Police Promote 18 Sergeants with Lawyer Experience... Assigned to Police Station Economic Teams for 2 Years

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] On the morning of the 22nd, the Korean National Police University held a graduation and appointment ceremony for 18 members (11 men and 7 women) of the '8th Lawyer Career Competitive Recruitment Course' at the lecture hall of the Police University in Asan-si, Chungnam. At the appointment ceremony, Police Inspector Kim Ha-young (29) received the Commissioner General's Award for outstanding academic performance, and Police Inspector Lee Eun-soo (36) received the Police University President's Award. The average age of the 18 appointees is 33 years, with an average career length of 4.4 years.

The lawyer career recruitment course was first introduced in 2014, selecting 20 people annually until last year, and has appointed a total of 139 inspectors, including 43 women. Especially in this year and next year, the first year of investigative authority adjustment, the number of recruits has been expanded to 40 per year to establish an 'investigation system centered on the people' early.

The 18 newly appointed officers this time were selected under this policy. The appointed lawyer career competitive recruitment police officers complete a 12-week practical investigation course at the Police Investigation Training Institute and are assigned to frontline investigation sites. For the first two years, they work in the economic crime investigation team at police stations, handling various economic crimes such as fraud, embezzlement, and breach of trust, and will work in investigation departments for five years to learn practical field investigation skills and develop their capabilities as mid-level managers.

A representative from the Police University stated, "Lawyer career competitive recruits already possess abundant legal knowledge," adding, "Through education at institutions such as the Police University and the Police Investigation Training Institute, they will secure investigative expertise and gain field experience, which will greatly help establish responsible investigations."

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