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Policing

(2) Civil Service Special Examination for police officers divided into Level 2, 3, and 4, which are held
on a yearly basis for police recruitment. Since 2011, these examinations have been respectively
categorized into “Civil Service Special Examination for Police Officers” and “Civil Service Special
Examination for General Police Officers.” The former is taken by the “graduates of the Central

Police University” or “graduates of the Taiwan Police College;” the latter is taken by the general
public who haven't completed police education from the CPU or the TPC. (Table 7-2)

Table 7-2 Number of Examinees Passing Special Police Examinations
Unit: Persons
Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
Year Total
for General for General for Police for General for Police
Police Officers Police Officers Officers Police Officers Officers

2018 4 998 2 58 410 2 247 2 281

2019 3 502 1 34 311 825 2 331

2020 2 984 1 36 300 448 2 199
2021 1 916 1 22 280 735 878

2022 2 290 - 23 315 1 163 789

Note: With regard to the overall manpower policy and actual vacancies in police organizations, the number of students enrolled at the
TPC has been revised downward, resulting in a significant decrease in the number of passing examinees since 2019.

2. Police Administration

(1) Cracking down on offenses against sexual morality

Crackdown on offenses against sexual morality is one of the regular tasks of police depart-
ments. To safeguard social peace, the NPA strived to clamp down on violations of the Human
Trafficking Prevention Act, Child and Youth Sexual Exploitation Prevention Act, and organized
crimes involving sexual transactions at karaoke bars, spa parlors, dancing clubs, pubs, illegal cof-
fee/tea shops, etc. In 2022, a total of 814 venues were raided and 3,138 persons were arrested.

(2) Stopping pornographic advertisements
In order to stop sex establishments from spreading pornographic messages, local police de-

partments strive to ban pornographic advertisements. In 2022, a total of 1,383 pornographic ad-
vertisements, including business cards and stickers, were seized.

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