Stalking is a precursor to violent crimes such as sexual violence and murder.
However, it is difficult to receive active protection without specific actions.
“Social interest and awareness will increase through personal information disclosure”
The task of protecting stalking victims remains thick
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There is growing expectation that the decision by the police to disclose the identity of Kim Tae-hyun (24), a suspect in the murder of three mothers and daughters in Nowon-gu, Seoul, will serve as an opportunity to prevent potential criminals. This is because it increases social awareness of stalking, a precursor to violent crime, and prevents it from leading to a larger crime. However, some point out that state agencies such as the police should establish a work manual that proactively responds to stalking victims.
On the 6th, the Seoul Nowon Police Department continued an investigation into the crimes against Kim Tae-hyun, who was in custody for murdering three mothers and daughters. The stalking situation has also been intensively investigated by securing statements and data from nearby acquaintances that have secretly followed one of the victims, the eldest daughter, for about three months since last January.
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Experts say that stalking is likely to be a’precursor’ of violent crimes such as sexual violence, assault, and murder, as in this case. If the purpose is not achieved with stalking started from following, there is a tendency to get the victim’s attention through more powerful means and methods. However, it is a reality that stalking victims cannot be protected by the police unless the perpetrator performs a specific act. Professor Lee Yun-ho of the Department of Police Administration at Dongguk University said, “In order to define as stalking, there must be evidence of the damage material and evidence that it has continued repeatedly.
Experts analyzed that the disclosure of the suspect’s identity in this case will increase social awareness of the seriousness of stalking. Gyeonggi University’s Criminal Psychology Professor said, “This disclosure of personal information will definitely have the effect of raising social interest and awareness of stalking at the time the stalking punishment law was created.”
However, in order to actively protect victims of stalking, the task remains that the police must be able to proactively respond before leading to violent crime. The newly enacted bill on the punishment of stalking crimes, etc. passed the National Assembly last month and stipulated a crime with a maximum sentence of five years in prison, but it still has limitations such as no provision to protect victims. Lee Eun’s lawyer said, “The more important thing than strengthening punishment is prevention.”
Meanwhile, more than 250,000 people agreed to the post on the Blue House National Petition bulletin board stating, “Please urge the disclosure of the personal information of a man in his 20s who was the perpetrator of the murder of three members of the Nowon family. Petitioner said in a post, “Women dying by dozens of people a day are exposed to many crimes because they are relatively weak, such as’don’t meet me’ or’just’. I hope to reveal my personal information as soon as possible,” he wrote.
/ Reporter Ki-moon Shim [email protected]
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