자치경찰제도 도입 논의에 관한 비판적 검토와 입법적 제언

Abstract

The discussion about introducing self-governing police into Korea has been on the way since local autonomy was carried out. But self-governing police system is still not put into effect throughout the country, excluding Jeju Special Self-Governing Province. Although self-governing police is currently carried out in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, its affairs are only limited to administrative police of a narrow meaning. So, it does not accord with the original purpose of self-governing police. Thus, this study reviewed what should be first set forth in the legislation in order to introduce self-governing police system. The purpose of self-governing police system is that each local autonomy keeps its public peace and order by itself so that it can provide safe security to the localities. To do so, it is necessary to establish additional laws which stipulate its organizations, affairs, and financial resources clearly and specifically. In addition, what is about self-governing police needs to be regulated obviously and specifically in the law so that legalism can be fulfilled. In accordance with the fundamental ideal of local autonomy, which is based on democracy of grass root, it is essential that each basic local self -governing community, such like Gu, Gun, and city, should carry out its own self-governing police by itself as well as its own affairs related with security. Therefore, with the assumption that self-governing police might be introduced in the future, this study reviewed the necessity of making the legislation that regulates a unit of building local-governing police system. For example, whether local-governing police system should be established in basic local self -governing communities of Gu, Gun, and small cities or in large ones, such like Daegu, Incheon, and Gwangju city. Also, this study specifically reviewed the affairs and financial resources of self-governing police.