Police Officers to be Newly Recruited 5,889 This Year... 5,068 for Police Constable Open Recruitment

Added Career-Competitive Abuse Prevention, Cyber Drug, and Video Analysis
Doubling Lawyers Hired to Align with the Launch of Guksubon

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The National Police Agency announced the 2021 police officer recruitment plan, consisting of a total of 5,889 positions, on the 26th.

This year, police recruitment will select 3,104 officers in the first half and 2,785 officers in the second half. Among them, the open recruitment for patrol officers will fill 2,820 positions in the first half and 2,248 in the second half, totaling 5,068. Experienced competitive recruitment will cover 10 fields with 284 positions in the first half and 13 fields with 537 positions in the second half, totaling 23 fields and 821 positions.

In particular, this year’s experienced competitive recruitment has newly added fields such as abuse prevention, cyber drug investigation, and video analysis to strengthen expertise in various public safety areas.

Additionally, in line with the official launch of the National Investigation Headquarters, the number of lawyer experienced hires, previously 20, will be increased to 40 to establish a responsible investigation system.

Detailed schedules and the number of recruits by field can be found on the National Police Agency’s application website (gosi.police.go.kr).

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