@article{ART003263287},
author={Kim Sang-Min and Yeom Keon-Ryeong and Chai Won-Ho},
title={Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method},
journal={Industry Promotion Research},
issn={2466-1139},
year={2025},
volume={10},
number={4},
pages={61-71},
doi={10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kim Sang-Min
AU - Yeom Keon-Ryeong
AU - Chai Won-Ho
TI - Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method
JO - Industry Promotion Research
PY - 2025
VL - 10
IS - 4
PB - Industrial Promotion Institute
SP - 61
EP - 71
SN - 2466-1139
AB - This study conducted an analysis using hierarchical analysis(AHP) for a group of private investigators and private investigation study researchers to derive the priorities of the main application areas of public interest-based private investigators. The study aims to identify key application areas and analyze their importance. At the first level, the evaluation was conducted focusing on three key areas: support for investigating missing persons and victims, public corruption and surveillance investigations, and digital and scientific investigations. Both groups recognized the tracking and protection of missing persons as the most important function of public interest-based private investigators. On the other hand, in the second-level analysis, there were considerable differences in perception between the researcher group and the private investigator group by detailed item. These analysis results suggest that public interest–based private investigators have a role in realizing public values in various fields such as protecting the socially underprivileged, monitoring the public domain, and responding to digital risks beyond just private investigations in the private sector. However, this study is limited by a small sample, reducing generalizability. Some responses also showed minor inconsistencies due to conceptual overlaps and differing judgments. Future research should broaden the sample, include more diverse stakeholders, and improve reliability through pilot testing.In order to revitalize private investigation for public interest purposes, cooperation between not only the government but also academia and the non-profit sector is necessary, and related legal systems will also need to be improved.
KW - Private Investigation;Public Interest-Based Private Investigator;Hierarchical Analysis(AHP);Public Interest;Publicness
DO - 10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
ER -
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong and Chai Won-Ho. (2025). Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method. Industry Promotion Research, 10(4), 61-71.
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong and Chai Won-Ho. 2025, "Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method", Industry Promotion Research, vol.10, no.4 pp.61-71. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong, Chai Won-Ho "Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method" Industry Promotion Research 10.4 pp.61-71 (2025) : 61.
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong, Chai Won-Ho. Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method. 2025; 10(4), 61-71. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong and Chai Won-Ho. "Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method" Industry Promotion Research 10, no.4 (2025) : 61-71.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min; Yeom Keon-Ryeong; Chai Won-Ho. Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method. Industry Promotion Research, 10(4), 61-71. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min; Yeom Keon-Ryeong; Chai Won-Ho. Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method. Industry Promotion Research. 2025; 10(4) 61-71. doi: 10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong, Chai Won-Ho. Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method. 2025; 10(4), 61-71. Available from: doi:10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
Kim Sang-Min, Yeom Keon-Ryeong and Chai Won-Ho. "Exploratory Study on the Application Areas of Public Interest-Based Private Investigation: Priority Analysis Through AHP Method" Industry Promotion Research 10, no.4 (2025) : 61-71.doi: 10.21186/IPR.2025.10.4.061
