About INTERPOL

INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 188 member

countries. Created in 1923, it facilitates cross-border police co-operation, and supports and
assists all organizations, authorities and services whose mission is to prevent or combat
international crime.

INTERPOL aims to facilitate international police co-operation even where diplomatic

relations do not exist between particular countries. Action is taken within the limits of
existing laws in different countries and in the spirit of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. INTERPOL’s constitution prohibits ‘any intervention or activities of a political,
military, religious or racial character.’

INTERPOL’s Leadership

The President of INTERPOL and the Secretary General work closely together in providing
strong leadership and direction to the Organization.

INTERPOL’s Structure

As defined in Article 5 of its Constitution, INTERPOL (whose correct full name is 'The
International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL’) comprises the following:

 General Assembly
 Executive Committee

 General Secretariat

 National Central Bureaus

 Advisers

 The Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files

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The General Assembly and the Executive Committee form the organization’s Governance.

General Assembly - INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, it meets annually and

comprises delegates appointed by each member country. The assembly takes all important
decisions related to policy, resources, working methods, finances, activities and
programmes.

Executive Committee – this 13-member committee is elected by the General Assembly,

and comprises the president, three vice-presidents and nine delegates covering the four
regions.

General Secretariat - located in Lyon, France, the General Secretariat operates 24 hours
a day, 365 days a year and is run by the Secretary General. Officials from more than 80
countries work side-by-side in any of the Organization’s four official languages: Arabic,
English, French and Spanish. The Secretariat has seven regional offices across the world;
in Argentina, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, El Salvador, Kenya, Thailand and Zimbabwe, along
withSpecial Representatives at the United Nations in New York and at the European Union
in Brussels.

National Central Bureaus (NCB) - Each INTERPOL member country maintains a National

Central Bureau staffed by national law enforcement officers. The NCB is the designated
contact point for the General Secretariat, regional offices and other member countries
requiring assistance with overseas investigations and the location and apprehension of
fugitives.

Advisers – these are experts in a purely advisory capacity, who may be appointed by the
Executive Committee and confirmed by the General Assembly.

Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (CCF) – this is an independent body
whose mandate is threefold: (1) to ensure that the processing of personal information by
INTERPOL complies with the Organization's regulations, (2) to advise INTERPOL on any
project, operation, set of rules or other matter involving the processing of personal
information and (3) to process requests concerning the information contained in
INTERPOL's files.

The current Secretary General is Ronald K. Noble, serving a second term from 2005-2010.

role of the Secretary General

The General Secretariat is headed by the Secretary General of the Organization, who is

appointed by the General Assembly for a period of 5 years. He may be re-elected.

The Secretary General is effectively the Organization’s chief full-time official. He is

responsible for seeing that the day-to-day work of international police co-operation is
carried out, and the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly and
Executive Committee.

The role is defined in the Constitution, in particular, Articles 28, 29 and 30. The General

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Structure of the General Secretariat

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 Dates of membership of INTERPOL member countries     

A Afghanistan | Albania | Algeria | Andorra | Angola | Antigua & Barbuda |

Argentina | Armenia | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan

B Bahamas | Bahrain | Bangladesh | Barbados | Belarus | Belgium | Belize |

Benin | Bhutan | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Botswana | Brazil |
Brunei | Bulgaria | Burkina - Faso | Burundi

C Cambodia | Cameroon | Canada | Cape Verde | Central African Republic |

Chad | Chile | China | Colombia | Comoros | Congo | Congo (Democratic
Rep.) | Costa Rica | Côte d'Ivoire | Croatia | Cuba | Cyprus | Czech Republic

D Denmark | Djibouti | Dominica | Dominican Republic

E Ecuador | Egypt | El Salvador  | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Estonia | Ethiopia

F Fiji | Finland | Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia | France

G Gabon | Gambia | Georgia | Germany | Ghana | Greece | Grenada |

Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea Bissau | Guyana

H Haiti | Honduras | Hungary

I Iceland | India | Indonesia | Iran | Iraq | Ireland | Israel | Italy

J Jamaica | Japan | Jordan

K Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea (Rep. of) |Kuwait | Kyrgyzstan

