Security officers and the policing of private space in South Korea: profile, powers and occupational hazards Export

@article{citeulike:5793898, abstract = {This paper provides empirical data on security officers in South Korea. It begins by examining broader international research on security officers identifying key traits, before assessing the findings from this research, which are based upon interviews with 60 security officers drawn from three distinct sites where they are commonly used in South Korea. These include an apartment complex, factory and retail outlet. The findings suggest several parallels with other empirical research on security officers in the United Kingdom and USA, including low commitment to job, long working hours, feelings of alienation and experience of abuse and violence. The research also shows a distinct older profile of security officers at two of the assignments and most significantly, very low levels of confidence in their knowledge of their legal tools as well as rare use of them.}, author = {Button, Mark and Park, Hyeonho}, citeulike-article-id = {5793898}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439460903145668}, doi = {10.1080/10439460903145668}, journal = {Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy}, keywords = {alienation, occupational\_hazards, police, policing, private\_space, privatization, security, security\_officers, south\_korea, violence}, number = {3}, pages = {247--262}, posted-at = {2009-09-17 03:13:59}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Routledge}, title = {Security officers and the policing of private space in South Korea: profile, powers and occupational hazards}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439460903145668}, volume = {19}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5793898 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5793898 N2 - This paper provides empirical data on security officers in South Korea. It begins by examining broader international research on security officers identifying key traits, before assessing the findings from this research, which are based upon interviews with 60 security officers drawn from three distinct sites where they are commonly used in South Korea. These include an apartment complex, factory and retail outlet. The findings suggest several parallels with other empirical research on security officers in the United Kingdom and USA, including low commitment to job, long working hours, feelings of alienation and experience of abuse and violence. The research also shows a distinct older profile of security officers at two of the assignments and most significantly, very low levels of confidence in their knowledge of their legal tools as well as rare use of them. IS - 3 JF - Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy EP - 262 TI - Security officers and the policing of private space in South Korea: profile, powers and occupational hazards PB - Routledge VL - 19 SP - 247 KW - alienation KW - occupational_hazards KW - police KW - policing KW - private_space KW - privatization KW - security KW - security_officers KW - south_korea KW - violence AU - Button, Mark AU - Park, Hyeonho PY - 2009/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10439460903145668 ER -