The police are looking into ways to raise quarantine measures for perpetrators of domestic violence and sanctions for violating access restrictions to a level equivalent to stalking crimes.
We will also consider deploying police forces to areas and times where reports of weapon possession are frequent, and checking the trends of high-risk individuals, such as those released from prison for violent crimes, more frequently.
According to the Yonhap News coverage on the 15th, the National Police Agency reported plans to improve related systems at the 'Joint meeting of related ministries to counter deviant motives, relationships, and crimes against socially disadvantaged persons' held at the Blue House this evening.
The intention is to speed up the improvement of the system following the recent series of violent crimes such as the Incheon knife attack, the murder of the mother-in-law and wife in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and the death of the Jeju woman.
The police plan to analyze reports of weapon possession by government office to identify locations and times of frequent reports, and to intensively deploy police forces based on this.
Visible patrol activities will be strengthened in places where many people gather, such as multi-use facilities.
We are considering shortening the trend check cycle for high-risk subjects, such as those released from prison for violent crimes.
The police currently use a system linked to the Ministry of Justice to check information on sex offenders and mentally ill patients who have completed their probation, and are conducting patrols and base duties around residential areas.
In relation to responding to domestic violence, relaxation of the application requirements for 'Temporary Measures No. 5', which confines perpetrators to detention centers and detention centers, is discussed.
Under the current Domestic Violence Punishment Act, in order for the police to apply for detention during the investigation stage, the offender must violate existing temporary measures of the court, such as eviction and access ban, and there must be a risk of recurrence of domestic violence.
As with the stalking crime, the police are looking into ways to allow people to apply for detention even if there is no violation of existing temporary measures, taking into account the risk of recurrence.
In addition, we are looking into ways to impose criminal punishment instead of fines on perpetrators who violate the 'emergency temporary measures'.
Emergency temporary measures are orders such as restraining measures or eviction issued by the police to the perpetrator when there is a risk of recurrence of domestic violence and it is urgent and cannot wait for a court decision.
Currently, violations of emergency temporary measures for domestic violence are subject to a fine of up to 3 million won, while violations of emergency emergency measures for stalking are punishable by up to one year in prison or a fine of up to 10 million won.
In addition, we are considering revising the 'Act on Attachment of Electronic Devices, etc.' so that domestic violence perpetrators can also be equipped with location tracking electronic devices (electronic anklets). Stalking perpetrators can already be equipped with electronic devices by court decision.
The police believe that improving the means of isolating perpetrators and the level of sanctions applied differently depending on the type of crime will help reduce confusion at the scene.
Specific measures will be prepared through consultation with relevant ministries.