L Laos | Latvia | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Liechtenstein |

Lithuania | Luxembourg

M Madagascar | Malawi | Malaysia | Maldives | Mali | Malta | Marshall Islands |

Mauritania | Mauritius | Mexico | Moldova | Monaco | Mongolia | Montenegro |
Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar

N Namibia | Nauru | Nepal | Netherlands | Netherlands Antilles | New Zealand |

Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Norway

O Oman

P Pakistan | Panama | Papua New Guinea |Paraguay | Peru | Philippines |

Poland | Portugal

Q Qatar

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 R Romania | Russia | Rwanda

S St Kitts & Nevis | St Lucia | St Vincent & the G

Samoa | San Marino | Sao Tome & Principe
Senegal | Serbia | Seychelles | Sierra Leone
Slovakia | Slovenia | Somalia | South Africa
Sudan | Suriname | Swaziland | Sweden

T Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor - Leste

Trinidad & Tobago | Tunisia | Turkey |Turkmen

U Uganda | Ukraine | United Arab Emirates

United States | Uruguay | Uzbekistan

V Vatican City State | Venezuela | Vietnam

Y Yemen

Z Zambia | Zimbabwe

Sub-  
Bureaus
United Bermuda | Gibraltar | Cayman Islands |
Kingdom: Anguilla | Montserrat | British Virgin Islands
Turks and Caicos
United Puerto Rico | American Samoa
States:
China: Hong Kong, Macao

What is an NCB?
INTERPOL has a National Central Bureau in
each member country. It is typically a division
of the national police agency or investigation
service and serves as the contact point for all
INTERPOL operations.

Supporting NCBs
INTERPOL's General Secretariat supports NCB
in three main ways. Capacity building, police
training and development of I-24/7 secure
communications.

Policing by country
The web site of law enforcement organizations and related government ministries of
member countries.

INTERPOL’s Governance
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INTERPOL’s Governance

INTERPOL’s governance comprises the General Assembly and the Executive Committee,

which is headed by the President.

 President

The President of the Organization is elected by the General Assembly for a period of four
years. His role is to chair the General Assembly and Executive Committee and ensure that
INTERPOL’s activities conform with decisions made at these meetings.

 The General Assembly

The General Assembly is composed of delegates appointed by the governments of Member

Countries. As INTERPOL's supreme governing body, it meets once a year and takes all the
major decisions affecting general policy, the resources needed for international co-
operation, working methods, finances and programmes of activities. It also elects the
Organization's Executive Committee. Generally speaking, the Assembly takes decisions by
a simple majority in the form of resolutions. Each Member State represented has one vote.

The Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is INTERPOL’s select deliberative organ which meets three times
a year, usually in March, July and immediately before the General Assembly.

Its role, in accordance with Article 22 of the Constitution, is to:

 supervise the execution of the decisions of the General Assembly

 prepare the agenda for sessions of the General Assembly

 submit to the General Assembly any programme of work or project which it

considers useful

 supervise the administration and work of the Secretary General.

Executive Committee
   INTERPOL's President
The Executive Committee is INTERPOL’s select deliberative    Composition of the
organ which meets three times a year, usually in March, June Executive Committee
and immediately before the General Assembly.

Its role, in accordance with Article 22 of the Constitution, is to:

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  supervise the execution of the decisions of the General Assembly
 prepare the agenda for sessions of the General Assembly

 submit to the General Assembly any programme of work or project which it

considers useful

 supervise the administration and work of the Secretary General.

In accordance with Article 15 of the Constitution, the Executive Committee has 13

members comprising the president of the organization, 3 vice-presidents and 9 delegates.
These members are elected by the General Assembly and should belong to different
countries, in addition, the president and the 3 vice-presidents must come from different
regions.

The president is elected for 4 years, and vice-presidents for 3. They are not immediately
eligible for re-election either to the same posts, or as delegates to the Executive
Committee.

Voting is by secret ballot. A two-thirds majority is required for the election of the
president. If this majority is not obtained after the second ballot, a simple majority is
then sufficient. Vice-Presidents and delegates are elected on a simple majority.

