Roundtable: Policing in South Korea

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

This roundtable offers four empirical studies collectively explore various dimensions of police perception and organizational dynamics within the context of South Korea: 1) public perceptions of the police during the pandemic, 2) self-legitimacy among police officers, 3) perceived organizational commitment among police officers, and 4) an evaluation of the autonomous police system. These studies contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex interplay between public perception, officer self-legitimacy, and organizational dynamics within the realm of policing, offering valuable implications for theory, policy, and future research in the field.

Sub Unit

• Area XIV. Roundtables

Individual Presentations

• Public Views of the Police during the Pandemic in South Korea - Sungil Han, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

• Self-Legitimacy among Police Officers in South Korea - Hyunjung Cheon, University of Texas at El Paso

• Perceived organizational commitment among Korean police - Hyunin Baek, New Mexico State University

• An Evaluation of South Korea’s Nationwide Implementation of the Autonomous Police System - Jangwon Kim, Sam Houston State University

Chair

• Jangwon Kim, Sam Houston State University

Organized by a Division or external group?

This session is hosted by the division of policing and public safety in the Korean Society of Criminology in America (KOSCA).