SEOUL, Dec. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Police is tracking down the location of all firearms owned by hunters to prevent shooting accidents. The National Police Agency announced on Monday that a newly developed tracking system will be tested on 1,180 hunters in Gyeonggi and Gangwon provinces in possession of firearms for hunting. All of them [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The state human rights watchdog on Monday advised police to make interpretation services available when questioning foreign nationals involved in a criminal case. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) advised the National Police Agency chief to improve the system and remove language barriers in order to protect [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The nation’s civil rights watchdog on Tuesday urged police to refrain from handcuffing suspects behind their backs to help reduce the possibility of human rights infringements. The Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission said it has sent a recommendation on amending law enforcement guidance related to the use of handcuffs [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The police plan to distribute portable speakers to the leaders of riot squads that are highly exposed to contact with people. This move offers a glimpse of the change in the fieldwork of law enforcement agencies since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Police Agency (NPA) announced [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A new online map will enable users to check which subway stations have a higher risk of digital sex crimes associated with the use of illegal hidden cameras, police said Thursday. The National Police Agency had developed a new system in collaboration with KT Corp., a major South Korean [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Private detective businesses will be officially permitted in South Korea, beginning later this week, following the parliamentary passage of a relevant legal revision early this year, the nation’s police agency said Tuesday. A revision of the Credit Information Use and Protection Act is to take effect on Wednesday, removing [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Posuni, a character symbolizing policewomen, will become more gender neutral, police said Tuesday, as part of efforts to eliminate gender stereotypes. The Korean National Police Agency said it considered and approved a revised bill on the police mascots of Podori and Posuni in a meeting Monday, to make some [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency is developing artificial intelligence (AI) technology that automatically sends information helpful for investigation to field investigators. Jang Kwang-ho, head of the smart police intelligence center at the Police Science Institute, introduced the project at a meeting held at the National Police Agency headquarters. Investigators at [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency (NPA) is working on establishing a legal basis for carrying out undercover investigations of digital sex crimes. “While undercover investigation can be done based on previous court decisions, we are trying to establish a legal basis for such kind of investigation,” a source from the [...]
SEOUL, April 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Police Agency has begun a new system using ‘untact detectors’ to identify drivers under the influence without conducting breath tests. The new system replaces previous breathalyzers, aiming to reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission. The new alcohol testing device can be used to measure the driver’s blood [...]