가정법원 소년조사관의 업무와 역할에 관한 연구

초록

A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a nationwide sample of 26 judges and 25 family court probation officers(FCPO) to find out their perception on the duties and roles of FCPO in juvenile protection justice. Study results revealed that almost all judges and FCPOs thought that the duties and roles that FCPOs play in juvenile protection justice were helpful in resolving the juvenile cases. Of the duties and roles that FCPOs play, judges especially appreciated the counseling and educational services provided to the juvenile offenders, reports explaining the reasons behind delinquent behaviors and activities linking services from outside agencies to juvenile offenders and their families FCPOs in juvenile protection justice allot most of their working time to conducting social studies as well as finding and linking outside resources to juvenile offenders and their families. They mainly use the method of investigative interviewing with juvenile offenders and their families but also do home visiting and psychological testing. Both judges and FCPOs thought that of all duties and roles, the activities of finding and linking outside resources to juvenile offenders and their families as well as counseling and educational services for juvenile offenders and their families should be increased and reinforced. Judges, however, expressed a statistically higher need than FCPOs for the reinforcement of investigative activities and supervision of agencies that execute juvenile protective actions. Implications for ways to further improve and reinforce the duties and roles of FCPOs in juvenile protection justice were discussed.

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