A Study of Human Resource Management of Prosecutor Investigators
Thomas Ching-Peng Peng*, Ri-Sharng Chiang**,
José Chiu-C. Chen***, Chun-Ta Lee****
Abstract
The institution of Prosecutor Investigators was established in 1999 to assist Prosecutors in executing their official duties as regulated by Article 60 of the Law of Court Organization. As time goes by, the duties of Prosecutor Investigators have become increasingly heavy, and the importance of their roles has also grown in the prosecutorial system. By reviewing the historical literature, the authors first analyzed human resource management of Prosecutor Investigators in Japan and Taiwan. Secondly, interviews with 32 prosecutorial practitioners were conducted to look at the problems concerning Prosecutor Investigators from three perspectives: manpower allocation and workload, manpower exercise, and promotion. Thirdly, a questionnaire survey of daily working hour was conducted on Prosecutors, Prosecutor Investigators and Clerks in a District Prosecutors Office for evidence-based data of individual workload. This study concludes with the results of our findings and proposes some suggestions for human resource management of Prosecutor Investigators.
Keywords: prosecutor, prosecutor investigator, human resource, manpower rationalization
* Associate Professor in the Dept. of Political Science at National Taiwan University.
** Associate Professor in the Dept. of Political Science at National Taiwan University.
*** Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Public Management and Policy at Tunghai University.
**** Ph. D. Student, Dept. of Public Administration and Policy, National Taipei University.