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Busan Metropolitan City Autonomous Police Committee Holds Working-Level Council to Strengthen Youth Crime Prevention

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The Busan Metropolitan City Autonomous Police Committee (Chairperson Kim Cheol-jun) announced that on November 3, it convened a working-level council to reinforce inter-agency cooperation aimed at protecting youth and preventing juvenile crimes.

The meeting was attended by relevant departments from Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, and the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, as well as organizations currently operating counseling and guidance programs for at-risk youth, such as the Busan Youth Counseling and Welfare Center, the Busan–Ulsan Center for Gambling Prevention and Recovery, and the Busan Association for Drug Abuse Prevention.

During the meeting, participating institutions shared the outcomes of youth crime prevention activities carried out this year and discussed key focus areas and collaborative tasks for next year.

Busan Metropolitan City plans to actively support the on-site activities of police officers in charge of youth-related issues and to strengthen infrastructure that fosters proper awareness among young people.

The Committee also intends to expand funding to support tailored guidance programs targeting at-risk youth by crime type—currently operated by local police stations—and to assist the “Crime Prevention Classroom,” an outreach program on school violence prevention led by school police officers.

The City’s Department of Children and Youth Affairs plans to improve the operation system of regional Youth Sexual Culture Centers to promote healthy sexual awareness among youth and to strengthen parent engagement systems to further expand school violence prevention activities.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced its plan to reinforce cooperation systems aimed at preventing reoffending among high-risk juvenile offenders and to enhance the effectiveness of special education programs for students involved in school violence.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to strengthen relationship-recovery-based school violence prevention activities for lower-grade students and to prioritize curriculum-based education on the prevention of digital sexual violence.

In addition, institutions agreed to strengthen cooperation on various initiatives, including customized education for youth engaged in illegal gambling (Busan–Ulsan Center for Gambling Prevention and Recovery), emergency rescue and protection of high-risk youth (Busan Youth Counseling and Welfare Center), and the expansion of drug abuse prevention campaigns, treatment, and rehabilitation projects (Busan Association for Drug Abuse Prevention).

Chairperson Kim Cheol-jun of the Busan Metropolitan City Autonomous Police Committee stated, “Juvenile crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated and diverse. Based on close inter-agency cooperation, we will establish a robust social safety net and do our utmost to prevent youth crime.”