Law enforcement in South Korea

South Korea has a relatively unified and integrated approach to law enforcement.

Due to the unitary system, local police organizations are directly under the NPA.

Conducting counterterrorism operations, collecting, preparing, and distributing security information, controlling traffic and preventing harm, seeking international cooperation with foreign government agencies and international organizations, and other duties to maintain public peace and order[1] It refers to an organization in charge of security, safety, pollution control, and investigation of incidents at sea.

[3] In 1884, the Left and Right Podo Offices were abolished, and the police department was newly established to take charge of public order within the capital.

[3] In the 1910s, during the Japanese imperialist occupation, the police organization was directly under the authority of the deputy governor of the Joseon Colonies.

[5] To carry out Japan's war of aggression, the control of the Korean Peninsula[6] was strengthened, and the police organization was also expanded.

The police were responsible for national defense, air defense, economic control, listening to the public's trends, media guidance and national health care, which lasted until the liberation of the Korean Peninsula.

[8] The first police chief was recommended by Interior Minister An Changhao, and Jin Jiu was elected on 12 August 1919.

Jin Jiu, the police chief, expelled Sun Yujia and Jiang Linyu, who had been a spy of Japanese imperialism, shot and killed Jin Daoshun, who had been a spy of Japanese consulate, and arrested and executed Huang Heshan, who tried to poison independence activists.

In 1996, the Korea Coast Guard was separated as an organization under the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries.

In general, a 5-seater sedan is used, but in the case of mountainous or island areas, a sports utility vehicle is also used.

[14] Currently, South Korean police are allowed to carry 38-caliber pistols during operations.

According to official data from the National Police Agency, the S&W (Smith & Wesson) Model 10 is to be used.

In May 2009, workers of the Ssangyong Motor company occupied a plant during an anti-layoff strike.

After negotiations broke down in August, riot police deployed tear gas, tasers, helicopters, and planes to suppress the strikers.

[16] [17] Korean National Police Agency[26] is composed of 1 deputy commissioner general, 8 bureaus, 9 offices and 32 divisions.

The following list is a description of safety for citizens, tourists, and others who are related to being in South Korea.