South Korea implemented specific legislation titled the Act on Punishment of Crimes of Stalking ( APCS) on October 21, 2021, to address the issue of stalking. This study evaluated the risks associated with stalking incidents in South Korea by reviewing and analyzing legal cases with finalized judgments within the first year of the APCS. Data were collected through a systematic search of the Korean Supreme Court’s Written Judgment Management System database. We identified 193 stalking-related cases between October 21, 2021, and October 14, 2022. These cases were analyzed based on four risk profile criteria: profiles of stalkers and victims, the nature of stalker–victim relationships, motivations behind stalking, and patterns of stalking behavior. Further, we reviewed cases to which the APCS and the Criminal Act applied by analyzing stalker–victim relationships and the stalkers’ underlying motivations to assess the risks associated with stalking. Approximately 16.6% of stalkers were diagnosed with mental disorders, the most common disorder being psychosis. The average age of the victims was 42.84 years, with a higher prevalence of female victims compared to male ones. Predominantly, stalkers were former intimate partners of the victims, with most cases motivated by rejection. Direct contact methods, such as physical approaches, have been observed more frequently than indirect methods, such as repeated unwanted messages, or non-contact behaviors, including surveillance and loitering. The findings provide an up-to-date overview of the under-examined criminal stalking issue in South Korea.

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韩国缠扰行为的风险概况：分析初步法律回应后第一年的法院裁决


韩国于 2021 年 10 月 21 日实施了名为《惩治缠扰罪法》（APCS） 的具体立法，以解决缠扰问题。本研究通过审查和分析在 APCS 第一年内做出最终判决的法律案件，评估了与韩国跟踪事件相关的风险。数据是通过对韩国最高法院判决书管理系统数据库的系统搜索收集的。我们在 2021 年 10 月 21 日至 2022 年 10 月 14 日期间确定了 193 起与跟踪相关的案件。这些案件是根据四项风险取向准则进行分析：缠扰者和受害者的概况、缠扰者与受害者关系的性质、缠扰行为的动机，以及缠扰行为的模式。此外，我们通过分析缠扰者与受害者的关系以及缠扰者的潜在动机来评估与缠扰相关的风险，从而审查了 APCS 和《刑事法》适用的案件。大约 16.6% 的缠扰者被诊断出患有精神疾病，最常见的疾病是思觉失调。受害者的平均年龄为 42.84 岁，女性受害者的患病率高于男性受害者。缠扰者主要是受害人以前的亲密伙伴，大多数案件都是出于拒绝。直接接触方法（例如物理方法）比间接方法（例如重复的不受欢迎的消息）或非接触行为（包括监视和徘徊）更常见。调查结果为韩国未被充分审查的刑事缠扰问题提供了最新的概述。