Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) is a crime in the course of which the victim is administered a drug or other incapacitating substance in order to affect control over their actions, decision-making capacities or physical capabilities. To investigate the current status of DFSA in Korea, we reviewed DFSA cases of National Forensic Service (NFS). Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) after solid-phase extraction (SPE) were performed for the detection of drugs in blood and urine samples. Analytical results in DFSA were investigated by the laboratory information management system of NFS for five years (2014-2018). Mainly, the total count of DFSA cases, drug detection rate, types of drugs and frequency of use were investigated. In the recent five years, the number of DFSA cases increased every year, from 534 cases in 2014 to 1434 cases in 2018, over 168.5% from 2014. The number of submitted cases in Seoul institute was shown the highest, occupying 62% of the total. The detection rates of drugs in each year and region were from 23 to 28% and average detection rate of drugs was 25%. The most frequently used drug was zolpidem with 383 times for five years, occupying for 15% of all drugs. Next, benzodiazepines such as diazepam, lorazepam and alprazolam were detected with 173, 139 and 107 times, respectively. Meanwhile, illegal drugs were also found, which includes amphetamines (48 times) and cannabis (12 times). Interpretation of the analytical results in terms of voluntary versus surreptitious administration of drugs requires further detailed investigation as well as knowledge of the victim’s health status and medication used at the time of event.
목차
Abstract I. 서론 II. 방법 2.1 조사 방법 2.2 약물 분석 방법 III. 결과 및 고찰 IV. 결론 V. 사사 VI. 참고문헌
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Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA)bloodurinehairzolpidembenzodiazepines
저자
박미정 [ Meejung Park | 국립과학수사연구원 법독성학과 ]
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법과학 분야는 사회정의 구현에 있어 크나큰 가치가 있음에도 불구하고 우리나라에서는 이 분야에 대한 인식이 미흡하여 선진 외국에 비해 침체되어 있는 실정이다. 이에 우리나라에서도 법과학 분야와 관련 있는 학계, 연구기관, 수사기관 등 유관 단체들로 구성된 한국 법과학회를 창립하여 이 분야를 활성화 시켜 과학수사를 한층 더 발전시키기 위함을 목적으로 한다.