Each member state has one vote; those member states attending the General Assembly
are eligible to take part in the election, providing they are not prevented from doing so
under Article 52 of the General Regulations.
COMPOSITION

President

KHOO Boon Hui

(Singapore) 2008-2012

Vice-Presidents

 
Africa Europe Americas

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 Mostapha MOUZOUNI Mireille BALLESTRAZZI Néstor Jorge VALLECCA
(Morocco) 2008-2011
(France) 2010-2013   (Argentina) 2009-2012

     
Delegates

Americas Europe Americas

Jorge BARBOSA PONTES Petter DYHRE  William J.S. ELLIOTT
(Brazil) 2009-2011 (Norway) 2008-2011 (Canada) 2009-2012 

Africa Europe
Magdy ELSHAFEY Francisco GIL MONTERO  Europe
(Egypt) 2008-2011  (Spain) 2009-2012
Süleyman ISILDAR 
(Turkey) 2008-2011

Asia Asia Africa

Nobuyuki KAWAI Tariq KHOSA  Adamu Abubakar
(Japan) 2009-2012 (Pakistan) 2009-2012 MOHAMMED

Current Secretary General

Secretary General
The General Secretariat is headed by the Secretary
General of the Organization, who is appointed by
the General Assembly for a period of 5 years. He
may be re-elected.

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 The Secretary General is effectively the Organization’s chief full-time official. He is
responsible for seeing that the day-to-day work of international police co-operation is
carried out, and the implementation of the decisions of the General Assembly and
Executive Committee.

The role is defined in the Constitution, in particular, Articles 28, 29 and 30. TheGeneral

Regulations stipulate the broad framework for the election of the Secretary General in
Articles 42, 43 and 44.

 A brief history of INTERPOL

1990
1992 2002
1930 1995 2003
1923 1932 1942 1996 2004
1925 1935 1946 1956 1963 1971 1982 1997 2005
1914 1927 1938 1949 1958 1965 1972 1989 1998 2008

 Access complete history as an Acrobat file 

  Former Secretaries General

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 1985-2000 1978-1985 1963-1978 1951-1963

Raymond Kendall  André Bossard  Jean Népote  Marcel Sicot 

United Kingdom France France France

1946-1951 1932-1946    

Louis Ducloux  Oskar Dressler 

France Austria*

* Oskar Dressler was originally appointed Secretary to the International Police Congress in 1923. He continued in this position until
appointed to a new post of Secretary General, created by Article 5 of the revised statutes of 1932.

 Former Presidents of INTERPOL

2004-2008 2000-2004 1996-2000 1994-1996

Jackie Selebi  Jesús Espigares-Mira  Toshinori Kanemoto Björn Eriksson 

South Africa Spain Japan Sweden

1992-1994 1988-1992 1984-1988 1980-1984

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Norman D. Inkster  Ivan Barbot John R. Simpson Jolly R. Bugarin 
Canada France USA The Philippines

1976-1980 1972-1976 1968-1972 1964-1968

Carl. G. Persson William Léonard Higgitt  Paul Dickopf  Firmin Franssen

Sweden Canada FRG Belgium

1963-1964 1960-1963 1956-1960 1946-1956

Fjalar Jarva  Sir Richard L. Jackson  Agostinho Lourenco  Florent Louwage 

Finland United Kingdom Portugal Belgium

1943-1945 1942-1943 1940-1942 1938-1940

Ernst Kaltenbrunner  Arthur Nebe  Reinhard Heydrich Otto Steinhäusl 

Austria Germany Germany Austria

1935-1938 1934-1935 1932-1934 1923-1932

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 Michael Skubl  Eugen Seydel  Franz Brandl  Johan Schober 
Austria Austria Austria Austria

  

INTERPOL’s four core functions

INTERPOL’s activities are guided by the following four core functions: 

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Secure global police communication Operational data services and databases
services for police

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INTERPOL’s global police Member countries have
communications system, direct and immediate
known as I-24/7, enables access to a wide range of
police in all member databases including
countries to request, information on known
submit and access vital criminals, fingerprints, DNA
data instantly in a secure environment. profiles and stolen or lost travel documents.
INTERPOL also disseminates critical crime-
related data through a system of international
notices.

