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I have personal contacts with these current police officers who are my university classmates or alumni. These police officers play a role of coordinator or contact person to facilitate the implementation of the survey and in-depth interviews.
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Actually, the research has quite limited knowledge of the human resources distribution of the SZPSB from various information channels.
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This regulation governs the appointment of police in practically all city public security bureaus of Guangdong province. Candidates must be Chinese, usually aged at least 18 years with qualified physical and psychological conditions, and must have at least a high school education. Candidates’ performances in a competitive written test and previous education and work experience are determinants for the appointment. Also, candidates have to be tested in terms of strength, vision, agility, and hearing in the physical examinations for entrance into the police force. Because personal characteristics such as integrity and accountability are vital in the police force, candidates are given a personality test or face-to-face interview by senior police officers, and their personal backgrounds are investigated.
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It should be noted that the higher the rank of the CPO, the more work experience he/she has. The rank system of CPOs is bilingually illustrated as follows: Supervisor first class (usually with above 15 years of police experience), supervisor second class (usually with 12–14 years of police experience), supervisor third class (usually with 10–11 years of police experience), superintendent first class (usually with 8–9 years of police experience), superintendent second class (usually with 6–7 years of police experience), superintendent third class (usually with 4–5 years of police experience), constable first class (usually with 2–3 years of police experience), constable second class (usually with 1year of police experience).
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