경찰의 자살 위기 대응체계 개선방안 연구: 현장 사례 중심으로

Abstract

Since the establishment of a separate 112 suicide-related report code in 2015, the number of suicide-related reports has increased sharply every year, recording 90,308 in 2019. This means that social interest in the suicide issue has increased. The police's response to the suicide report focused on finding a suicide attempt. However, to solve the problem of suicide attempts by suicide seekers, the state demanded active measures against police's suicide attempt. Therefore, the police are working to prevent secondary suicide attempts in cooperation with related agencies and protect suicide attempts at the level of "restorative police activities." Meanwhile, on-site police are complaining of the burden of work due to the growing number of suicide reports and active suicide response guidelines, and are openly raising issues arising in response to suicide-related reports. In response, this study sought to identify the current status and problems of the police's suicide rescue process and analyze the problems through actual field examples. It also diagnosed problems arising from the follow-up link between the police and related agencies. As a related improvement, it proposed the operation of a department dedicated to responding to suicide risks and the establishment of a practical cooperative system. This requires the introduction of more police personnel in response to suicide, rescue equipment, and training. In addition, understanding and active cooperation of related agencies such as the police, fire fighting, and suicide prevention centers should precede, and effective suicide crisis response should be carried out with the attention and guidance of the central government.