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Operational police support services Police training and development
 
INTERPOL provides law INTERPOL provides focused
enforcement officials in the police training initiatives
field with emergency with the aim of enhancing
support and operational the capacity of member
activities, especially in countries to effectively
its priority crime areas. combat transnational crime
ACommand and Co-ordination Centreoperates and terrorism. This includes sharing
24 hours a day, seven days a week and can knowledge, skills and best practices in policing
deploy an Incident Response Team to the and establishing global standards.
scene of a serious crime or disaster.

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 1st core

Secure global police communications services

The ability of police to exchange crucial data quickly and securely is a cornerstone of
effective international law enforcement. This is why INTERPOL developed the I-24/7 global
police communications system.

The system connects the INTERPOL General Secretariat in Lyon, France, National Central
Bureaus (NCBs) in member countries and regional offices, creating a global network for
the exchange of police information and providing law enforcement authorities in member
countries with instant access to the organization’s databases and other services.

Member countries can also choose to grant consultative access to authorised law
enforcement entities outside of NCBs, such as border control units or customs officials.

INTERPOL continues to develop new services and training programmes to ensure that

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users are able to make full use of the I-24/7 system. MIND/FIND technical solutions
(Mobile and Fixed INTERPOL Network Databases) help countries access the system, by
integrating into their existing computer-assisted verification systems.

I-24/7 was created in 2003, with Canada being the first country to connect to the system.
The final of INTERPOL's 188 member countries to join was Somalia, which was connected
on 10 July 2007.

 Read more about I-24/7

INTERPOL’s global police communications system:

I-24/7

One of INTERPOL’s core functions is to enable the world’s police to exchange information
securely and rapidly. The organization’s I-24/7 global police communications system
connects law enforcement officials in all 188 member countriesand provides them with the
means to share crucial information on criminals and criminal activities.

As criminals and criminal organizations are typically involved in multiple activities, I-24/7
can fundamentally change the way law enforcement authorities around the world work
together. Pieces of seemingly unrelated information can help create a picture and solve a
trans-national criminal investigation.

Using I-24/7, National Central Bureaus (NCBs) can search and cross-check data in a
matter of seconds, with direct access to databases containing information on suspected
terrorists, wanted persons, fingerprints, DNA profiles, lost or stolen travel documents,
stolen motor vehicles, stolen works of art, etc. These multiple resources provide police with
instant access to potentially important information, thereby facilitating criminal
investigations.

The I-24/7 system also enables member countries to access each others’ national
databases using a business-to-business (B2B) connection. Member countries manage and
maintain their own national criminal data. They also have the option to make it accessible
to the international law enforcement community through I-24/7.

Although I-24/7 is initially installed in NCBs, INTERPOL is encouraging member countries

to extend their connections to national law enforcement entities such as border police,
customs and immigration, etc. NCBs control the level of access other authorised users
have to INTERPOL services and can request to be informed of enquiries made to their
national databases by other countries.

2nd core

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Operational data services and databases for police

To fight international crime, police need access to information which can assist
investigations or help prevent crime. INTERPOL manages several databases, accessible to
the INTERPOL bureaus in all member countries through its I-24/7communications system,
which contain critical information on criminals and criminality. These include:

  I-link Project
 FASTID

 MIND/FIND

 Suspected terrorists

 Nominal data on criminals (names, photos)

 Fingerprints

 DNA profiles

 Lost or stolen travel documents

 Child sexual abuse images

 Stolen works of art

 Stolen motor vehicles

MIND/FIND 
Providing law enforcement with instant worldwide access to Interpol databases

Protecting your country’s borders

Interpol is offering countries the opportunity to give their front-line officers instant access
to its many databases. These databases contain millions of records of criminal information
on individuals and property submitted by member countries, constituting a unique and
vast collection of data that does not exist at the regional or national levels.

There are millions of stolen or lost travel documents in circulation today. How can an
immigration officer at an airport, sea port or land border crossing know if a passport is
stolen or not? What are the consequences for national security if a terrorist or criminal
enters a country using a stolen travel document and false identity?

