경찰 수사개혁의 성과와 과제

The Results and Challenges of the Police Investigation Reform

The police has the obligation and the responsibility to protect the people from danger. Above all, the police investigation , a judicial police activity, is endowed with various coercive powers to ascertain the criminal offense, to resemble the evidence and to search for the suspect, which can deprive the freedom of an individual and the human rights. Therefore, the primary goal of police investigation reform is to control the police investigation function and power not to be abused. However, there is concern that the possibility of human rights violations will be increased at the police investigation stage, with the separation of prosecution and investigation as a part of the public prosecution office reform which will shift toward strengthening autonomy in police investigations. In addition, it is pointed out the problem of the increase of the police investigations after the abolition of the National Intelligence Service investigation authority. The goal and direction of the police investigation reform is surprisingly simple even in a somewhat complicated terrain. The police investigation system should be made for all citizens. This paper examines the results and challenges of the police investigation reform centered on the recommendations of the Police Reform Commission which finished its activities for police reform for one year from June 16, 2017.