Law enforcement in North Korea

A policewoman in Pyongyang handling traffic, in 2007.
A North Korean police car in 2007; the Chosŏn'gŭl lettering on the side translates as "Traffic safety".
A North Korean police car in 2012; the Chosŏn'gŭl lettering on the side translates as "Traffic safety".
A North Korean police car in 2017; the Chosŏn'gŭl lettering on the side translates as "Traffic safety".
South Korean and North Korean authorities at the South Korea-North Korea border.

The Social Security Ministry and the State Security Department are responsible for internal security in North Korea.[1][2] Although both are government organs, they are tightly controlled by the party apparatus through the Justice and Security Commission and the penetration of their structures by the party apparatus at all levels.[2] The formal public security structure is augmented by a pervasive system of informers throughout the society.[2] Surveillance of citizens, both physical and electronic, is also routine.[2]

  1. ^ "Daily duty: Inside North Korea's regular police force | NK News". 10 August 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-08-12.
  2. ^ a b c d Savada, Andrea Matles, ed. (1994). North Korea: a country study (4th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-8444-0794-1. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)