At field level, most countries rely on their own national

sources of information. Yet crime is increasingly globalized.
Real-time access to up-to-date international information is
vital to prevent criminals from travelling freely to escape

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from the law or commit further crimes.

Interpol manages a database of passports, identity cards and visas reported as stolen or
lost by countries all over the world known as the stolen and lost travel documents (SLTD)
database. It enables front-line officers to check instantly whether a travel document is
stolen or lost. Interpol also has databases on stolen motor vehicles and wanted persons.

To help countries connect easily, Interpol has developed two integrated solutions using
either fixed or mobile integrated network databases, known as FIND and MIND. Both can
integrate into the existing computer-assisted verification system in a country. In addition,
MIND can be used in a country without an existing system.

 There are two main benefits of using MIND or FIND:

1. Access to international data

o Data can be accessed real-time.

o Quick searches: An automatic functionality sends queries to national and

Interpol servers and provides responses from both simultaneously.

o Top-level security systems to protect access to the data. 

2. Integration into existing systems

o No changes in the daily work of front-line officers and no special training

required.

o No language barriers, because the process is the same as when officers

conduct searches of their national databases.

o Easily adapted to individual countries’ requirements and capabilities.

How does it work?

An officer can submit a query to the national system by simply passing a passport over a
digital scanner or manually entering its identification number. The response indicates
whether or not the document matches one in the database.

The query passes simultaneously to a national database (if existing) and either the
database at the Interpol General Secretariat (FIND) or a local copy of the data (MIND) via
Interpol’s I-24/7 global police communications network.

The officer will receive responses from both within seconds. An electronic alert system
notifies member countries concerned of potential matches.

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Which solution suits best?

This depends on the infrastructure in each country. MIND is proposed when a country
cannot use FIND for whatever reason. Interpol officers will work with your country to
identify the best technical platform for an integrated solution which satisfies your country’s
specific technical, legal and operational criteria.

FIND – Fixed Interpol Network Database

This provides access to Interpol databases through online

integration and allows communication between national
computer servers and those at the Interpol General
Secretariat (IPSG) via I-24/7.

1. The passenger produces the passport, which is

scanned by the border control officer.
2. The passport is checked against the national
database.

3. The passport is checked against the SLTD database at IPSG.

MIND – Mobile Interpol Network Database

This provides offline access to Interpol databases. Using I-

24/7, IPSG can provide member countries with a copy of the
data in its databases which can be accessed locally through
connection with existing national servers. MIND is controlled
and updated by IPSG. Updates are automatic whenever new
records are added.

1. The passenger produces the passport, which is

scanned by the border control officer.
2. The passport is checked against the national
database.

3. The national server checks the passport against the MIND device in the country.

4. The local MIND device contains a copy of the SLTD database at IPSG.

5. The SLTD system automatically updates records in the MIND device in the country.

What technical support is available?

Officers at the Interpol General Secretariat (IPSG) and in the National Central Bureau

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(NCB) in your country will work to support you during installation and afterwards if
required. The Helpdesk at IPSG is available around the clock to support the
implementation of all steps.

Four steps to connection

1. Contact and introduction

o Initial contact between IPSG and the NCB in your country

o Contact person(s) from functional and technical sides established

o Presentation of functionalities and technical specifications by IPSG to users

o Principle agreement to go ahead with the project 

2. Assessment and action plan

o NCB writes a formal letter stating intention to set up an integrated system

o Joint team comprising members from IPSG, the NCB, country users and
country technical specialists established

o Functional and technical assessments carried out

o Action plan agreed, including timeline for implementation 

3. Implementation and testing

o Implementation of technical specifications within the national infrastructure

o Functional and technical ‘live’ tests between IPSG and specified police
services in country

o Confirmation that technical protocol works and application can be used in

country 

4. Rollout and maintenance

o System made accessible to country’s police services

o System assessed to ensure full working capacity and modified if required

o Ongoing support provided by IPSG Helpdesk as required

NOTE: Authorisation to access Interpol’s databases must be granted by NCBs in member

countries. The NCB and all users must agree to the access rights and obligations
prescribed by the organization.

