지역사회안전과 가출청소년보호를 위한 방안 연구

Abstract

The present article broaches the issue of the significant role of the police regarding municipal safety and the protection and support of street children. The purpose of the study is to ascertain possibilities of achieving an effective and efficient collaboration of the police and the accommodations for the support and protection of street children. For this study, based on the previous research and analysis on the street children, survey on the youth accommodation employees and focus group interview were carried out. Results of the latest research reveal that there are controversies between the police and the accommodation for street children. From the point of view of the police, the street children are regarded as risk factors for the social safety whereas the workers in the accommodations consider them as victims or people for protection. The expert group consistently advances the view that introduction of an integrated support system by the government and establishment of an operation manual is urgent for interrelationship and cooperation. Based on the previous discussions in this article, to develop a municipal support system for achieving safety for the street children and a general municipal security, it requires the achievement of a consensus on the attitude towards street children on the one hand and the establishment of a specific legal basis and a manual regarding the interdepartmental collaboration, and eventually the necessity for a community support center for the street children on the other hand.