According to a survey conducted in South Korea in late 2022, around 88 percent of respondents stated that they believed that punishments for drug-related crimes were little more than a slap on the wrist. Under current domestic law, drug crimes can be punished with a one year to life imprisonment or a fine of under 100 million South Korean won. Probation is also frequently utilized, especially for first-time offenses.
Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022
Original question: "Do you think that, despite what is possible under domestic law, punishments for drug crimes are in reality little more than a slap on the wrist?"
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Hankook Research. (February 15, 2023). Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/
Hankook Research. "Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022." Chart. February 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/
Hankook Research. (2023). Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/
Hankook Research. "Perceived Lightness of Sentences for Drug-related Crimes in South Korea as of December 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/
Hankook Research, Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/ (last visited November 24, 2024)
Perceived lightness of sentences for drug-related crimes in South Korea as of December 2022 [Graph], Hankook Research, February 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1422592/south-korea-light-drug-crime-punishments/
