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A Study on Legislation for the Efficient Management of Private Investigation(PI) Industry in Korea

  • Industry Promotion Research
  • Abbr : IPR
  • 2023, 8(2), pp.157-164
  • DOI : 10.21186/IPR.2023.8.2.157
  • Publisher : Industrial Promotion Institute
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
  • Received : March 29, 2023
  • Accepted : April 12, 2023
  • Published : April 30, 2023

Jun Ho Sun 1 Sang Min Kim 1 Yeom Keon Ryeong 2

1한국범죄학연구소
2가톨릭대 행정대학원

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ABSTRACT

Since there are no related laws and regulations in the Korean private investigation industry, anyone can freely operate it if they report the business to the tax office. The reality is that companies hire PI to investigate rival companies and employees for specific reasons, as they generally rely on individual requests. The Korean PI industry is divided into two parts. The first are retired police officers and investigators who have experience in criminal investigation. The second are private citizen who can conduct investigation service activities runs a PI agency after everyone has registered with the tax office. It is no exaggeration to say that the current legal conflicts and legal problems that arise in the PI service cannot be ruled out because civilians are relatively less knowledgeable than PIs and legal experts. Therefore, in order for PI industry to operate stably in Korea, we will first study the concept and type of PI industry, comparative analysis of past PI laws, current status and reality of PI industry, and study the current status and references.

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