@article{ART003274428},
author={Kim, Jae-Han},
title={A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes},
journal={Legal Theory & Practice Review},
issn={2288-1840},
year={2025},
volume={13},
number={4},
pages={491-515}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim, Jae-Han
TI - A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes
JO - Legal Theory & Practice Review
PY - 2025
VL - 13
IS - 4
PB - The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
SP - 491
EP - 515
SN - 2288-1840
AB - This study aims to analyze the recent surge in drug-related crimes and to explore the limitations and improvement measures of the current criminal policy framework. Drug crimes are no longer confined to specific groups but have expanded into a complex social problem driven by digitalization, globalization, and the growing involvement of younger generations. Using statistical data and policy analysis, this study comprehensively examined the trends, characteristics, and comparative responses to drug-related crimes across different countries. The findings reveal that drug crimes in South Korea have increased sharply since 2015, with a noticeable rise among youth under their twenties, women, and foreign offenders. However, the current response system remains focused primarily on supply suppression and punitive measures, while institutional support for treatment, rehabilitation, and social reintegration of addicts remains insufficient. In addition, as online drug distribution through the dark web and virtual assets has become increasingly common, technical limitations in law enforcement and the inefficiency of international cooperation have emerged as major challenges. Accordingly, this study proposes several key policy directions: the establishment of a comprehensive life-cycle response system spanning prevention to rehabilitation, the development of an integrated governance framework, the strengthening of AI-based digital investigation capabilities and international cooperation, and the expansion of therapeutic justice programs. Ultimately, the core of effective drug crime policy lies in a paradigm shift from punishment to recovery. Sustainable social restoration can only be achieved by advancing from punitive control toward a recovery-oriented criminal justice model that integrates prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. This study thus provides legal and policy implications to guide such a transition and serves as a foundational reference for future drug crime policy development.
KW - Drug-Related Crime;Decriminalization;Rehabilitation Treatment;Narcotics Control Act;Social Reintegration
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Kim, Jae-Han. (2025). A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 13(4), 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. 2025, "A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes", Legal Theory & Practice Review, vol.13, no.4 pp.491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han "A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes" Legal Theory & Practice Review 13.4 pp.491-515 (2025) : 491.
Kim, Jae-Han. A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes. 2025; 13(4), 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. "A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes" Legal Theory & Practice Review 13, no.4 (2025) : 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 13(4), 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes. Legal Theory & Practice Review. 2025; 13(4) 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes. 2025; 13(4), 491-515.
Kim, Jae-Han. "A Study on the Actual Conditions and Countermeasures against Drug-Related Crimes" Legal Theory & Practice Review 13, no.4 (2025) : 491-515.