Widely endorsed

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This initiative has been endorsed by several regional chiefs of police networks and is widely
supported by the G8, European Union, Organization for Security and Co-operation in
Europe, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, International Civil Aviation Organization and
the United Nations Security Council through Resolution 1617, adopted in July 2005.

3rd core

Operational police support services

INTERPOL provides operational support to its National Central Bureaus and regional offices
with the aim of enabling them to work as efficiently as possible. This support is centred on
the Organization’s priority crime areas: fugitives, public safety and terrorism, drugs and
organized crime, trafficking in human beings, financial and high-tech crime and corruption.

24-hour support

The Command and Co-ordination Centre(CCC) operates round the clock in all of

INTERPOL’s four official languages (English, French, Spanish and Arabic) and serves as the
first point of contact for any member country faced with a crisis situation.

The CCC staff monitors news channels and INTERPOL

messages exchanged between member countries to INTERPOL First Crisis and Major
ensure the full resources of the organization are Events Conference, October 2008:
ready and available whenever and wherever they a global police platform for sharing 
may be needed. information and best practices, and
development of global and tailored
regional programmes in the field of crisis
Crisis response and major events and major events assistance and
management.
In the event of a disaster or major crime, INTERPOL
Response Teams or Disaster Victim Identification teams composed of officers from the
General Secretariat and member countries can be dispatched to the scene within hours of
an event.

INTERPOL Major Event Support Teams can assist member countries with the

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implementation of security arrangements for high-profile conferences or sporting events.

International alert system

An important component of INTERPOL’s operational police support is the notice system, of

which the Red notice for wanted persons is the most well known. In addition to the six
colour-coded notices (Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Black and Orange), is the INTERPOL-
United Nations Special Notice issued for groups or individuals who are the targets of UN
sanctions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.

Analysing crime data

Criminal intelligence analysis is recognized by the law enforcement community as a

valuable tool, helping to provide timely warning of threats and operational police activities.
INTERPOL contributes to investigations by assisting officers working at the General
Secretariat and in member countries with research and analysis on crime trends and with
training courses in criminal analysis techniques.

The Command and Co-ordination Centre

The Command and Co-ordination Centre (CCC) supports the

National Central Bureaus in all 188 member countries and
acts as a link with the INTERPOL General Secretariat. It
operates in all four of INTERPOL’s official languages and
serves as the first point of contact for any member country
faced with a crisis situation or requiring urgent operational
assistance.

The CCC’s activities centre on the following functions:

 Assessing all incoming communications and determining the priority level of each
message received by the General Secretariat, then conducting instant checks on all
INTERPOL databases, distributing and assigning information and replying to all
urgent queries immediately.
 Co-ordinating the exchange of intelligence and information for important
operations, and involving specialist units, regional offices and external partners as
necessary.

 Issuing alerts and publishing notices (including Red Notices for wanted persons and
Orange Notices to warn police and/or the public about potential threats posed by
dangerous objects or dangerous escapees).

 Monitoring open sources in order to assess threats and react accordingly to keep

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 our member countries informed and our databases updated.

 Assuming a crisis-management role during serious incidents, such as terrorist

attacks, and co-ordinating specialized assistance from experts in various fields
(such as forensic science, DNA, drugs, etc.).

 Deploying support teams at major international events and response teams

following crises and key criminal cases.

The CCC is staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year by staff members of various
backgrounds and nationalities who are fluent in several different languages.

Criminal Intelligence Analysis

 

Criminal Intelligence Analysis (sometimes called Crime Analysis) has been recognized by
law enforcement as a useful support tool for over twenty-five years and is successfully
used within the international community. Within the last decade, the role and position of
Criminal Intelligence Analysis in the global law enforcement community has fundamentally
changed. Whereas previously there were a few key countries acting as forerunners and
promoters of the discipline, more and more countries have implemented analytical
techniques within their police forces. International organisations, such as INTERPOL,
Europol and the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), all have
Criminal Intelligence Analysts among their personnel. The techniques are also widely used
within private sector organizations.

