Busan Police Agency Implements Nation's First 'Fair Transfer Placement System'

Assignment to Desired Police Station Starting with Highest Scoring Officers

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency announced on the 17th that it has introduced and implemented the 'Fair Deployment System for Desired Police Stations' for the first time among police agencies nationwide during the regular personnel transfer in the first half of this year.

The 'Fair Deployment System' is a system that scores items such as the distance between the desired location and residence, preference for previously worked police stations, police career, and security performance when assigning police officers, and assigns officers with higher scores to their desired police stations first.

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency began preparations for the system introduction in 2018 by conducting surveys of all employees and collecting opinions through meetings and public hearings involving personnel officers from each department and field police officers, ultimately finalizing the plan.

After conducting a pilot program last year targeting ranks below lieutenant, this year the system was expanded to include ranks up to sergeant and fully implemented, successfully establishing the system.

According to a survey conducted among employees after the system implementation, 68.7% expressed positive opinions about the introduction of the system, showing agreement with its purpose. In the personnel satisfaction survey conducted simultaneously, the score increased by 4 points compared to the previous year (66.3 points → 70.3 points), indicating favorable responses from field police officers.

As a result of the regular personnel transfer for ranks below sergeant in the first half of this year, 90.2% of police officers were transferred to their desired police stations.

The Fair Deployment System is designed so that police officers who have worked for a long time at less preferred stations receive higher scores. Therefore, those working at police stations with heavier workloads and poorer working conditions are mostly assigned to their desired police stations, which is expected to contribute to resolving the 'preference gap between police stations.'

The Busan Metropolitan Police Agency also introduced the 'Online Desired Police Station Application System' for the first time along with the system implementation. The 'Online Application System' allows personnel subject to transfer to access the internal network, enter their desired police station, and have their score automatically calculated and immediately confirmed, enhancing convenience and increasing acceptance.

A representative of the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency stated, "With the establishment of the Fair Deployment System, personnel transfers, which were previously conducted without consistent standards, have been objectively and rationally improved, increasing predictability and trust in personnel management," and added, "It is expected to contribute to establishing a fair personnel culture in the public service society."

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