The death of a 37-year-old woman on Jeju Island has raised a disturbing question: Can we trust the police? The police are facing a crisis of credibility. Public distrust of uniformed officers has reached a new high as a series of cases have cast doubt on the police’s ability — and, at times, willingness — to investigate crimes properly. A woman named Jang Mi-ran was found dead Monday at a remote palm tree farm in Hallim, a scenic area on Jeju Island, 104 days after she went missing. Her body was discovered near the lodge where she had stayed with her boyfriend. She left the lodge on the night of May 12, and her boyfriend reported her missing three days later when she failed to return. Hours later, he reportedly received a phone call from a police officer known only by his surname, Bu, who told him that his girlfriend had been found but had asked the police not to disclose her location to him. The case was then closed. Jang’s boyfriend and family members contacted the police again in July after repeated attempts to reach her failed. The police subsequently launched an investigatio