This study develops the innovative alternative of the role and status of women in policing. For this study, the survey was conducted from May 15,2000 to May 31, 2000. The respondents were 180 women and 180 men in policing, the numbers of the Seoul Met...
This study develops the innovative alternative of the role and status of women in policing. For this study, the survey was conducted from May 15,2000 to May 31, 2000. The respondents were 180 women and 180 men in policing, the numbers of the Seoul Metropolitan police Agency and 180 residents living in Nam-ku, Incheon Metropolitan City. The study found that the recruitment, education and training, advancement, and deployment need to be improved for women in policing. In addition, the role improvement and increase in number of policewomen, the welfare system for women in policing, and division for policewomen are necessary. The findings as follows. ① In order to improve the role and status of policewoman, the barriers need to be removed. Especially, policeman must enlarge her work. ② The welfare system for woman in policing should be arranged. ③ The increase in number of woman in policing is necessary. The proportion of policewomen needs to increase by 10% of all persons in policing. However, 20% needs to be considered in the long term. ④ The recruitment should be improved in the direction of recruiting men and women all together and periodically. The entry must be simplified as two ways for the manager and for non-manager and equality in opportunity of the entry should be given to men and women. ⑤ The education institutions must be characterized for the education of policewomen, i,e. National Police University has a important function for woman cadets, Police Comprehensive School for office work education, and Central Police School for new-entry policewomen. ⑥ The advancement system needs to adopt the competition principles on the basis of career. ⑦ Assignment to a position must be rotated for effective manpower arrangement ⑧ The division for policewomen must be established for efficient personnel management in the police agency.