Becoming a police officer in Japan

Nov 24, 2011 14:00

Setting: A medium-sized fictional Japanese city in late summer/early fall 1999 ( Read more... )

japan: government: law enforcement

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tenou_k November 26 2011, 04:51:05 UTC
Okay, after reading a couple pages, this one (in Japanese, and regrettably from 2004) says:

・社会科学(法律・政治・経済・社会一般)- Social studies (law, government, economics, general society)
・人文科学(倫理・文学・日本史・世界史・地理)-Humanities (ethics, literature, Japanese history, world history, geography)
・自然科学(数学・物理・化学・生物・地学)-Natural sciences (math, physics, chemistry, biology, geology)
・文章理解、判断推理、数的推理、資料解釈が教養試験として出題される。Reading Comprehension, decision making, quantitative reasoning, data analysis will apear on the test.
  それと論(作)文試験。場所によっては漢字テストもある。これらを勉強する。And there is also a writing test. Depending on the location, there may also be a kanji test.

One thing to consider is that each prefecture has its own police exams and procedures, so it really depends on where they are in Japan.

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eriolgal November 26 2011, 04:58:07 UTC
The NPA has an English booklet that describes some of their recruitment and early training techniques: http://www.npa.go.jp/english/kokusai/6.pdf (Full brochure http://www.npa.go.jp/english/kokusai/Contents2011.htm)

Short version, regardless of the type of cop you want to be, you're given a written exam (the current form of the National Public Service Examinations, I suppose). Some people (specifically, Prefectural Police Headquarters cops) are given additional exams and screening. Being a college graduate isn't required, but being a college graduate makes you more likely to get in (the booklet said 70% are college-educated) and it shortens your training time.

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marsdragon November 28 2011, 04:52:27 UTC
Thank you! I guess best would be to send student off to college first, while getting advice about passing the police exam. This helps things a lot.

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