Busanjin District and Others Named as Winners of the 6th Busan Autonomous Police Partnership Award

[Financial News] The Busan Metropolitan Autonomous Police Commission said on the 13th that it had selected the winning institutions and individuals for the 6th Autonomous Police Partnership Award on the 11th.
By category, Busanjin District was selected in the basic local government category, Jung-gu Mental Health Center in the related and collaborative institutions category, and Shin Eum-hyeon, management director of the Busan Retired Police Officers Association, in the civilian category.
The Autonomous Police Partnership Award recognizes and honors institutions and individuals that have contributed to building locally tailored cooperative public-safety policies and safety nets in areas closely tied to citizens’ lives, such as everyday safety and protecting vulnerable groups. Established alongside the introduction of the autonomous police system in 2021, it is being presented for the sixth time this year.
Starting on September 9, this year’s award selection process received nominations from 16 districts and counties, the National Police Agency, and police stations. Following a review by a selection committee, the winners in three categories were finalized.
Busanjin District was recognized in the basic local government category for expanding safety infrastructure that residents can see and feel and for building safety nets tailored to vulnerable groups, making it a winning institution for the second consecutive year. The district has expanded resident-facing safety infrastructure, including emergency safety bells and CCTV, and established a cooperative system in which the district office, police station, and Korea Road Traffic Authority work together to inspect and improve school routes.
In the collaborative institutions category, Jung-gu Mental Health Center was recognized for contributing to public safety by establishing a response system for high-risk patients with mental illnesses through collaboration with police and medical institutions. The center linked 112 police data to build a proactive police-medical cooperation system and established a joint on-site response team with police. Through close counseling for people who repeatedly generated 112 reports, it reduced related reports to zero.
In the civilian category, management director Shin Eum-hyeon was recognized for helping establish a local child safety net through the systematic operation of the Child Safety Guardian program. A retired police officer, Shin was in charge of the program and actively used the Botam-e System to improve the reliability of subsidy disbursements, while also working to support the welfare of program staff.
The awards ceremony will take place at the Busan Autonomous Police Partnership Day event, to be held at the international conference hall at Busan City Hall on the 21st of next month. The recipients will receive the Busan Autonomous Police Commission Chair’s Award.
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