• Title/Summary/Keyword: Police Function

Search Result 84, Processing Time 0.025 seconds

Issues and Vision of Korea Maritime Police (해양경찰의 과제와 발전)

  • Sang-Jib Lee
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
    • /
    • v.6 no.2
    • /
    • pp.57-66
    • /
    • 2000
  • The argument about enlarging or limiting the function of the Korea Maritime Police. Agency (KMPA) has been and will be repeated. In this paper, the author highlights the internal and external issues facing KMPA, stemming partly from deficiencies of its struggles for advancement of the organization and partly from shortcomings of political support far it. And he urges KMPA to change the organizational culture for maintaining its identity and characteristics as a lead maritime agency by practising a scientific management system for maximizing cost-effectiveness of its administrative resources. In addition, he also suggests that KMPA adopt the Total Quality Management System for quality improvements in services and greater efficiency in its organizational structure to meet the future competition in the changing political and legal environment. he concludes by providing a 6-point vision statement for KMPA from the standpoint of favoring enlarging the function of KMPA.

  • PDF

The novel gene LRP15 is regulated by DNA methylation and confers increased efficiency of DNA repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA damage

  • Xu, Zhou-Min;Gao, Wei-Ran;Mei, Qi;Chen, Jian;Lu, Jing
    • BMB Reports
    • /
    • v.41 no.3
    • /
    • pp.230-235
    • /
    • 2008
  • LRP15 is a novel gene cloned from lymphocytic cells, and its function is still unknown. Bioinformatic data showed that LRP15 might be regulated by DNA methylation and had an important role in DNA repair. In this study, we investigate whether the expression of LRP15 is regulated by DNA methylation, and whether overexpression of LRP15 increases efficiency of DNA repair of UV-induced DNA damage in HeLa cells. The results showed (1) the promoter of LRP15 was hypermethylated in HeLa cells, resulting a silence of its expression. Gene expression was restored by a demethylating agent, 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine, but not by a histone deacetylase inhibitor, trichostatin A; (2) overexpression of LRP15 inhibited HeLa cell proliferation, and the numbers of cells in the G2/M phase of the cell cycle in cells transfected with LRP15 increased about 10% compared with controls; (3) cyclin B1 level was much lower in cells overexpressing LRP15 than in control cells; and (4) after exposure to UV radiation, the LRP15-positive cells showed shorter comet tails compared with the LRP15-negative cells. From these results we conclude that the expression of LRP15 is controlled by methylation in its promoter in HeLa cells, and LRP15 confers resistance to UV damage and accelerates the DNA repair rate.

An Analysis of the Demands for the Improvement of Versatile Safety Vests for Traffic Police Officers (교통경찰용 다기능안전조끼의 개선을 위한 실태조사)

  • Han, Hyun-Jung;Jeon, Eun-Kyung
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
    • /
    • v.14 no.1
    • /
    • pp.100-108
    • /
    • 2012
  • Traffic police officers are faced with many dangerous accidents due to outside duties on roads. Yet, researches on traffic officers' uniforms have mainly been focused on design aspects rather than functional aspects. This study therefore aims to figure out traffic officers' perceived needs for their uniforms and to offer some basic guidelines in manufacturing versatile safety vests for wearers. The study used a documentary survey replied by 236 traffic officers. The results of the study are as follows: 1. There are 10 different types of vests currently used by traffic officers. Vests are employed for purposes such as carrying police equipments, enabling officers to be noticeable in dark, protecting the body, etc. 2. Officers wear these vests which were officially designated by law. Among them, fluorescence versatile safety vests were most frequently worn by officers. 3. Officers who wore ready-made vests of which size was already determined, tended to perceive that the vests were relatively larger than their own size. 4. In terms of the functions of the vests, officers expressed needs for the improvement of the LED and retro-reflection tape along with the addition of thermal function to existing vests. The improvement of the form and functions of versatile safety vests which reflect needs of the users will boost the dignity and the sense of duty of the traffic police officers.

