establish effective policies that protects children from crime by securing children safety zones through the proposals of spatial boundaries and other designated procedures and operating systems. With the consideration of existing theories, results from other previous studies, and the analysis of children's facilities, as well as statistical data in regards to crime directed towards children, the characteristics associated with the crime and the actual spatial surroundings around the children's facilities with frequent occurrences of crime were investigated. Surprisingly, the most crimes directed towards children were occurred at around the residence and schools, and the result of analysis strongly implies that effective measures to protect children against crime around the school area should be taken. This study also conducted survey targeted towards citizens residing in urban districts, asking the attitude and awareness of the citizens in relation to children safety zones. Questionnaire survey was conducted for two weeks, and 402 questionnaires were collected and used in the analysis. It was found that citizens aware the seriousness of crime directed towards children, and also feel the necessity of designating child safety zone against crime around school. 45.1% of respondents answered that proper spatial range of safety zone is 1 Km radius. Concerning the procedure of designating child safety zone, 45.0% of respondents answered that local authority should designate child safety zone without agreement of parents if the risk of crime is assessed to be high. Based on the analysis of literature review and questionnaire survey, proper range of the children safety zones and designation procedures for the children safety zones were proposed. Considering current average travel distances of children from their residences to their schools is 280 meter in metropolitan cities, and 374 meter in medium sized cities respectively, and 36.4% of crimes directed towards children were occurred in the 300 meter radius, it was proposed to designate child safety zone within 300-500 meter range according to the surrounding context of schools. Also, it was proposed that the chief officer of local police department designate child safety zone by the request of the principal of elementary schools.