deemed that the officer did not perform due diligence in his effort to notify the parent,
because there was no evidence supporting his claim and there were a number of alternative
measures available such as text messages, leaving caller id information, and voice
messages to secure communication. In the end, the victim did suffer a violation of his right
as a minor stipulated in the Constitution by being deprived of parental consent, a necessary
requirement of interrogating legal minors.
In conclusion, the Commission recommended the Chief of XX Police Station who
supervises the officer to issue a disciplinary warning. To the Chief of XX District Police, a
supervisory authority of the XX Police Station, to make sure that cases involving minors
and women who might have trouble exercising their right to defend charges to special units
and develop countermeasures in order to prevent any reoccurrence of such cases.
B. Investigation and Remedies: Civil Rights Violation in Correctional and Institutional
Group Care Facilities
1) On-site Investigation: Civil Rights Implications of Correctional Facilities with Tower
Structure
Correctional facilities of Suwon, Haenam, Somang, and Gangnam have been recently
constructed, relocated, or renovated by adopting a structure of square, pentagon, or
hexagonal-shaped tower to facilitate easier surveillance. Although the design is effective
for surveillance, there have been a growing number of complaints by inmates on their
living standards such as lack of outdoor area, excessive cooling and humidity in living
quarters during summer, ineffective lighting and air circulation, and odor. These
complaints brought the attention of the Commission to review civil rights implications.
The Commission examined 3 such correctional facilities in Suwon, Incheon, and Ulsan
and conducted surveys and in-depth interviews of inmates and prison officers on factors
such as exercising hours and exercise area, humidity and temperature of the living quarters
and air conditioning system, laundry and drying equipments, lighting and circulation, and
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