통합「경찰법」상 주민 중심 기초 단위 자치경찰제의 실질적 운영방안 모색

Abstract

For successful settlement and sustainable development of Municipal Police system that has been introduced from 2021, participation of local residents in the process of decision and execution of polices related to Municipal Police must be guaranteed more actively while the function of national police and Municipal Police accomplish harmony through democratic decentralization of police authority. Therefore, this study searched for a practical plan for expansion of primary Municipal Police system of cities and countries as a political alternative for existing Municipal Police system in the integrated「Police Act」 to become a system capable of realizing the basic principle of decentralization and local government through active participation of local residents. For practical operation of primary Municipal Police system, results show that First, legal and institutional improvement such as preparation of a device for collection opinions from the head of cities, counties and districts, operation of a permanent consultative body between Municipal Police committee and local government directors, participation of the head of cities, counties and districts in personnel matters of Municipal Police, revitalization of local security council and introduction of resident recommendation system for appointment of police district captain and chief of police substation when enacting an ordinance on the scope of administrative works. Second, development of a specialized model for primary local governments is considered necessary. Specialized models for local governments can be set up largely as three types such as urban-centered model, urban and rural complex model and rural-centered model, and through the aforementioned, local residents-oriented police service must be provided through realization of a new police paradigm focusing on the local residents. Third, participation of local government of Eup, Myeon and Dong must be expanded. For the foregoing, it is necessary to enable localized police activities to be carried out through establishment of resident-participating police policy through expansion of residents’ association and expansion of delegation of administrative authority to the heads of Eup, Myeon and Dong.