This is the first in a series of articles featuring the problems Korean society faces these days, including sex crimes against children and woman, alcohol-induced violence and child pornography. ― ED.
By Kim Rahn
Korean society is too lenient toward misconduct and crimes committed under the influence of alcohol, and this results in repeat offences, said an expert on the behavioral problems induced by alcoholism.
Chang Ki-hwun, a senior researcher at the Korean Alcohol Research Foundation, said that alcoholism should be regarded as a “disease” and a social issue, not an individual problem.