Factsheet February 2023

What is the Toolkit Who is it for

The Toolkit for Responsible Artificial The Toolkit is designed for law enforcement
Intelligence Innovation in Law agencies worldwide interested in, exploring or
Enforcement is a practical guide for law already using AI.
enforcement agencies on developing
It can also guide and inform:
and deploying AI responsibly, respecting
human rights and ethics principles. Human
Technology Rights
It is being jointly developed by UNICRI’s Developers Advocates
Centre for AI and Robotics and
INTERPOL’s Innovation Centre, with the
financial support of the European Union Criminal Justice General
Practitioners Public

Why do we need it When is it ready

AI is being increasingly There is a lack of The Toolkit V1.0

adopted in law guidance on responsible will be released in June
enforcement due to the AI innovation tailored 2023
unique opportunities it for the specific context
presents to support and challenges of law
police work. enforcement.
If AI is not integrated The Toolkit bridges this
responsibly, however, gap and empowers law What comes next
individuals and societies enforcement agencies
may suffer from negative to leverage AI while
impacts. mitigating its risks. The Toolkit’s roll-out will
be complemented with
capacity-building, training
and certification for law
enforcement agencies, as
What it contains well as tailored support
in the drafting of national
GUIDANCE DOCS: INTERACTIVE TOOLS: law enforcement AI
guidelines or strategies.
• Introduction to AI • Organizational Readiness
• Introduction to Assessment Tool
Additional resources
Responsible AI • Responsible AI in Action will also be included to
Innovation Workbook reflect technological and
• Principles for Responsible • Impact Assessment Tool regulatory changes.
AI Innovation
• Organizational Roadmap
 How is it being developed

Identification of gap and

initial conceptualization July 2019
of Toolkit

Start of research, stakeholder

consultations, and meetings
November 2021 with an external interdisciplinary
group of experts

Start of in-house drafting

by the UNICRI and January 2022
INTERPOL Teams

Engagement with the general

May 2022 public through a dedicated
public concerns process

Peer review of resources

by external experts
December 2022

Testing in an operational
February 2023 setting by INTERPOL

Validation of contents by law

enforcement representatives and April 2023
group of experts

Start of testing in operational

setting by law enforcement
May 2023 agencies from different
countries

Release of
V1.0 of Toolkit June 2023

End of testing by law

August 2023 enforcement agencies

Pilot country/
region-specific training
September 2023

Release of Toolkit V2.0,

November 2023 tested by national law
enforcement agencies

To learn more about the Toolkit please contact the UNICRI and INTERPOL Toolkit Team at
aicentre.unicri@un.org and APL@interpol.int