Gyeongnam Police Agency Leads Drug Crime and Socially Vulnerable Protection with 'Saranghan Day!'

Final Selection by Contest and Public Voting Until May 7

The Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency is launching the ‘Saranghan Day!’ contest and support project in May, the month of family, focusing on drug-related crimes and the protection of socially vulnerable groups.

First, the provincial police agency will hold a ‘Drug Crime-Socially Vulnerable Groups Connection Slogan Contest’ from April 24 to May 7.

The contest invites sentences or phrases that convey the meaning of prevention and activation of reporting related to domestic violence, child abuse, sexual crimes, or drug-related crimes connected to domestic violence, child abuse, and sexual crimes.

Any resident of Gyeongnam can submit a slogan within 30 characters via the poster QR code or email, and entries with designs such as calligraphy or typography will receive additional points.

The provincial police agency will select 12 entries through a first round and exhibit them at the new building’s Jeong Byeong-gwan from May 17 to 23, where the final 6 will be chosen through public voting.

The final 6 entries, as well as those that narrowly missed selection, will be produced into promotional videos to be used as crime prevention educational materials by School Police Officers (SPO) for elementary, middle, and high school students.

In addition to the contest, a joint social contribution project with Gyeongnam Bank will be promoted to support vulnerable groups such as victims of domestic violence and drug crimes.

During the activities of Abuse Prevention Officers (APO) at 23 police stations in the province, 40 individuals facing economic difficulties among victims of domestic violence, youth drug crimes, and stalking will be selected to receive daily necessities worth a total of approximately 20 million KRW.

Detailed information about the event can be found on the provincial police agency’s website notices or official SNS such as Facebook.

A representative of the provincial police agency stated, “APOs monitor victims to support psychological recovery and institutional assistance for socially vulnerable and at-risk groups such as those affected by domestic violence and child abuse,” adding, “This Saranghan Day! support will help build deeper trust between the officers in charge and victims and provide practical assistance in recovering from crime damage.”

Chief Kim Byung-su said, “While preparing the event, the importance of policies that communicate with residents and understand the hearts of socially marginalized vulnerable groups was further emphasized,” and added, “Through the contest and support project, we hope people realize the seriousness of violent crimes such as domestic violence and drug crimes and think about them together.”

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