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The purpose of this study is to analyze domestic abuse laws and propose improvements for effective prevention and support based on the findings. The study analyzed the nation's four representative abuse-related laws in three areas (children, the elderly, and the disabled), including the Child Welfare Act, the Special Act on Punishment of Child Abuse Crimes, the Welfare of Senior Citizens Act, and the Act On Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, using abuse-prevention approach by the WHO European(Interventions to Prevent and Reduce Elder Maltreatment) as an analysis framework. Specifically, this paper applied universal, selective, and target-specific approaches to the analysis. First, the study focused on the universal approach from the public perspectives to examine public campaigns, raising awareness of stakeholders, and education, which revealed differences in each area. Second, using the selective approach, the study analyzed early detection of abuse, reporting, dispatch, investigation, and education from the perspective of potential abuse victims and perpetrators. In particular, it was confirmed that provisions related to child abuse cases were more specific than other laws regarding the dispatch and investigation. Finally, the study focused on policies for abuse victims and perpetrators based on the target-specific approach, including measures against abuse, protection plans, victim protection, follow-up care, legal support, shelter provision, and perpetrator programs. The investigation revealed differences depending on the law. Based on these results, this study presented implications for the future development of abuse-related policies.
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