언론보도 분석을 통한 자치경찰제도 개선방안 연구

Abstract

This study used Big Kinds to analyze the attitudes of media reports focusing on the keyword 'local police' from July 19, 2017, the trigger point of the introduction of the local police system, to September 30, 2023, to implement the system. Based on changes in media reporting attitudes and policy changes after the implementation of the system, we attempted to suggest directions for future improvement of the local police system. As a result of analyzing media reports, before the implementation of the system, in the analysis of local police related words, 'adjustment of investigative authority' were greatly highlighted, and the rankings by weight of words such as adjustment of investigative authority, national investigation headquarters, and right to terminate investigation were high. On the other hand, in relation to the purpose of introducing local police, related words such as local decentralization, public security work, and life safety were derived with relatively low weight, so the political motivation of local police system and the purpose of decentralizing police power seem to have been prioritized. Then, on January 1, 2021, after the Police Act was revised and the autonomous police system came into effect, media coverage analysis shows that the decentralized autonomous police system, such as "local government", "committee", and "chairperson", related to enforcement introduction, organizational structure, and local government system promotion process emerged significantly, and related words about local police affairs, roles, and future expected results, such as full enforcement, life safety, socially vulnerable people, school violence, family violence, security services, and crime prevention, were ranked at a higher level in terms of relative weight. The issue of division of duties in the dualized model before the implementation of the system was a major factor causing confusion after implementation, and in the current unified model, the differentiated policy change was found to be minimal. Accordingly, it can be seen that there is a change in attitude after the implementation of media reports on the need to change the dual model. Based on this, there should be research and discussion to evaluate the effectiveness of the dualization model, and especially in the case of investigative work, policy alternatives should be presented to link the National Investigation Headquarters, the national police, and local police and reduce inconvenience factors for citizens.