A Study on the statement techniques of school violence prepetrators : Focusing on cases of continuous false testimony using neutralization techniques

This study selected a recent actual case of school violence and studied its development process. Based on legally reviewed public documents and some interview investigations, the actual neutralization techniques of the perpetrator were explored and organized by type based on the confirmed results. The perpetrator was found to have used all five neutralization strategies (denial of responsibility, condemnation of condemners, appeal to higher loyalties, denial of the victim, denial of injury), and was analyzed as denial of responsibility - 'strong', condemnation of condemners - 'moderate', appeal to higher loyalties - 'strong-moderate', denial of the victim - 'strong-moderate', denial of injury-'strong-moderate'. The perpetrator continuously referred the victim and witnesses to the school violence deliberation committee through neutralization techniques. Even though the case was finalized as 'no action decision', the systematic meticulousness of continuously using the issue of school violence reports in criminal complaints to conceal false facts was also observed. Therefore, it is suggested to form a diverse group of experts to fully take on the roles and fairness of the dedicated organizations installed in each school, and to develop manuals for understanding and filtering intermediate techniques, along with the need for practical training. Above all, the attention and active involvement and determination to resolve issues by the school violence dedicated organizations are of utmost importance.