There are many definitions of Criminal Intelligence Analysis in use throughout the world.
The one definition agreed in June 1992 by an international group of twelve European
INTERPOL member countries and subsequently adopted by other countries is as follows:

'The identification of and provision of insight into the relationship between crime data and
other potentially relevant data with a view to police and judicial practice'.

The central task of Analysis is to help officials - law enforcers, policy makers, and decision
makers - deal more effectively with uncertainty, to provide timely warning of threats, and
to support operational activity by analysing crime.

Criminal Intelligence Analysis is divided into operational (or tactical) and strategic analysis.
The basic skills required are similar, and the difference lies in the level of detail and the
type of client to whom the products are aimed. Operational Analysis aims to achieve a
specific law enforcement outcome. This might be arrests, seizure or forfeiture of assets or
money gained from criminal activities, or the disruption of a criminal group. Operational
Analysis usually has a more immediate benefit. Strategic Analysis is intended to inform
higher level decision making and the benefits are realised over the longer term. It is
usually aimed at managers and policy-makers rather than individual investigators. The
intention is to provide early warning of threats and to support senior decision-makers in
setting priorities to prepare their organizations to be able to deal with emerging criminal
issues. This might mean allocating resources to different areas of crime, increased training

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in a crime fighting technique, or taking steps to close a loophole in a process.

Both disciplines make use of a range of analytical techniques and Analysts need to have a
range of skills and attributes.

Criminal Analysis at IPSG

The Criminal Analysis Sub-directorate (CAS), part of the Specialized Crime and Analysis
Directorate provides analytical support to units in the General Secretariat and on request
to member countries.

CAS currently has 11 Criminal Intelligence Analysts based at the General Secretariat in
Lyon, France, as well as 3 analysts based in Sub Regional Bureaus (currently Buenos Aires,
San Salvador and LoBang).

The staff, a mix of both seconded officers and under-contract staff currently comprised of
eleven nationalities, allow for the unit to draw on a wide range of experience, contacts and
languages.

The unit currently provides three main Analytical services: Operational Analytical support,
Strategic Analysis and Risk Assessments as well as Training and Consultancy in Analytical
matters.

The unit, working in close co-operation with the other Specialized Crime Units provides
analytical support for INTERPOL 5 Priority crime areas working with member countries on
specific assessments.

4rth core

Police Training and Development 

 Building law enforcement capacity around the world

As one of the 4 INTERPOL core functions, Police Training and Development continues to
evolve as a priority for INTERPOL and our member countries.

The aim is to help officials in INTERPOL’s 188 member countries to improve their
operational effectiveness, enhance their skills and build their capacity to address the
increasingly globalized and sophisticated nature of crime today.

INTERPOL offers many tools and services – for example, databases – to its member
countries. To ensure that member countries can maximize their use, INTERPOL has
launched a number of initiatives to develop expertise and facilitate knowledge-sharing.

  Objectives

The strategic objectives for INTERPOL’s police training activities for 2008-2010 are as

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follows:

 Assist member countries in bridging the gap between national and international
policing;
 Provide member countries with the knowledge, skills and best practices to meet the
policing challenges of the 21st century;

 Ensure that law enforcement agencies are fully aware of and take advantage of the
services provided by INTERPOL.

 Training sessions in 2009

In 2009, a total of 141 police training programmes were delivered in 25 different areas,
benefiting 4.583 participants from 165 countries.

NUMBER OF TRAINING SESSIONS PER CRIME

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NUMBER OF PEOPLE TRAINED PER REGION

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 INTERPOL International Police Training Programme (IIPTP)

INTERPOL has developed advanced training programmes for police officers from law
enforcement agencies and National Central Bureaus (NCBs). The INTERPOL International
Police Training Programme (IIPTP) is aimed at officers with responsibility for international
police co-operation, and of sufficient rank to bring about change and improvement upon
return to their respective administrations. Participants gain knowledge and skills, in
particular of INTERPOL's systems and services. Duration of the programmes is now 6
weeks.

