Perceptions on the police patrol and fear of crime: Analysis of National Survey in South Korea

• In Event: Attitudes Toward Police: International Perspectives

Abstract

South Korean National Police Agency(NPA) have combined three to five small police boxes into one police substation since 2003. With this kind of restructuring, the larger number of officers could work at one police substation allowing three-team shift pattern of patrol. However, this kind of organizational change brought the reduction of patrol time and coverage in South Korea. This research examined the perception of citizens on the change of patrol amount of police officers and its influence on the fear of crime. Also, other previously known factors were included in the regression model.

Authors

• Hyeon-jeong Shin, Kyonggi University

• Ye-seul Lim, Kyonggi University

• Hyunseok Jang, Kyonggi University