A Study on the Use of Police Force in the Public Assembly: Focused on the Vehicle-wall-blocking and water cannon (집회현장에서의 경찰의 물리력 사용현황과 개선방안: 차벽과 물포 사용을 중심으로)

  • Hwang, Mun-Gyu
    • Korean Security Journal
    • /
    • no.50
    • /
    • pp.307-337
    • /
    • 2017
  • The freedom of assembly is the fundamental freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. However, as far as our reality is concerned, the freedom of assembly is guaranteed only when it is under the control of the police, and otherwise it is perceived as an object to be suppressed. Police say even that they will not tolerate even a small illegal law while referring to the "broken window theory". Therefore, regardless of the peaceful nature of the rally, it is too obsessed with 'compliance'. This attitude is causing the citizens who participated in the assembly to be put to the object to be suppressed. This paper analyzes the requirements and current status of police force, focusing on the vehicle-wall-blocking and water cannon as a means of using the police force, which is a recent problem, and suggests ways to improve it. First of all, the installation of the wall cuts off the essential communication function of the assembly by separating the meeting place from the object of protest. Thus, despite the warning for prevention in the face of illegal acts, other than installing a barrier, it should be allowed only in the 'urgent case where there is a risk of causing damage to the life, body or property of the person'. Without this urgency, the vehicle-wall-blocking should not be allowed to be proactive as well as preventive. Secondly, the water cannon is a police force that is likely to harm people's life and body. Therefore, aiming shots, which could pose a significant risk to the human body, should in principle be prohibited. However, considering its risk, it should be supplementary used only when there is no other alternative, only when the direct risk to the legal interest of the other person or the order of public well-being is 'obvious'. In addition, as for the use standard of such a thing, it is necessary to be specified by law.

  • PDF

A Study on the Direction of Policing for Effective Disaster Prevention and Management (효과적인 재난 예방 및 관리를 위한 경찰활동 방향)

  • Lee, Ju-Lak;Shin, So-Young
    • Korean Security Journal
    • /
    • no.51
    • /
    • pp.317-334
    • /
    • 2017
  • The burden of addressing the damage and financial losses caused by disaster events falls primarily on local governments. Given this reality, preparing for disasters and assessing the effects of disaster management would be more effective if both were carried out at the local level. However, disaster management in South Korea is realized at the national level, revolving around the central government. The Ministry of Public Safety and Security, which was newly established after the sinking of MV Sewol, was criticized for failing to carrying out its role as a "disaster control tower" in dealing with the earthquakes near the city of Gyeongju in 2016. The criticism, as well as deep anxiety concerning the ministry's ability to effectively respond to disasters, means that there is a need for a practical alternative plan to the current method of dealing with disasters. As such, there is an increasing call to re-examine the role of the police force, which played an integral part in past disaster response efforts, in future disaster events. Among the various activities the police force performs, this study focused on one particular role and function of the police, namely community policing. Specifically, this study examined community policing within the context of local governments. The primary purpose of community policing is crime prevention. But the police must respond to citizens' expectations and desires that the police expand the scope of its role. Thus, to maximize public safety and order, the police must be actively engaged in conducting disaster response activities. Hence, this study concentrated on the measures, including community policing, that need to be taken to enable the police to respond rapidly and effectively to disaster events, thereby minimizing losses, and to contribute meaningfully to disaster recovery efforts. Because community policing requires public cooperation, community-oriented disaster response and disaster management are closely examined. This study basically seeks to expand the scope of community policing to strengthen disaster safety. Furthermore, this study aims to assert that disaster safety can be promoted by establishing a cooperation system between the police and private security; changing how the role of community policing in disaster response activities is perceived; increasing professional manpower and establishing a comprehensive and independent department dedicated to disaster-related matters; and merging consultative organizations into one organization. Additionally, this study states that an integrated CCTV platform and police cars on disaster prevention patrol duties would enhance the capability of the police to respond to disasters and perform their community policing activities.

