Analysis of stalking status at 15 major universities over 5 years: Only 4 cases of moat access bans. Even if a student stalks a professor for 15 years, he or she only receives a pledge.
▲ Status of sexual harassment and sexual violence occurrences and measures taken at universities It was found that the measures to separate perpetrators and victims necessary to prevent additional crimes after stalking crimes are still insufficient. On the 14th, it will be one year since the ‘Sindang Station stalking murder case’ occurred, but women are still threatened for their safety in various places, including workplaces and schools.
According to data received from the Ministry of Education by the office of Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Deuk-gu on the 13th, of the 13 stalking cases reported to 15 universities, including major universities and key national universities in Seoul from 2019 to July of this year, measures to ban access to the perpetrator were imposed at the school level. There were only 4 cases.
In the case of stalking incidents that occurred within universities, there is a high possibility that the perpetrator and the victim will encounter each other, but the majority of schools did not take separate measures to prevent further crimes, but instead turned a blind eye. Regarding the ongoing stalking and threats that occurred between students, University A took no action even after receiving a related case in October 2021. Regarding the case of stalking a professor for 15 years and the case of stalking a professor for 5 years, University B only received a pledge to prevent recurrence from the students who were the perpetrators.
However, some voices say that it is realistically difficult to ban access at the school level for reasons such as violating the offender’s right to education. Accordingly, the establishment of guidelines at the Ministry of Education level is being discussed as an alternative. Rep. Kang said, “Stalking crimes are occurring even in universities, but no proper measures are taken. As stalking crimes are still prevalent in society, we need to strengthen punishment and find a fundamental solution.”
Victims must be afraid of meeting the perpetrator, not only at school but also in everyday life. From this year to last month, the number of stalking criminals booked by the police was 7,545. Although stalking crimes are not decreasing, victim protection such as ’emergency emergency measures’, which allow the police to order ex officio to prohibit access within 100 meters of a residence, and ‘provisional measures’, which the court takes upon accepting the police’s application, have not been properly implemented. According to the National Police Agency, from October 2021, when the Stalking Punishment Act was implemented, to July of this year, there were 955 cases of violation of the provisional measures to separate perpetrators (violation rate 8.0%), and 662 cases of violation of emergency emergency measures (violation rate 8.0%). It was calculated as 11.0%).
The low rate of acceptance of provisional measures requested by the police also contributes to increasing the anxiety of victims. The number of cases in which ‘Provisional Measures No. 4’, which allows suspects to be temporarily detained in detention centers, was cited in court was only 49.7% from October 2021 to July of this year. Jang Yun-mi, a lawyer at the Korean Women Lawyers Association, pointed out, “Stalking crimes are mostly caused by people not being aware of the problem of their own actions,” and added, “If we impose a ban on access, even in verbal form, it will have a significant effect in preventing additional crimes.” .
Reporter Son Ji-yeon
2023-09-13 09:40:15
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