The Evidence-Oriented Crime Control Policy : An Analysis of Police Data and Public Opinion in Taiwan

• 영문명: The Evidence-Oriented Crime Control Policy : An Analysis of Police Data and Public Opinion in Taiwan
• 발행기관: 아시아경찰학회
• 저자명: Huang Tsui-Wen Mon Wei-Teh
• 간행물 정보: 『ASIAN POLICING』Vol.2 No.1, 109~137쪽, 전체 29쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 행정학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2004.01.01

영문 초록

  Good social order is an important condition for human living. People are happy to live in the circumstances of no or less fear of crime victimization. The purpose of this study is to explore an evidence-oriented and feasible crime control policy for local government and citizens. The research setting for this study is located in Taipei county, the largest county both in terms of overall population and population density （ 3.51 million, population density 1,711 per square kilometer ） in Taiwan. Furthermore, Taipei county covers approximately 2,052 square kilometers and can be divided into urbanized, rural, coastal and mountainous areas. In general, Taipei county can represent the typical features of Taiwan’s geography.
  In order to achieve the purpose of this research, data were collected through qualitative and quantitative approaches. There are four major sources of data on crimes of Taipei county－the ten-year statistics on crimes collected from the Taipei County Police Department（TCPD）, focus group interviews（to investigate and comprehend the police officers’ recognition and viewpoint of the content of the public need for social order and suitable crime control policy）, analysis of the 109,351 citizen calls to which the police officers of TCPD were dispatched from year 1999 to 2000, and public opinion survey（including 3,026 respondents in the sample）.
  According to the analysis of empirical data collected in this research, the crime control policy was yielded as the following items:
  1.Increasing police patrol density.
  2.Imposing stronger control on hot spots of crime.
  3.More law enforcement on traffic violation.
  4.Improving police service quality.
  5.Implementing community policing.
  6.Strengthening the function of community and apartment managing committee.
  7.Increasing the police forces.
  8.Innovating the police training and education program.

목차

Abstract
Introduction
Crime in Taipei County
Research Setting and Methods
Results
Conclusion
References

키워드

Crime Control Public Policy Policing Hot Spot of Crime Empirical Study