The Role of Private Security for a Quarantine and Social Safety Net after the COVID-19 Pandemic: Consensus Control and Reorganization of Safe Society
Authors:   Form of Public Safety and Culture, Kim Sang Jin 
Published: February 2023

This study examines the gap (control of infected people and citizens, maintenance of order in hospital facilities, management of quarantine facilities, vaccine supply and demand, etc.) caused by a lack of quarantine response personnel in the process of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in our society through private security in the event of a recurrence of the pandemic. It was conducted to present it as a good for building a quarantine social safety net. To this end, the purpose of this study is to estimate the role that private security can play as a good for health security and how it will affect the agreed-upon control and safety society reorganization structure. After the presentation, the results were drawn through two interviews. A total of 10 people were selected for the study, including 6 practitioners and 4 researchers. The first interview was held from May 1 to 30, 2021, and the second interview was held from October 1 to November 5, 2021.
Investigation results, research project 1. Regarding the 'role of private security for the establishment of an anti-epidemic social safety net', cooperation with public security (12) is 'support for the quarantine authorities to maintain order,' and the expansion of service services (12) is 'maintenance of order in the clinic, vehicle control, and guidance. For the role of 'work, simple administrative assistance work', and the role of assisting quarantine activities (4), the 'role of temporarily supplementing and supporting the work (maintenance of order in inspection clinics, vehicle control and guidance work, etc.) of insufficient medical personnel' was the most showed a high response. Research project 2. Regarding the 'precedence of private expenses for agreed control', cooperation with the quarantine authorities (4) refers to 'whether it is about establishing and supporting a business cooperation system between the quarantine authorities and private security', promoting local governments and strengthening cooperation ( 8) is 'continuous publicity development so that citizens can recognize and sympathize with the role of private security guards in their duties, such as control and guidance', and securing credibility and public confidence (6) is 'to inspire citizens' mature awareness of participation, public institutions, the media, Cooperation activities with civic groups, etc.' was the highest response by factor. Research project 3. As for 'alternatives to the priority of private security for agreed control', securing service quality and professionalism (5) means 'reinforcing education so that private security officers can clearly know their authority and duties', and improving image (8).), 'Strengthening public relations activities to change public perception', and 'Securing the budget of public institutions for the use of private expenses' for privatization and preparation of legal basis (16) showed the highest response by factor. Research project 4. Regarding 'Prospects for Security Reorganization Structure', the confidence in private security and the opportunity to take another leap (9) are 'the effect of increasing the use of private expenses due to cooperation in disaster situations', improving the government's awareness of the private defense system and increasing immunity (7) is 'the effect of incorporating private security as a safety resource into the total force mobilization system in the case of a national disaster', and the effect of increasing the quarantine social safety net (7) is 'preventing the overuse of some quarantine authorities due to the use of alternative resources for private quarantine agents. ' was the highest response for each factor.