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The Korean National Police Agency
The Korean National Police Agency
National Police (KNP), is run under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.
As a national police force it provides all policing services throughout the
country.
Law enforcement services in Korea are provided by the KNPA, the national
police force.
HISTORY
The police force in Seoul was Gyeonggi-do Police Department, which was
brought into being on August 15, 1945. This was quickly followed up by the
creation of a National Police Force on October 21, and a more dedicated
Seoul Metropolitan Police Force on September 17, 1946.[2] This
organization underwent a series or reforms, including a renaming to the
Metropolitan Police Bureau in 1948, the creation of the National Assembly
Police Security Guards in 1951, the Seoul Mobile Police Corps ' creation in
1961, the Central Government Complex Police Security Guards in 1971,
which were quickly joined by the Airport Police Security Guards in 1973
and the Olympic Security Guards in 1985. Together, these divisions
became the present day Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in 1991,[2] with
"1 Deputy Commissioner General, 7 departments, 2 directors, 17 divisions
[and] 7 direct control squads.
Uniforms
The working uniforms of the SMPA consist of dark green or black trousers,
light green or blue shirt and a black or white officer’s cap with emblems
corresponding to the above ranks. The dress uniform, which has remained
the same since 1945, consists of full black dress uniform and cap for male
officers, and similar blue dress uniforms for female officers.
2ND IS THE COMBAT POLICE
The Combat Police division of the National Police Agency is an anti-riot
paramilitary unit, of military conscripts. Its members deal with
counterintelligence and riot policing. It was established in 1967, during the
Third Republic.
The KNP SOU, formerly known as KNP SWAT before it changed its
name,[citation needed] is a specialized unit to perform dangerous
operations. The unit's main mission is counter-terrorism, but it also can
include serving high-risk arrest warrants, performing hostage rescue and/or
armed intervention, and engaging heavily armed criminals.