 INTERPOL – International Criminal Police

Organization (Organization internationale de

police criminelle)

 INTERPOL is an organization facilitating

international police cooperation.

 The world’s largest international police

organization, with 190 member countries.
 The second largest intergovernmental
organization after the United Nations.

 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.
 THE EMBLEM
• The globe, to indicate that our
activities are worldwide;
• Olive branches symbolizing peace;
• Scales symbolizing justice;
• A vertical sword, symbolizing
police action;
• The name "INTERPOL";
• The abbreviation "ICPO" and its
French equivalent "OIPC".
 Finances
• In 2009 Interpol's income was $59 million, of
which 82% comprised statutory contributions by
member countries and 14% income from projects,
private foundations and commercial enterprises.
• We have two main sources of income: statutory
contributions from our membership, and
voluntary funding for our
activities. INTERPOL's total budget in 2019 was
139 million euros.
 HISTORY:
• 1923 - Creation of the International Criminal Police
Commission (ICPC) with headquarters in Vienna,
Austria, on the initiative of Dr Johannes Schober,
president of the Vienna Police.

• 1926 - The General Assembly, held in Berlin, proposes

that each country establish a central point of contact
within its police structure: the forerunner of the
National Central Bureau (NCB).
• 1946 - Belgium leads the rebuilding of the
organization after the end of World War II. A
new headquarters set up in Paris, and
‘INTERPOL’ chosen as the organization’s
telegraphic address
• 1956 - Following the adoption of a modernized
constitution, the ICPC becomes the International
Criminal Police Organization-INTERPOL,
abbreviated to ICPO–INTERPOL or just INTERPOL.

• The Organization becomes autonomous by

collecting dues from member countries and
relying on investments as the main means of
support.
• The Founder of INTERPOL. Johannes “Johann”
Scober was an Austrian jurist, law
enforcement official, and politician. Scober
was appointed Vienna Chief of Police in 1918
and became the founding president of
INTERPOL in 1923 (September 7, 1923)
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
• SECRETARY GENERAL
- The Secretary General of the
Organization 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 Jürgen Stock
implementation of the decisions
of the General Assembly and
Executive Committee.
• 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.
• INTERPOL’s 7 Regional Bureaus (RBs), which are
permanent departments of the General
secretariat and were established to bring the
General Secretariat closer to the regions. The
bureaus bring together police within a region to
share experiences and tackle common crime
issues.
 STAFFING
• The RB staff are generally recruited from within the region and their
number and role can vary, depending on its geographic proximity-since it
is best placed to provide the most appropriate response in any particular
situation.
• Head of Bureau – the one responsible for applying the priorities of the
organization and those of regional police chiefs committees where they
exist.
• Specialized officers – police officers specialized in the different kinds of
crime prevalent in each region.
• Network analyst – a technical officer responsible for providing technical
support not only within the SRB BUT ALSO TO National Central Bureaus in
the region
• Crime analyst – provides analytical work on crimes in the region, related
to work for the General secretariat and for the regional police chiefs
committees.
• WHAT IS INTERPOL NOTICE?
- An Interpol notice or international notice is issued
by Interpol to share information between its members.
There are seven types, color-coded by their function: red,
blue, green, yellow, black, orange, and purple. Interpol will
issue notices only "if it is satisfied that all the conditions
for processing the information have been fulfilled. For
example, a notice will not be published if it violates Article
3 of the Constitution, which forbids the Organization from
undertaking any intervention or activities of a political,
military, religious or racial character." Notices are issued in
the official languages of Interpol: English, French, Spanish,
and Arabic.
• Red Notice - Requests
(provisional) arrest of wanted
persons, with a view
to extradition. An Interpol Red
Notice is "the closest instrument
to an international arrest
warrant in use today".

• Blue Notice - Requests

additional information about a
person in relation to a crime.
• Green Notice - To provide
warnings and criminal intelligence
about persons who have
committed criminal offences and
are likely to repeat these crimes
in other countries.

• Yellow Notice - Asks for help

locating missing persons (usually
minors) or identifying people who
are unable to identify themselves.
• Black Notice - Seeks information
on unidentified bodies.

• Orange Notice - Warns police

and other international
organizations about potential
threats from disguised
weapons, parcel bombs, or other
dangerous materials.
• Purple Notice - To provide
information on modus operandi,
procedures, objects, devices and
hiding places used by criminals.

• Interpol-United Nations Security

Council Special Notice - Issued
for groups and individuals who
are targets of UN sanctions
against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.