학교폭력 대응기구의 법･제도적 개선방안

초록

This study aims to analyze the structure and functions of Korea’s school violence response system under the Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures against School Violence, and to propose institutional improvements through a comparative legal approach. Although Korea’s system comprises multiple layers—including school-level response committees, educational support office deliberation committees, metropolitan and provincial investigator units, and school police officers (SPOs)—the overlap of investigation, deliberation, and enforcement functions has reduced its procedural consistency and effectiveness. By comparing the systems of the United Kingdom, Japan, and Finland, this study finds that these countries define school violence in a narrower sense and operate simplified, prevention- and counseling-centered mechanisms within a unified accountability framework. Based on these findings, the study proposes four key reforms for Korea: (1) a clearer separation between criminal and disciplinary procedures, (2) legal clarification and professionalization of school violence inve- stigators, (3) specialization of the deliberation committee through expert participation, and (4) establishment of an integrated information-sharing system among education offices, schools, and police. This research contributes to the academic and policy discourse by suggesting that Korea’s school violence response should evolve toward a model balancing educational recovery with legal justice through redefinition of legal concepts and structural differentiation of institutional functions.

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