Police to Operate 'Sex Crime Prevention Activity Period' During March-April New Semester

Geographic Profiling Integrated Safety Activities
Training on Digital Sexual Crime Response Guidelines

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The National Police Agency announced on the 28th that it will operate the "New Semester Sexual Crime Prevention Activity Period" from March 2 to April 30 in response to the start of the school term.

During this period, the police plan to focus on region-specific customized policies such as ▲strengthening safety activities around schools ▲sexual violence prevention education and publicity ▲reorganizing victim protection and support systems.

First, safety activities will be strengthened by inspecting and improving security vulnerabilities around schools. By combining geographic information and police crime investigation data, tools like "GeoPros" will be used to precisely analyze sexual crime vulnerable areas around schools, and patrol routes will be designated using registered information of sex offenders near schools. Additionally, to prevent "illegal filming" crimes, inspections will focus on school restrooms and dormitories to check for illegal camera installations, and continuous prevention activities will be supported by developing new detection equipment.

Special prevention education for digital sexual crimes will also be conducted. This special prevention education will be carried out by School Police Officers (SPOs) who will focus on educating students about major crime types such as illegal filming and online grooming, as well as response methods. Considering the COVID-19 situation, education will be mainly non-face-to-face, and various prevention publicity methods such as SNS, educational platforms, card news, and notices will be implemented.

Furthermore, the police will reorganize the victim protection and support system to firmly establish a victim-centered approach in handling cases from reporting, investigation, to victim protection stages when crimes against socially vulnerable groups occur.

A National Police Agency official said, "We hope that through the new semester sexual crime prevention activities, the anxiety about sexual crimes at the beginning of the semester will be alleviated so that students can focus on their studies with peace of mind."

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