Crime, Don't Move! 'Gyeongbuk-style Autonomous Police' Launches... 25 Experts Form Team for Close Security Service

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 15th, the Gyeongsangbuk-do Autonomous Police Committee launched the ‘Public Safety Administration Guide Policy Research Group,’ which will be responsible for designing the future of the Gyeongbuk-type autonomous police.

The autonomous police system is a system that grants police authority to local governments, making the local government responsible for the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the police.

The autonomous police mainly handle daily safety areas such as local patrols, crime prevention, protection of children, adolescents, and women, as well as traffic enforcement and management, and enforcement against violations of basic order.

They also handle areas of police work closely related to the lives of local residents, providing security services tailored to local circumstances.

It was fully implemented on July 1st, and by the following year, about 36% of police personnel will be converted to local autonomous police officers.

Gyeongbuk Province formed the research group with 25 diverse human resources from academia, research institutes, public institutions, and civic groups to listen to and reflect the opinions of public safety administration experts.

The research group has a system that can continuously cover everything from identifying public safety demands to proposing policy alternatives.

In particular, the autonomous police duties were divided into five categories: daily safety, women, children and adolescents, the elderly, and traffic, to strengthen the capacity for policy research in each field and enhance expertise.

The Public Safety Administration Guide Policy Research Group shares current issues of the Autonomous Police Committee, conducts practical public safety administrative activities, and plays a pivotal role in discovering regionally customized public safety policies.

At the launch ceremony, about 30 people including the research group and autonomous police committee members attended, shared the research group operation plan, and discussed development plans for the Gyeongbuk-type autonomous police system.

On this day, Professor Jang Cheol-young of the Department of Police Administration at Daekyung University emphasized, “To fully establish the autonomous police system, it is necessary for central government departments to separate the national police and autonomous police and to newly establish grants for autonomous police.”

Kim Kyung-hee, director of the Gajeong Pyeonhan Welfare Center, suggested, “We need to build a dense social safety net to prepare for a super-aged society, including crime prevention against the elderly and traffic accident prevention.”

Chairman Lee Soon-dong said, “We will focus administrative power to realize experts’ proposals,” and added, “I ask the committee members for active activities to stabilize the Gyeongbuk-type autonomous police system.”

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