• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.191-201
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• 2024

In Korea, the permission for private investigation(PI) industry was implemented in 2020, and many PI associations and education institutions are currently training private investigators in the form of private qualifications. In line with the expansion of PI industry, universities are also establishing and operating private investigation study departments or major courses, and are constantly developing research and programs to provide education that meets the purpose and characteristics. This study compared and analyzed the subjects of various domestic universities that already operate the detective department and suggested the direction necessary for the development of PI market in Korea and the revival of private investigation studies in the future. The contents of the study include the composition of an educational model reflecting the field, the expansion of professors specializing in PI studies, and the development of original subjects in PI studies that break away from subjects such as police science and criminology. It is hoped that suggested direction will be actively reflected to lay the foundation for the development of private investigation studies and private investigation industry.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.17
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• pp.235-253
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• 2008

In the developed countries, the private investigation system which is part of private security has developed together with police, and OECD countries except South Korea has developed the private investigation system establishing by the Private Investigation ACT. In Korea, there was several attempt to establish the Private Investigation ACT but it was not accomplished because of private security circumstances. In this study, the chapter Iis introduction, theoretical background is in chapter II, chapter III is the operation of private investigation of the developed countries, analysis and direction of the Private Investigation ACT in chapter IV, and conclusion in chapter V. To introduce the private investigation system, it is required to discover the problem of the Private Investigation ACT mentioned in this article and to develop the private investigation system by collecting the opnion of citizen, academic world, and the related agency. It is necessary to associated interest and effort of citizen, academic world, and the related agency for introdection of the private investigation system.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.39
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• pp.295-317
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• 2014

In advanced country, private investigation system is made up of private security and in domestic, there is growing need constantly to introduce private investigation but it is not passed until now in assembly so a messenger office which is run illegally is growing because of demand by subdividing business areas. That is a proof that both the police and private security don't meet demand of public peace to the public. that's why the police has own businesses like a investigation, traffic, intelligence, crime prevention and private security's business areas are limited like a facilities security, escort security, protection of a person, machine security, special security as the Private Security Act. This study attempts to know structural difference between private security system and private investigation system in case private investigation system becomes one of the private security. on some question, respondents reply like that private security and private investigation is very different(71.2%), different(22.4%), average(6.3%), similar(0.0%), very similar(0.0%). the result seems like respondents recognize private security and private investigation as different businesses. In the result of non-quantity analysis, the differences seem like a business character, expense, business scope, public power, scale of organization, object of threat, legislation. In domestic, effort to legislate private investigation system has undergone difficulty since congressman Ha Soon Bong's motion in 1999 and today, congressman Yoon Jae Ok's All Amendments Private Security Act and congressman Song Young Geun's Private Inveswtigation Act are pending in assembly. This study's result is intended for examining difference in exploration between private security and private investigation and then there is going to propose to the policy in case private investigation system is passed in assembly by amending Private Security Act like congressman Yoon Jea Ok's All Amendment Private Security Act.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.20 no.9
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• pp.187-194
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• 2020

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of police investigation environment on perception toward legalization of private investigation. To enhance the completeness, this study conducted a survey on police officers in service and analyzed the survey data through statistical technique. The results for examination on how police investigation environment influence on perception toward legalization of private investigation were as follows. When the 'work burden from long-term cold case' composing the police investigation environment is high, the police officer highly evaluated the growth potential of private investigation, showed positive perception toward private investigation market, and showed intention for re-employment at private investigation agency after retirement. When the police officer experiences more difficulties from 'investigation other than criminal case', the police officer highly evaluated the growth potential of private investigation and showed intention for re-employment at private investigation agency. In addition, when the police officer thinks that there are a lot of difficulties for "Limited investigation on specialized area", the police officer showed positive perception toward growth potential of private investigation and private investigation market. In addition, police investigation environment showed significant result on legalization of private investigation. The result also verifies that as the difficulty of crime investigated by the police is getting higher quantitatively and qualitatively, it is necessary to introduce private investigation system which is specialized and able to investigate for a long time. This study hopes that this study result would be utilized as the grounds in signing the bill for introducing the private investigation system.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.59
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• pp.189-215
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• 2019

As modern society has become specialised and complex in all areas of politics, economy and society, it has reached a point where it is difficult to control crime with the general public power. Private security, which began to fluctuate after the 19th century, has expanded its scope to subsidise public power in various areas, sometimes beyond public power. Among these private security activities, the private investigate system has long been used to provide private investigate services that are safe from personal human rights protection and crimes. This study investigate the private investigation system in the United Kingdom and South Korea focusing on the missing person investigation system by using the qualitative content analysis of research methods. First, the results of the qualitative content analysis are described through methods such as literature reviews and interviews on how the British private investigation system and the missing persons search system are implemented. Next, the results of the content analysis are presented through the methods of literature reviews and questionnaires on how the implementation of the civilian survey in Korea and the search for missing people is proceeding. It is a very important field in both countries, and there is a very limited study, especially from a Korean perspective. Therefore, it is expected that this study will not only facilitate discussions for the successful legalisation of the private research system, but also provides a basic foundation for future research. The study of the private research system should be ongoing and periodic, not temporary. In addition, in order to introduce Korea's private survey system, the private investigation system should be developed by discovering the problems of the Private Investigation Law mentioned in this study and collecting opinions from citizens, academics and related institutions. The introduction of the private investigation system requires the connection of the efforts and interests of citizens, academia and related institutions.

• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.29-39
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• 2024

Citizens living in modern society are exposed to various types of crime, are increasingly concerned about safety issues, and have a high level of awareness of crime in reality. Accordingly, efforts are being made to prepare response plans at the judicial agency level and strengthen security services, but the reality is that various limitations are being revealed. To complement and replace this, the private investigation industry was created, but since there are no laws or restrictions on business activities, social side effects are occurring. This study seeks to determine the policy direction to secure public institutionalization in the private security service area of private investigation before the legalization of private investigation. To this end, we focused on borrowing a public model by studying and comparatively analyzing previous studies, cases, and systems related to the domestic and foreign private investigation industry. Through this, it must be developed in a way that improves the public and social functions of private investigation. This is a combination of the private investigation function of the private investigation industry and the surveillance function of specialized areas with specialized knowledge in each social field, it is to expand the scope of public interest private investigator who play the role of such as the fair election surveillance function and environmental crime surveillance function. By increasing public interest as an essential condition for the development of a sustainable private investigation industry, the private investigation industry will be established as a social tool that protects the interests of the people and improves their rights.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.21
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• pp.135-154
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• 2009

For the introduction of domestic private investigation act, with beginning of private investigation act bill by Ha Soon-bong in 1999, congressmen Choi Jae-chun, Lee Sang-bae, in 2005, Lee In-gi in 2008, and Kang Sung-chun in 2009 initiate the each bill, and many researches and studies in the academia about the private investigation act bill makes have a bright prospect toward to the bill. However, up to the present, there is a debating which services will charge for management for the private investigation business. It is important that which facilities will assume charge of management for the private investigation business because this is a cornerstone to set up a successful investigation act which fulfills a nation's needs in the future. According to the other countries which induced the act earlier, they, by perceiving the act as a part of the private security, manage the act by setting the police or the separate services such as committees. In municipal laws, there was a case suggesting The National Police Agency and The Justice Department as the facilities for the management and supervision, however, for the unification of administration for the whole private security, similarities of the private investigation and police service, privacy of police services, and development for the domestic private security business, the national police agency, taking care of the private security business, should be assigned as the department for management and supervision, additionally, suggestion to establish "The Management Committee for Private Investigation Business" as a separate facility under the national police agency is needed.

• Journal of the Korea Safety Management & Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.37-44
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• 2014

This study is to search cooperation plan about fire investigation based on the public-private partnership. Especially focused on the partnership with 4 sector; the academic world, insurance sector, industrial world, professionalist of private fire investigation. In conclusion, Firstly a partnership with the academic world should have courses or school subject extensions related to fire investigation. Secondly, a partnership with insurance sector should secure trust through unifying estimate standard about the origin of damage. Thirdly, A partnership with industrial company is presented making collaboration team to investigate the fire investigation. Lastly, the partnership with the private professionalist related to fire investigation should strengthen credibility and expertise.

• Korean Security Journal
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• no.32
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• pp.177-204
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• 2012

The purpose of this study is to search for a plan to improve the professionalization of private investigation service through the analysis of its actual condition. To examine the actual condition of the professionalization of private investigation service, 4 factors - professional associations, professional knowledge, curriculum & qualification system and code of ethics - were used for the professionalization analysis based on theoretical background and prior researches concerning structural aspect of professionalization. Based on the results of actual condition analysis, to make an effort for the integration and incorporation of private investigation associations, to overcome the unequal distribution of professional knowledges, to organize and operate the professional curriculum, to introduce recognized qualifications system, and to establish a code of ethics are required to improve the professionalization of private investigation service.

• Industry Promotion Research
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.157-164
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• 2023

Since there are no related laws and regulations in the Korean private investigation industry, anyone can freely operate it if they report the business to the tax office. The reality is that companies hire PI to investigate rival companies and employees for specific reasons, as they generally rely on individual requests. The Korean PI industry is divided into two parts. The first are retired police officers and investigators who have experience in criminal investigation. The second are private citizen who can conduct investigation service activities runs a PI agency after everyone has registered with the tax office. It is no exaggeration to say that the current legal conflicts and legal problems that arise in the PI service cannot be ruled out because civilians are relatively less knowledgeable than PIs and legal experts. Therefore, in order for PI industry to operate stably in Korea, we will first study the concept and type of PI industry, comparative analysis of past PI laws, current status and reality of PI industry, and study the current status and references.