As a response to rising concerns about school violence, the Korean National Police Agency began recruiting specialized police officers, called Korean School Police Officers (KSPOs), in hopes that they would reduce in school behavioral and delinquency problems. The current study provides insight into the effects of crime prevention activities in Korean schools, using the 2014 Korean Youth Victimization Survey to advance the knowledge about the role of the KSPOs and their potential impact on delinquency reduction. Results indicate that the presence of KSPOs did not have any significant association with criminal victimization or fear of victimization. In some cases, the presence of KSPOs is associated with higher property crime by students. Implications of these findings for understanding KSPOs and their roles in preventing school crime and improving school environments are discussed. In addition, we discuss how lessons learned from the U.S. may influence future advancements in KSPO approaches and vice versa.

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学校警官对受害、犯罪和犯罪恐惧的影响：以韩国青年为中心。

作为对校园暴力日益增长的担忧的回应，韩国国家警察厅开始招募专门的警察，称为韩国学校警察 (KSPO)，希望他们能减少学校的行为和犯罪问题。目前的研究深入了解韩国学校预防犯罪活动的效果，利用 2014 年韩国青少年受害调查来提高对 KSPO 作用及其对减少犯罪的潜在影响的认识。结果表明，KSPO 的存在与犯罪受害或受害恐惧没有任何显着关联。在某些情况下，KSPO 的存在与学生更高的财产犯罪有关。讨论了这些发现对理解 KSPO 及其在预防学校犯罪和改善学校环境中的作用的影响。此外，我们讨论了从美国吸取的经验教训如何影响 KSPO 方法的未来进步，反之亦然。