Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Seoul City Jointly Conduct Comprehensive Survey of 688 Children with Repeated Abuse Reports

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 7th that it will conduct a joint full-scale investigation of 688 children who have been reported for child abuse two or more times in the past three years, in collaboration with the Seoul Metropolitan Government. This joint investigation is scheduled to take place from the 8th of this month until the end of next month.

Child Abuse Prevention Officers (APO), child abuse dedicated officials from autonomous districts, and child protection agencies will visit homes to verify the presence of child abuse and conduct in-depth interviews with parents and other family members. Depending on the level of risk, they will proceed with investigations and follow-up management of child abuse cases.

Earlier in January, the police and the city formed a task force (TF) co-led by the Deputy Commissioner of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and the Director of the Women's and Family Policy Office of the city to establish a joint response system from reporting to follow-up management, aiming to improve the child abuse response system.

In particular, this investigation was made possible by agreeing to "regularize full-scale investigations" of repeat reports annually. The police and the city plan to strengthen cooperative activities to eradicate child abuse, including conducting full-scale investigations again in the second half of the year.

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