South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

 has a relatively unified and integrated approach law enforcement. For example, the National Police Agency

National Police Agency (South Korea)

South Korea has a relatively unified and integrated approach law enforcement. For example, the National Police Agency provides all policing services throughout the country...

 provides all policing services throughout the country. This differs from the situation in many countries including France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, where policing is split between the National Police and Gendarmerie, and between countries such as the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 which have a layered system of National, State/Regional and/or local Law Enforcement organizations.

Historical secret police organizations

• Korea Central Intelligence Agency
  National Intelligence Service (South Korea)
  The National Intelligence Service is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korea Central Intelligence Agency , during the rule of President Park Chung-hee's military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, which displaced the...
  
   (KCIA)
• Agency for National Security Planning
  National Intelligence Service (South Korea)
  The National Intelligence Service is the chief intelligence agency of South Korea. The agency was officially established in 1961 as the Korea Central Intelligence Agency , during the rule of President Park Chung-hee's military Supreme Council for National Reconstruction, which displaced the...
  
   (ANSP)

See also

• Government of South Korea
  Government of South Korea
  The Government of South Korea is divided into executive, judicial, and legislative branches. The executive and judicial branches operate primarily at the national level, although various ministries in the executive branch also carry out local functions. Local governments are semi-autonomous, and...
  
  
• List of government agencies of South Korea
• National Police Agency (South Korea)
  National Police Agency (South Korea)
  South Korea has a relatively unified and integrated approach law enforcement. For example, the National Police Agency provides all policing services throughout the country...
  
   (NPA)
• Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
  Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency
  The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is the primary police force for the South Korean capital city of Seoul, and is one of 13 provincial police forces in the country, and is headquartered along with the National Police Headquarters in the city itself...
  
   (SMPA)
• Korea Coast Guard (KCG)

External links

• KNPA Official website
• SMPA Official website
• http://www.photius.com/countries/korea_south/national_security/korea_south_national_security_korean_national_poli~253.html
• http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/faculty/rwinslow/asia_pacific/south_korea.html
• http://www.ahrchk.net/statements/mainfile.php/2005statements/378/
• http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/55a/309.html
• http://www.pww.org/past-weeks-2001/Workers%20across%20South%20Korea%20demonstrate.htm