The research on “application of the third party policing to social security”

Abstract

This article is aimed at understanding the developing trend of third party crime prevention, which excludes both the police and criminals. This trend works by implementing the advantages of community policing and problem-oriented policing, while referring to the strategies of crime prevention initiative, and strives to integrate new forces from the society, such as civilian engagement or market mechanism, into crime prevention. The above-mentioned police administrative model, which combines the forces of multiple “third-parties” to resolve crime problems, is officially called “third-party policing”. “Third-party policing” is a market and community based crime prevention, part of the broader trend of “decentralization of policing”, which means that the police force is shifted from a government controlled institute to a market and community based third party. As the new governing concept supports this shift, including renewal of insurance statistics on criminal concept, and change of perspective towards cautious individuals, we can see many cases of adopting the third-party policing model in security control policies and practical experiences. This article uses the academic concepts of “collaborative co-governance of public security”, “security risks of crime”, and “equality of rights and obligations among multiple parties” to examine how “third-party policing” is used to deal with security control on a practical level in Taiwan. Finally, the article discusses possible obstacles faced while conducting “third-party policing”, as well as what steps should be taken in the future, should the need to use it in the inspection and prevention of crime arise, so as to raise the awareness of government authorities, and allow citizens to take control through participation.