경찰에 대한 시민인식의 결정요인과 차이에 관한 연구

Abstract

Citizens’ support and cooperation in police activities are essential for successfully performing police duties in a democratic society. It is possible to obtain the support and cooperation of the public when the citizens’ perception of the police is positive. The study analysed the impact and differences of individual characteristics and neighbourhood characteristics on the citizens’ perception to find the determinants of the citizens’ perception of the police. It identified the impact of the independent variables such as gender, age, house income, education level, fear of crime, victimization, and neighbourhood disadvantage on the citizens’ perception of the police through multiple regression analysis. The gender, education level, fear of crime, and neighbourhood disadvantage among the independents were significant statistically at the 0.01 level. The old expressed a more positive perception of the police but the highly educated had a more negative perception. Fear of crime formed a negative perception of the police and also the people who live in the disadvantaged area, expressed dissatisfaction with the police. In conclusion, the police can obtain a positive perception from the public when they remove prejudice, ensure fair law enforcement, and implement the normative value of police activities as well as crime control. This is a base for the achievement of the their goal, the maintenance of public order.