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South Korea
located in East Asia, on the southern half
of the Korean Peninsula between China and
Japan
has an area of 98, 400 square kilometers
and a very ethnically homogeneous
population of 48.3 million people
history of the Korean people dates back to
thousands of years B.C.
Koreans always maintained a distinct
linguistic and cultural tradition
has been subject to frequent invasion and
attack because of its strategic location
South Korea is a republic with
powers shared between the president
and the unicameral legislature.
Administratively, the country is
divided into nine (9) provinces, with
seven (7) cities administered
separately. The judiciary follows a
continental civil law model, but
criminal law procedure, adopted from
Germany and the United States,
incorporates elements of the
inquisitorial as well as the
adversarial system
9 Provinces of South Korea
Korea has various must-visit places that will amaze you with their
beauty and enrich your travel experience. Here are some of them:
North South Gangwon Gyeonggi North
Chungcheong Chungcheong State Gyeongsang
9 Provinces of South Korea
Korea has various must-visit places that will amaze you with their
beauty and enrich your travel experience. Here are some of them:
South North Jeolla Jeju Special Self- South Jeolla
Gyeongsang Governing Province
the 7 Cities that are
administratively separated are:
Seoul Busan Incheon Daegu
the 7 Cities that are
administratively separated are:
Daejeon Gwangju Ulsan
Korean National Police Agency
The Korean National Police (KNP) in South Korea is
centralized force, run under the ministry of
Government Administration and Home Affairs. It was
restructured most recently in 1999. In 2003, it had
92, 165 officers, a ratio of 1 for every 523
inhabitants.
Structures and Operations
The KNP is commanded by a Commissioner General, who has a
Deputy and (4) Four Director Generals who report to him. The
Director Generals head the following offices:
1. Inspection
2. Foreign Affairs
3. Traffic Affairs
4. Information and Communication
a. In addition, there are seven
(7) bureaus for:
1. General Affairs
2. Police Administration and Planning
3. Crime Prevention
4. Criminal Investigation
5. Public Security
6. Intelligence
7. National Security
b. Affiliated Institutions
directly controlled by the KNP
1. Police University are:
2. Police Comprehensive Academy
3. National Central Police Academy
4. Police Hospital
5. Driver's Hospital
6. Forensic Institute
7. National Institute of Scientific Investigation
c. National Police Headquarters
Located in Seoul, the KNP National Headquarters is consists
of bureaus, offices and one Assistant Director General.
There are fourteen (14) police agencies under the
headquarters:
a) Nine (9) Provincial Agencies in each of the
provinces; and
b) Five (5) Metropolitan Police Agencies in
Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Inchon, and Ulsan
d. Seoul Metropolitan Police
Agency
As the largest police agency, it has special divisions for
protection of the president, national assembly, government
complex, and airport, as well as Special Police Security, Mobile
Police Corps, SWAT Team, and Criminal Affairs Mobile Regiment.
It also has its own separate department for Police Administration,
Crime Prevention, Criminal Affairs, Traffic, Public Security,
Intelligence, and National Security.
Training and Recruitment
There are three primary training institutions for the police
namely: Korean National Police University known as the
National Police College, Police Comprehensive Academy, and
National Central Police Academy
The Korean National Police University, which offers a 4-year
educational course with two basic tracks a regular course leading
to bachelor degrees in law and public administration, and a police
educational institute, whose graduates are appointed as police
lieutenants. Likewise, it is the home to research centers on public
security, anticrime policy, traffic control policy, social security
policy, scientific technology, and other special research operations.
The Police comprehensive Academy, which trains new recruits in
a 1-year program for cadets. It also provides basic education for
inspectors and assistant inspectors (2-week courses), and
specialized trainings of varying duration. Maritime police officers
are also trained at the academy in a basic course for entering
officers (12 weeks) and advanced education for inspectors,
assistant inspectors, and auxiliaries.
The National Central Police Academy is a residential
facility for training new recruits and auxiliaries. New
recruits are trained for 6 months in close order drill,
physical training, preliminary education, and on-the-
job training. Auxiliary police forces are trained for 2 to
3 weeks, depending on their skills and intended
deployment
Ranking System:
The Ranks of the KNP Police are: Commissioner General
Chief Superintendent General
Senior Superintendent General
Superintendent General
Senior Superintendent
Superintendent
Senior Inspector
Inspector
Assistant Inspector
Senior Police Officer
Police Officer
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