@article{ART003314956},
author={Lee, Beom-Oh},
title={Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -},
journal={Legal Theory & Practice Review},
issn={2288-1840},
year={2026},
volume={14},
number={1},
pages={741-768}
TY - JOUR
AU - Lee, Beom-Oh
TI - Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -
JO - Legal Theory & Practice Review
PY - 2026
VL - 14
IS - 1
PB - The Korea Society for Legal Theory and Practice Inc.
SP - 741
EP - 768
SN - 2288-1840
AB - Recent crime has evolved in ways that differ from the past, becoming increasingly organized, sophisticated, and transnational. To respond effectively to these changes, accurate and consistent crime statistics must serve as a fundamental prerequisite. Crime statistics are not merely an aggregation of numbers; they should be systematically advanced as a nationwide task to protect citizens’ lives and property and to make criminal justice policy more scientific. Moreover, because the credibility of statistics is directly tied to public communication and policy acceptance, improving and reforming the statistical system is an urgent task that can no longer be postponed.
This study argues that, because serious violent crime tends to directly amplify social anxiety, a management framework is needed that not only classifies crime types with greater precision but also reflects how cases are handled across each stage of the criminal justice process. For serious-crime statistics to inform real-world operations and policy evaluation, linkage of data across institutions and the standardization of interpretive criteria must be pursued in parallel. The study further emphasizes that data produced only at the police and prosecution stages are insufficient to fully explain the final outcomes of cases.
Drawing on examples from the United States and Germany, this study compares and analyzes serious-crime statistics at the police and prosecution stages and examines the limitations that arise in the operation and interpretation of such statistics. Based on these findings, it proposes institutional and technical directions for reform, as well as feasible alternatives, to enhance stage-to-stage linkage and comparability within Korea’s crime statistics system.
KW - Police;prosecution;crime;statistics;serious crime
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Lee, Beom-Oh. (2026). Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 14(1), 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. 2026, "Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -", Legal Theory & Practice Review, vol.14, no.1 pp.741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh "Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14.1 pp.741-768 (2026) : 741.
Lee, Beom-Oh. Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -. 2026; 14(1), 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. "Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14, no.1 (2026) : 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -. Legal Theory & Practice Review, 14(1), 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -. Legal Theory & Practice Review. 2026; 14(1) 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -. 2026; 14(1), 741-768.
Lee, Beom-Oh. "Comparison and Improvement Measures of Police and Prosecutor Crime Statistics - Focused on Violent Crimes -" Legal Theory & Practice Review 14, no.1 (2026) : 741-768.
