GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS’ ROLES AND OPINIONS RELATED TO SEX-RELATED CRIMINAL CASES IN KHON KAEN PROVINCE

Abstract

One of the most pervasive problems in Thailand, sex crimes have long-last negative impacts not only on the victims and their families but also on the society as a whole. The Royal Thai Government and its bureaucratic agencies at the national, regional, and local levels have put a lot of efforts into coping with the problem. The purpose of research was to study the roles and opinions of police officers, judges and correctional officers in Khon Kaen province on the problem of sex crime. The researcher used the phenomenological research methodology. Collect data from in-depth interviews. The research analyzed data by Analytic Induction to describe the perspectives, concepts and experiences of data providers

          Findings reveal that although the government officers perceive sex crimes as a major problem in Thailand that needs some sort of special treatment, there are no mechanisms in place to specifically handle sex crimes. The officers handle sex-related criminal cases in a challenging and difficult manner because of the emotional and taboo nature of such cases. Thus, there needs to be a criminal justice system related to sex crimes that respects the victims’ privacy as well as facilitate the sensitive nature of the crimes