경찰행정학과의 학부 법학교육에 대한 평가와 전망

The criticism has been raised that legal education at universities and colleges has been moving backwards since 2009, when Korea first introduced a law school system, which replaced the European-style law college system. There is a demand for legal education that targets staff working as government officials, as well as police officers, welfare workers, journalists, and teachers at kindergartens, elementary, middle and high school levels, etc.. However, the universities have insufficient resources in the area of vocational education. Since the law school system was introduced in Korea, law departments at universities and colleges have been closed or downsized. While there is a growing need to protect human rights at police stations and public offices, there is not enough legal education offered in these sectors, mainly because there are not enough human resources to offer such services. This study revealed that there has not been sufficient legal education provided to students who are studying to serve as police officers. Thus, it is found that there is a need to educate those professional trainers who can provide legal education services, so that these can be provided to people in schools or government offices. More specifically, there should be a curriculum that places legal education on an equal footing with classes on investigational skills and techniques, and that makes those classes mandatory. The subject of law should also be included in the police recruitment tests. Legal education should be provided as a mandatory course, particularly for those professionals who may be tempted to violate human rights in their workplace.