자치경찰권 강화를 위한 논의 방향 - 자치경찰권 강화에 대한 인식 조사를 중심으로 -

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to suggest a direction for discussion to strengthen self-governing police power. To this end, an awareness survey was conducted targeting officials and experts working in the self-governing police system to strengthen the current self-governing police system and self-governing police authority. 77.4% of all respondents responded that self-governing police power needs to be strengthened. It was confirmed that the absolute majority, 77.4% of all respondents, agreed with the claim that self-governing police, separated from the national police, should exercise self-governing police authority. They responded that investigations related to self-governing police affairs should be exclusively handled by self-governing police. 78.2% of all respondents agreed that the district police station and police box are essential to the dual self-governing police force. Considering this perception survey, the self-governing police dualization model is: First, the work of the self-governing police must be distinguished from the work of the national police. Second, in principle, the organization and functions of the national police related to self-governing police affairs should be abolished or reduced (if necessary, in a gradual way, but by all means). Third, in order to prevent a security vacuum caused by dualization, self-governing police and national police should, in principle, be granted the same authority to take initial action under the Criminal Act and the Police Officers' Duties Act.