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Address: No. 56, Shuren Road, Dagang Village, Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County
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Central Police College was founded in 1936 by merging the Police High School, Ministry of the Interior and Chechiang Provincial Police School in Jhanjyunsing of the town of Maqun in Nanjing.  The college had followed the National Government to move to Chongqing.  After the triumph of the Anti-Japanese War, the college was moved back to Nanjing outside Guanghua City-Gate.  Besides Nanjing, six more branches were established in Xi'an, Guangchou, Dihua, Chongqing, Beijing and Shenyang, as well as two officer squads in Shanghai and Taiwan.  The college flourished for a time with a student body of more than 12,000 from the Nanjing headquarters, various branches and officer squads.

In May 1954, the college resumed classes and regular courses continued. In 1957, with approval from Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Education, a four-year college was established for regular courses.  In 1970, the graduate school offering an MA degree in police administration was established.  Since 1974, female students were admitted to enter the college.  As well, research institute and education of regular courses, seminars for the promotion of police in-service and professional seminars were held.  In order to accelerate international friendship and cooperation, the college not only admits foreign students, but also cooperates with foreign universities, exchanges teachers and students, holds academic seminars and takes part in international academic organizations and activities proactively.  Approved by Legislative Yuan on Dec 1995, the school was formally renamed Central Police University.

Since its establishment in 1936, the school has been enjoying a long history of over sixty years.  The source of the school can be traced to the Capital Police School in Lijhih established in Guangxu 27th year in the Qing dynasty (1901).

Former president Chiang Kai-shek took up the first presidency of the school.  There had been 15 presidents and Te-hui Tsai is the incumbent president.  There are now 1556 students in total, 13 departments, 153 full-time teachers, 15 students in Doctor Program, 192 students in Master Program, 842 undergraduates, 41 students in Junior College, 384 students in the Two-Year Program, and 82 post graduate students.  The 13 departments are:  Department of Police Administration, Department of Criminal Investigation, Department of Forensic Science, Department of Public Security, Department of Crime Prevention & Correction, Department of Fire Science, Department of Traffic Science, Department of Information Management, Department of Foreign Affairs Police, Department of Border Police, Department of Administrative Management, Department of Maritime Police and Department of Law.