古朝鮮時代의 警察機能에 관한 연구

Abstract

As the country naturally requests the maintenance of public order, It must be true that the existence of the police at the Gojoseon period was the indispensable element. Accordingly, no matter what the form is, the police service has been effective at any time and place. Nevertheless, It implicates the possibility of danger to examine the police organization and function of the Gojoseon dynasty regarded as the soul and root of the police organizations, because of few existing records about the era. But it is also true that the police system and function of the Gojoseon dynasty must not be ignored in the standpoint with Korean police history. The reason is related with the legitimacy and independency, and it is to pursue the scope of police activities with these researches such as when the Korean police started, who conducted the police authority. In this context, this study conducts following elements. Firstly, it reviews the character of the Gojoseon dynasty, and then seeks the beginning time of the soul and root of Korean police. Second, It focuses on who conducted the police authority with the governing structure of the Gojoseon dynasty and develops the discussion. Third, It analyzes and evaluates the contents of Pal-Jo-Gum-Bup(the eight prohibited rules at the Gojoseon dynasty era), considered as the legal basis of police authority and studies how the rules reflect the social aspect at the Gojoseon dynasty. Fourth, It suggests approximately five police functions at the Gojoseon dynasty period based on the above mentioned legitimacy of police history, the subject of police authority and 'Pal-Jo-Gum-Bup'. In addition, It prospects the establishment and collapse of Gojosen dynasty, the first korean government in the history. Consequently, It emphasizes not to miss the historical essentials that a country's history can not exist by itself but the result of actions with surrounding countries.