ABSTRACT

This study utilized latent class analysis to investigate the typology of Korean Sexual Crimes, using Rossmo's (2000 Rossmo, D. K. (2000). Geographic profiling. CRC Press. [Google Scholar]) classification and related scholarly works. To achieve this, information from the Pre-Request Investigation for a Prosecutor, which impacts the determination of probation for sexual offenders, was utilized to analyze a total of 237 sexual crimes. The results indicate that the victim search strategies of Korean Sexual Crimes can be classified into four categories. The most common type was the ‘poacher’, who was found to be more likely to sexually assault adult victims whom they do not know and are likely to use physical force. On the other hand, ‘troller’ offenders were found to specifically look for victims in a certain location, and their victims tended to be the youngest. The ‘trapper’ type was least likely to search for victims in specific places and tended to choose victims in places familiar to them. Lastly, the ‘hunter’ type was an acquaintance abuser whose assaults were less opportunistic than other types of aggressors. The legal and theoretical implications of these findings and directions for future research are also discussed.

摘要

本研究利用罗斯莫 (Rossmo) 的潜在类别分析 ( 2000 罗斯莫，DK（2000）。地理概况。CRC出版社。 [谷歌学术]）分类及相关学术著作。为了实现这一目标，利用影响性犯罪者缓刑确定的检察官预先请求调查的信息来分析总共 237 起性犯罪。结果表明，韩国性犯罪的受害者搜寻策略可分为四类。最常见的类型是“偷猎者”，他们被发现更有可能对他们不认识的成年受害者进行性侵犯，并且可能会使用武力。另一方面，“网络钓鱼”犯罪者被发现专门在某个地点寻找受害者，而且他们的受害者往往是最年轻的。“陷阱者”类型最不可能在特定的地方寻找受害者，并且倾向于选择他们熟悉的地方的受害者。最后，“猎人”型是熟人施虐者，与其他类型的攻击者相比，他们的攻击较少机会主义。还讨论了这些发现的法律和理论意义以及未来研究的方向。