police officers during their job interview. The Commission concluded that the practice was unfair to those whose record shows their having been investigated or punished for misdemeanors were discriminated against in their job interview because of the background check system, because the goal of the job interview is restricted to assessing the applicant's conduct, manner, service mindset, integrity, morality and obedience to rules. Morality and obedience to rules are important qualifications for a police officer because they are law enforcement officers, but the discretional authority wielded by the chief of the National Police Agency in assessing the applicants' qualifications should be subject to reasonable limitations because the opportunity to take a public office is a basic right guaranteed by Article 25 of the Constitution of Korea. In other words, the NHRCK concluded that even though the records of having been investigated are not examined during the screening processes, the recruitment of police officers could be enhanced in accordance with the nature of the police work that requires applications to have high levels of integrity, legal obedience and morality by amending the relevant laws. For example, while the National Public Service Law currently screens individuals who were sentenced to a suspension of qualification or any harsher punishment, it could be further strengthened by disqualifying those with the records of prior conviction for some highly worrisome crimes, even though it resulted in a punishment lower than the suspension of qualification, and restricting the right to take a public office in proportion thereto. Thus, the Commission recommended to the Commissioner of the National Police Agency that the job interview process for police officers be improved so as to ensure that those whose record shows they were investigated would not be discriminated against and can partake of the right to take public office (March 21, 2012). C. Recommendation to Amend the Medical Act Regarding the Qualification of Massage Therapists Training materials for massage therapists are sometimes difficult to understand even for those who received higher education. It is, however, reported that few applicants fail Chapter 1. Improvement of Laws, Regulations, Policies and Practices 43