"Counseling Organizations Report on Behalf of Victims"... Police to Jointly Respond to Relational Crimes

Public-Private-Police Joint Workshop Brings Together 250 Stakeholders
Immediate Police Notification When Risks Are Detected During Agency Counseling Sessions

Inter-agency cooperation to protect victims of relational crimes is being strengthened. In this approach, counseling organizations identify risks that victims of domestic violence or stalking have not reported directly to the police, and then notify the police themselves.

On the 1st, a 'Public-Private-Police Joint Workshop for Strengthening Cooperation in Responding to Relational Crimes' was held at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 2nd that, together with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, it held a "Joint Workshop for Strengthening Public-Private-Police Cooperation in Response to Relational Crimes" at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. Around 250 people attended the event, including representatives from the police, district governments, counseling organizations, and victim support agencies.

During the workshop, real-world cases of cooperation were introduced. In one case, Seoul Seobu Police Station and Sonamu Center worked together when a victim, after reporting domestic violence and being referred to the center, confided ongoing physical abuse by her husband and emotional abuse toward their children. The center reported this to the police. The police conducted a pre-indictment investigation, transferred the case, and implemented safety measures.

In another example, the Seoul Nowon Police Station and the Stalking Victim One-Stop Support Center identified through the center that a husband, who was subject to a restraining order, had threatened his spouse by saying, "I will kill you." After receiving this notification from the center, the police immediately responded, secured relevant evidence, and processed the case as a violation of the restraining order.

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency operates a system in which risks that are difficult for the police to directly detect are identified through counseling and monitoring, and if necessary, are followed by investigation and protective measures. From January to August this year, there were 6,615 cases referred to Sonamu Center and 585 cases to the Stalking Victim One-Stop Support Center. Since its launch in June, the Relational Crime Monitoring Support Group has conducted monitoring for 990 cases.

On the 1st, at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, Park Jungsook, CEO of the Seoul Foundation of Women and Family, gave a special lecture at the "Public-Private-Police Joint Workshop to Strengthen Cooperation in Responding to Relational Crimes." Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency

This workshop also included special lectures by Jaeyeon Park, Director of the Replus Human Research Institute, and Jeongsook Park, CEO of the Seoul Foundation of Women and Family. The event provided an opportunity for field practitioners to enhance their communication skills and share roles and cooperation strategies among organizations.

Jinsu Lee, Head of the Public Safety and Transportation Bureau at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, said, "Relational crimes have a high risk of recurrence, so it is not enough to simply handle the incident. Ongoing monitoring is essential to ensure the victim's safety and provide appropriate support. I hope that this workshop serves as a stepping stone for the involved agencies to better understand each other's roles and work more closely together."

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