Jeju Police Agency Holds 'Policy Meeting'... Discussing Measures for Women's Safety

Published 04 Oct.2022 17:27(KST)

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Police Agency (Chief Lee Sangryul) announced that on the 4th at 2 p.m., it held a policy meeting at the multipurpose room of the Seolmundae Women’s Culture Center with 14 representatives from victim protection and support organizations for women victims of violence in Jeju Province.

At this meeting hosted by the Jeju Police Agency, amid growing interest in women's safety, police and private experts discussed practical measures for women's safety and ways to strengthen civil-police cooperation.

The Jeju Police Agency explained key policies such as the ‘Establishment of Police-Prosecutor Consultative Body,’ ‘Introduction of Offender Rehabilitation Programs,’ and ‘Promotion of Integrated Solution Meetings’ to respond more actively to crimes against women.

Organizations such as 1366 and other victim protection and support agencies freely presented and discussed their respective work introductions and improvement plans.

The Jeju Police Agency also shared the results of policy reflections by the police on proposals discussed at the first policy forum and discussed ways to further strengthen civil-police cooperation by listening to opinions.

Chief Lee Sangryul said, “Since most crimes against women are ‘relationship crimes,’ fundamental problem-solving is difficult with police response and punishment alone. Therefore, I hope private experts and all members of our society will participate in solving these problems.”

He added, “Taking this meeting as an opportunity, the Jeju Police will communicate openly with experts from women-related organizations and listen carefully to the earnest voices of victims to carry out work more meticulously.”

Women’s organization leaders in the province who participated in the meeting said, “We request various improvement measures such as raising police officers’ awareness of violence against women and strengthening offender response,” and “We agreed to continuously develop cooperation with the Jeju Police by strengthening solidarity among women-related institutions and organizations to establish comprehensive response measures for victims.”