A Study on the Research Trend of Juvenile Offenders in Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze research trends of juvenile offenders in Korea, and to provide future tasks and directions. In order to achieve this, the study analyzed 434 articles and dissertations, classifying them into year, research topic, and research method. The results of the research trends are as follows. First, in the case of yearly trends, there was an increase or decrease from year to year, but generally did not show a large change. However, when a social incident related to juvenile offenders occurred and was highlighted in the media, the number of research increased. Second, the number of the most research subject was 'laws and institutions', and the least research subject was 'facility'. In the future, research on juvenile offenders needs to be research widely with various subjects. Third, the most used research method is the literature research method. This seems to be due to research ethics and ease of access. This study is meaningful in that it systematically analyzed research related to juvenile offenders and suggested future research directions. If research on juvenile offenders is conducted more diversely and widely in the future, it will be of great help in making policies and systems related to juvenile offenders.