지역경찰의 피해자 보호방안

Victims Protection by Community Police

Community Policing in korea is mainly operated from mini-police station(Gigudy) or Special Pachulso, the meaning of which is the place where the police changes for their shift of duty. Offices of Gigudy or Special Pachulso do not only function as a base for patrol activities, but also the contact point between the police and the public. Out of a total number of 94,000 policeman-woman in korea, 42,000(45%) of this number operate from offices which distributed in about 1,100 locations throughout the country. Mini-police stations play important roles in the "112 Crime Reporting System" since more than 3626 patrol cars are deployed to mini-police stations throughout the country. The 112 Crime Reporting System was developed in order to arrive at the crime scene faster and effectively deal with crime. It is the emergency crime reporting system in which victims or witnesses report a crime by dialing 112 and is operated by each regional police headquarter. When an emergency call is received through the 112 Crime Reporting System, operators(police officers) in a provincial police headquarter notify a "112 patrol car" who is nearest to a crime scene to respond. The victim protection function of Gigudy and Special Pachulso must be reinforced. National Police Agency have to revise the criminal victim protection rule, expand the range for information offer, manufacture the victim guide and prepare for mini-stations, and is carrying out education, training and public relation to the community officers. In the stage of preliminary investigation, community officers should be capable of making a reasonably speedy response to the crime scene. In addition, to respon safely and speedily to emergency calls, they have to get the crisis-intervention training in advance. Community officers have to cooperate with the related organs positively, do their best in formation and supporting of a victim support organization as a menber of the victim network of a community.