Abstract

As the seriousness of the crime of indecent exposure has been grossly underestimated, there has been little research on the statistics and characteristics of offenders. However, considering that offenders may go on to commit more serious type of sexual crime, and that the post-traumatic stress of the crime may have a huge influence on the victim, there is an urgent need for more research. Therefore, the present study focused on the characteristics of offenders and victims and analyzed various offending behavior displayed at the crime scene, based on a total of 249 cases of indecent exposure that occurred between 2007 and 2009. As a result, a typical case of indecent exposure turns out to occur on the street in the evening during summertime. Almost all offenders were male, and they typically committed the offense alone. One third of the victims were less than 30 years old, and most of them were strangers to the offender. Based on the results, we suggested effective techniques of responding to the crime and methods of prevention. Finally, suggestions for future research were made.