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14. Civil Defense Office: regulating and transmitting air intelligence, detecting and maintaining
alarms, and planning civil defense operations
15. Police Equipment Maintenance Plant: repairing police weapons and manufacturing their compo-

nents, counselling local police departments on weapon/vehicle maintenance
Moreover, each municipality/county/city has its own police department. Under these departments

are police precincts, police brigades, and civil defense centers. Under police precincts are police sta-
tions, covering several police beats, the basic unit providing police services.

In addition, the Central Police University, also established under the MOI, is the highest learning
institute for police education in Taiwan, stressing advanced academic research.

II. Police Functions

1. Police Education and Examinations

(1) Police education, consisting of preparatory education, continuing education, and advanced edu-
cation, is provided separately by the Central Police University (CPU) and the Taiwan Police College
(TPC) (see Table 7-1).

Table 7-1 Numbers of Officers Graduating from the CPU and TPC
Unit: Persons
Taiwan Police
Central Police University
College
Year Total Bachelor’s
Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree Associate’s
Doctorate (Two-year Technical
Degree (Undergraduate Degree
Program)
Program)
2017 2 622 10 136 296 77 2 103

2018 2 766 12 154 289 100 2 211

2019 2 829 5 104 294 103 2 323

2020 2 605 7 105 279 98 2 116
2021 1 277 9 153 251 85 779

Note: Taiwan Police College cooperate with the manpower policy and the actual vacancy situation, the number of admitted students has
been revised downward since 2019.

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