 INTERPOL Mobile Police Training Programme (IMPTP)

IMPTP is the condensed, revised and mobile version of the present INTERPOL International
Police Training Programme (IIPTP). It is a new training initiative of the INTERPOL Police
Training and Development Directorate (PTD). This three-week activity is designed to train
qualified officers from NCBs and Law Enforcement Agencies dealing with international
police co-operation, with a focus on INTERPOL's tools and services. The course will provide
participants with knowledge of INTERPOL's tools, services, networks and databases, in
particular the I-24/7 system. Additionally, the programme aims to inform participants of
the roles and functions of NCBs and the priority crime areas of INTERPOL. It is
implemented in different regions, focusing on the regions' needs and priorities.

 Core competency guidelines for NCB staff

National Central Bureaus (NCBs) are INTERPOL’s link with national police forces and
they are increasingly called upon to play a greater operational role as INTERPOL expands
the range of its activities and services. 
            

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Core competency guidelines for NCB staff have been developed by a group of NCB
volunteers representing each of INTERPOL’s regions, together with representatives from
the General Secretariat. The guidelines outline five main areas of competencies required of
NCB staff.

 INTERPOL’s Regional Bureaus

In support to the NCBs and in collaboration with regional police chiefs’ bodies and other
organizations, INTERPOL’s Regional Bureaus (RBs) are being strengthened. Each Bureau
is equipped with modern training facilities, and one Regional training officer per Bureau has
been designated and trained with a view to coordinating and enhancing the regional
training services.

 INTERPOL “Training Quality Assurance” (TQA)

The INTERPOL “Training Quality Assurance” (TQA) has been defined. The aims of the TQA
are to ensure that General Secretariat training programmes apply the standards as
recommended in the “INTERPOL Guide to Effective Training”, that the training cycle is fully
respected to reach the best quality, and that resources are used efficiently.

 Sharing knowledge among member countries

A number of initiatives are in place in order to facilitate co-operation and the sharing of
learning resources among member countries:

 The INTERPOL Global Learning Centre (IGLC) is a web-based learning platform,

which enables timely and efficient capacity building internationally. It centralizes
available INTERPOL police training information, a library of e-learning modules, a
calendar of training events and a list of online links to law enforcement related
websites. IGLC is aimed at INTERPOL’s National Central Bureaus, the wider police
community across the world and staff at the General Secretariat in Lyon. A
knowledge bank allowing member countries to input and share their training
resources and feed the repository of research papers and best practices is in
development. Thanks to recent funding from the Canadian Government, IGLC is
now available in English, French and Spanish.

 INTERPOL is exploring opportunities to develop a network of training

institutions and universities that can address priority crime areas and enhance
our skills in using hi-tech tools. Several co-operation agreements have been signed,
and efforts to establish partnerships with external entities are continuing. For
instance, an INTERPOL Anti-Heroin Smuggling Training Centre has been established
in Moscow.

 The INTERPOL Group of Experts on Police Training (IGEPT) was also created in
2009. The purpose of the IGEPT is twofold:

 to advise INTERPOL Police Training & Development Directorate in the

execution of its mandate and facilitate the deliberations of the INTERPOL
Senior management,

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  to inform and encourage and update INTERPOL stakeholders regarding
police training options and developments and encourage participation or
adoption.

 Internal training for General Secretariat staff

The INTERPOL Training Strategy 2008-2010 sets two overall training goals related to the
development of General Secretariat staff: 

 To enhance the awareness, knowledge, and skills of INTERPOL staff through a

structured training programme, and,
 To develop a learning culture within INTERPOL that binds the Organization together
through a shared understanding of its values, purpose, core business and
processes, and articulates a common purpose and common professional standards.

In order to achieve these objectives, staff developmental needs are identified and
managed so that performance gaps are addressed through well-designed familiarization,
awareness, and formal training programmes. Training is competency-based, meaning that
a set of common capabilities (knowledge, skills, experience, values, behaviour and
attitudes) have been identified and are applied as appropriate to individual posts. 
In addition, continuity and “organizational memory” is being promoted through the sharing
of knowledge.

Information and learning resources are available in the I-24/7 and https secured web sites.

ICPO-INTERPOL
Police Training & Development
200 quai Charles de Gaulle
69006 Lyon, France

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