  • PDF

Mathematical Modeling about Magnetic Attractive Force of Magnetic Bearing (자기베어링 구동용 전자석의 흡인력에 대한 수학적 모델링)

  • Choi, G.H.;Yang, J.H.;Choung, K.G.
    • Journal of Power System Engineering
    • /
    • v.16 no.3
    • /
    • pp.64-68
    • /
    • 2012
  • Because the magnetic bearing supports levitating body without contact, wear, noise and vibration are very small comparing with mechanical bearings, it is very useful to high revolution machinery. In general, the magnetic attractive force function that is proportional to square of control current(x), and inversely proportional to square of an air gap(i) has been widely used. This paper proposed the new magnetic attractive force function that is proportional to cube of the control current, and inversely proportional to square of the air gap. The function was optimized to minimize the cost function that is the percentage of deviation about the change of a proportional constant(k), using the experimental data, ie, control currents and air gaps.

Early Maladaptive Schemas Characterizing Different Types of Adolescents

  • Song, Younghee;Lee, Eunhee
    • International Journal of Advanced Culture Technology
    • /
    • v.6 no.3
    • /
    • pp.22-26
    • /
    • 2018
  • The goal of this study was to find out whether early maladaptive schemas (EMS) can be differentiated between the gifted adolescents and delinquent adolescents. Two groups of adolescents were recruited as participants to be surveyed. 144 gifted adolescents were taken from a gifted science and math education center, and 115 delinquent adolescents who had committed crime were taken from 4 police stations in the area of Gyungnam province in Korea. The Korean version of the Schema Inventory for Children was used to measure the level of the early maladaptive schemas (EMS). Stepwise discriminant function analysis yielded a function containing 5 maladaptive schemas (failure, unrelenting standards, vulnerability to harm and illness, loneness/mistrust/abuse, and subjugation), classifying 75.29 accurately into either gifted adolescents or delinquent adolescents. These results suggested that the types of adolescents (gifted adolescents, and delinquent adolescents) can be predicted based on early maladaptive schemas. The findings are discussed from the perspective of Schema Therapy and school counseling.

A Study on Improvements of the Community Policing and Citizen's Relation (지역사회 경찰활동과 시민관계 개선에 관한 연구)

  • Song, Keon-Sup
    • Korean Security Journal
    • /
    • no.4
    • /
    • pp.137-167
    • /
    • 2001
  • The Police main roles are order maintenance, law enforcement, community service, etc. Recently it is increasing service function to community that in the course of diverse roles. This study analyze recognition and attitudes of citizens on the Policing, present orientations of What should be trusted from citizens. The Research method examine theoretical literatures and survey questionnaire for empirical analysis. The SPSS(WIN) 10.0 Program is using analyze the data.

  • PDF

ON ENTIRE SOLUTIONS OF NONLINEAR DIFFERENCE-DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS

  • Wang, Songmin;Li, Sheng
    • Bulletin of the Korean Mathematical Society
    • /
    • v.50 no.5
    • /
    • pp.1471-1479
    • /
    • 2013
  • In this paper, we study the non-existence of finite order entire solutions of nonlinear differential-difference of the form $$f^n+Q(z,f)=h$$, where $n{\geq}2$ is an integer, $Q(z,f)$ is a differential-difference polynomial in $f$ with polynomial coefficients, and $h$ is a meromorphic function of order ${\leq}1$.

Effects of breathing training on balance, lung function, and shooting scores in shooters (호흡 훈련이 사격선수의 균형, 폐기능, 사격점수에 미치는 영향)

  • Whan-Bog Bang;Young-Seok Lee;Yang-Jin Lee
    • Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
    • /
    • v.30 no.4
    • /
    • pp.54-62
    • /
    • 2023
  • Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of breathing training on the balance ability, lung capacity, and shooting score of shooting athletes. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Methods: Twenty shooters were randomly assigned to the experimental group and the control group. Both the experimental group and the control group performed trunk stabilization exercise, and the experimental group received breathing training during exercise. Balance ability, lung capacity, and shooting score were measured before and after the intervention. Results: There was a significant difference in the forced expiratory volume at one second(FEV1), forced vital capacity(FVC) before and after intervention in the experimental group. In the comparison between the two groups, there was a significant difference in FVC between the control group and the control experimental group. Conclusion: The application of breathing training was effective in improving the lung capacity of shooters.