Interpol, founded in 1923 and headquartered in Lyon, France, is the world's largest police organization, consisting of 195 member states that facilitate international police cooperation. The organization operates specialized programs to combat cybercrime and human trafficking, and issues various notices to aid in tracking criminals and missing persons. Interpol plays a crucial role in global law enforcement by providing a robust communication network and databases to support crime prevention and suppression.

1. B Y : I S R A R A H M E D
International Criminal
Police Organization

2. INTRODUCTION

3. INTERPOL
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C R I M I N A L P O L I C E O R G A N I Z A T I O N
• World’s largest Police Organization founded on September, 7 1923 and
headquartered at Lyon, France.
• Provide services for Police Corporation and Crime Control.
• Interpol is consisted of 7 (seven) National Bureaus.
• National Crime Bureau NCB consists of 195 member states.

4. INTERPOL
I N T E R N A T I O N A L C R I M I N A L P O L I C E O R G A N I Z A T I O N
• INTERPOL operates a number of specialized programs such as;
1) Global initiative to combat cybercrime
2) A program to combat trafficking in human beings
3) A program to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse
• INTERPOL has established partnerships with other global organizations to
enhance capabilities and broaden its reach.
Partners include : the UN, World customs Org., and IAEA.
Objectives of the Org. are to promote Mutual Assistance b/w Law
Enforcement Agencies of member states and International Criminal
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5. BACKGROUND
• Till 19th centaury links or cooperation among countries relied upon Ad hoc in
order to resolve specified criminal issues.
• During 1851, all German speaking nations took active part in creating a platform of
“The Police Union of German State”.
• In 1898, regional conference (Anti-Anarchist) by 21 European nations was
conducted to take action against Anarchist movements. However, they didn't
achieve proper outcome to counter it.

6. BACKGROUND
• In 20th centaury, new plans were adopted to tackle Criminal Enterprises by
international travel agencies and commerce facilities.
• International Criminal Police Congress (ICPC) was hosted in Monaco with 24
countries taking part. To discuss cooperation in law enforcement.
• In this congress, 12 principles and priorities were laid down which later
became the foundation for the INTERPOL.
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7. BACKGROUND
• Facilitating the crime control they executed
1) Investigation and Inspection of the Crime
2) Collecting Data by Investigative Techniques
3) International standards for forensics
Further progress for the creation ICPC was side-lined due to WWI.
• After WWI, in 1923, the president of Viennese Police Dept. JOHANES SCHOBER
hosted the ICPC at Vienna, Austria. Where 22 countries participated.
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8. BACKGROUND
• After the end of WWII, the organization was revived as ICPO by the official
from Belgium, France, Scandinavia, the US and the UK.
• The UK and the US joined the organization in 1928 and 1938 respectively.
• During 1938, the Viennese based offices failed to work under Nazi’s
(Germany) control, hence, the headquarters were eventually moved to Berlin
after a few years 1942.
• In 1956, ICPC adopted a new constitution and name as INTERPOL.
• Further, its headquarters was established in Paris, then in 1967 it was moved
to Saint-Cloud and Eventually in Lyon during 1989.
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9. STRUCTURE AND FUCTIONS

10. CONSTITUTION
General provisions of INTERPOL’s constitution.
• The role of the organization is stated by its Article 2 as;
i) To provide widest possible mutual assistance b/w criminal police
authorities within the law and promote Human Rights under UDHR.
ii) To develop all the institutions contribute effectively to prevent and
suppress the ordinary law crimes.
• Article 3 states that,
The organization is forbidden to undertake intervention in the
matters of political, military, religious or racial character.

11. The General
• GA is a supreme governing body of the Organization which comprises of all member
countries as representatives.
• Decision making in the form of Resolution (Each country assigned one vote).
• All members are called annually for meeting at GA to vote on Activities and Policies.
• Latest meeting (90th) was held on 18th October 2022 in New Delhi, India.
Assembly (GA)

12. Secretariat
• GS coordinates and supports all the policing and administrative activities of
member states.
• The Secretary General is the chief GS. Current SG is Mr. Jürgen Stock (Germany).
• Staff of the organization work in these 4 languages ; (Arabic, English, French
and Spanish)
• In addition to GS, INTERPOL holds 7 Regional Bureaus and 3 Special
Representative Offices.
General (GS)

13. The Executive Committee (EC)
• Executive Committee (EC) is elected which executes the decisions by GA.
• EC leads Administration of the INTERPOL as well.
• EC consists of 13 members
- 1 president for 4 years
- 3 vice-presidents for 3 years
- 9 delegates for 3 years

14. AHMED NASSER AL RAISI
From (UAE)
The new elected 30th President of INTERPOL.

15. • Interpol is not a supranational law enforcement agency and has no
agents with arresting powers.
• Provide communication and Data base assistance. By smaller local
bureaus in each of its member states as well as by Headquarters.
• INTERPOL’s data-base can track criminal and crimes around the world by
means of authority, such as fingerprints, face-photos, DNA sample, List
of wanted persons and travel documents.
• The service network of I-24/7 is available for communication at any time
(24 hours).
FUNCTIONS

16. INTERPOL NOTICES
• Notices are issued by General Secretariat on request of member
countries’ NCB and are available for all members.
• Notices can be issued at the requests of Int’l Criminal Court and Int’l Criminal
Tribunals to seek info about wanted persons committing Genocide, war
crimes, crimes against humanity, etc.
• Notices are allowed to issue for public alertness to seek their help, all UN
special notices are public.
FUNCTIONS
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17. INTERPOL NOTICES
• RED Notice: Track location and arrest wanted persons for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
• YELLOW Notice: For missing persons, often minors, or to help identify persons who are unable to
identify themselves.
• BLUE Notice: To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation
to a criminal investigation.
• BLACK Notice: To seek information on unidentified bodies.
• GREEN Notice: Warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered a threat to
public safety.
• ORANGE Notice: To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and
imminent threat to public safety.
• PURPLE Notice: To seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment
methods used by criminals.
FUNCTIONS
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18. • INTERPOL plays a crucial role in international law enforcement by facilitating
communication and cooperation between law enforcement agencies of different
countries. With its vast network and resources, INTERPOL provides valuable assistance
in identifying and capturing international criminals and fugitives. Its database of
information on wanted criminals is an essential tool in the fight against organized crime,
terrorism, and other forms of transnational criminal activities.
• Overall, Interpol remains an important organization in the global fight against
crime and maintaining international security.
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19. THANK YOU !