여성경찰 임용의 실태 및 문제점에 관한 고찰

Abstract

Although the women increasingly interested in police organization recently, the rates of woman police are low. And the rates of woman working in police organization are really low compared to criminal justice organizations. There are many reasons of these unpair management, one of the most important reason is hiring police persons by distinguishing their sex. So the percentage of police woman's rates to total police officers are 5∼6%. The National Police Agency asserted clearly that the performance of work such as the arrest of criminals, suppression of demonstration, and handling of drunks is the original and representative works of police persons so as to judge the entire ability of police persons by their performance of such work. And it is supposed that police persons have to be physically stronger than others in order to under take duties arrest and suppression. And that women are not appropriate for police work as they are weaker than men. But most police performance of work need not to require physical force. Also, this study pointed out that if the physical forces are really important, the standards of physical ability in police recruitment system are so high. But the standard of physical ability test currently adopted for hiring police officers does not even reach the average level of general people. If the police organization, of course, hires police officers who have good physical ability, the performance of work are easy due to the nature of the police work. Yet, it is not sexual discrimination but physical ability discrimination. The National Police Agency should try to establish a standard for physical constitution and strength that can evaluate the necessary abilities to undertake police work. And whoever meet the standard, they should be police officers. And the rates of police woman are low compared to police man in a higher position. Also, about a promotion, there was a difference in the two police groups-women and men.