School violence, juvenile offenders under 14 and protective dispositions under the Korean Juvenile Act — how juvenile proceedings differ and what guardians and victims need to know.
A juvenile offender under 14 is a minor aged 10 or older but under 14, who receives a protective disposition under the Juvenile Act instead of criminal punishment. This article explains the age criteria, the protective dispositions from No. 1 to No. 10, the difference from a juvenile delinquent subject to prosecution, and what victims and guardians need to know.
School violence cases come in many forms. They include physical assault, verbal abuse, exclusion, and extortion of money or property. In recent years, the severity of these offenses has been escalating. As time goes on, increasingly serious matters are surfacing as school violence, and victimized students often file a police report at the same time they report the incident to the school. As a result, once school violence occurs, it can no longer be brushed aside as a simple reprimand or reconciliation; cases now go beyond the School Violence Committee to juvenile trials and, in severe instances, even criminal trials. When a school violence incident occurs, the types of penalties imposed include school disciplinary measures for school violence, protective dispositions for juveniles, and criminal punishment. School disciplinary measures for school violence Disciplinary measures for school violence are imposed through the School Violence Committee once a report is filed with the school. They range from Measure No. 1 to Measure No. 9, and..
Forged juvenile ID cards Recently, more and more innocent shops are being hit with suspension-of-business orders because of ID cards that juveniles have forged. On top of that, some juveniles use forged ID cards to buy alcohol or cigarettes and then use that to blackmail the shop. Because these ID cards are easy to buy through social media and the like, they are becoming increasingly accessible. According to reported cases, forgeries made from the same material as a real ID card are selling for anywhere from hundreds of thousands of won up to around KRW 1 million. However, such conduct is not merely a youthful indiscretion but is treated as a serious crime that can lead to various charges and heavy punishment. In reality, even a juvenile can be put on criminal trial and sentenced to imprisonment. Up to 10 years of imprisonment for forging an ID card An ID card is a document issued by the state, and forging an ID card..
