미국 암트랙 경찰의 조직 및 기능에 관한 연구

Abstract

In that the railway police are in a different environment from the general police, the Korea Railway Police are established and operated in Korea, and the railway police are operated by local governments and railroad corporations in foreign countries. In the case of railway police in Korea, there have been criticisms on the functions, jurisdiction, and operation, such as raising questions about whether public police activities are appropriate for private company’s operating areas. In this regard, in this paper, the organization and function of Amtrak Police were reviewed to derive implications for the Korea Railway Police. Amtrak Police employs more than 400 police officers and civilian staff with a budget of approximately $80 million, and performs passenger safety-accident prevention and corporate security functions as well as general police functions on railways. However, despite the increase in the demand for security on the railway, there seems to be some problems with the stability of the organization, such as the planned reduction of manpower. Several implications were presented in relation to the analysis of the functions and manpower of Amtrak police.