광무년간 한성부 호적을 통해 본 근대 경찰간부의 실태 - 경무청의 칙임 및 주임관을 중심으로 -

Abstract

Kyeongmucheong(警務廳) founded in 1894 as a modern police organization, had been reorganized into such a several structure as Kyeongmucheong (警務廳)‑Kyeongbu (京府)‑gyeongmucheong (경무청)·gyeongwiwon(警衛院) through change of institutional and developmental process. In comparison to the pre‑modern police system like Podocheong(捕盜廳) kyeongmucheong had been operated effectively by the business and personnel regulations. The role of kyeongmucheong which aimed at property protection and public welfare of the people as whole, was dislocated into a certain political forces means. This paper researched the actual condition and the status of kyeongmusa(警務使) and kyeongmugwan(警務官) of kyeongmucheong listed in the Family register of Hanseong‑bu during gwangmu 7 years (1903) and gwangmu 10 years (1906). In particular, this paper researched intensively on 16 officers kyeongmusa(警務使) and 12 officers kyeongmugwan listed in the Family register of Hanseong‑bu. In detail this paper analyzes their condition, including their age, their clan occupation, their clan, their address, and everything else. kyeongmusa(警務使) and kyeongmugwan (警務官) was a key figure throughout main office positions of power. They had the political backing of some influential family. They mainly had been living in the northern and central areas of Seoul in which the influential families or power authorities nestled. They are economically to the rich, the size of their house is big, and their employees were taking care of housework. In their actual appearance through kyeongmusa(警務使) and kyeongmugwan(警務官), we can see that they were the political power elites to stay in the heart of traditionally‑powered represents.