INTERPOL

(originally the International Criminal Police Commission)

DATE FOUNDED:	At the end of the second conference of international police (the first having been disrupted by the first world war), 7th September 1923 with 20 member countries.
MISSION WHEN FOUNDED:	In the initial conference: (1) to develop methods for the rapid exchange of information about international criminals; and (2) to improve procedures for locating fugitives for extradition to the country in which they could be prosecuted.
MISSION TODAY:	Paraphrased from From Interpol's constitution: (a) To ensure and promote mutual assistance between criminal police authorities within the limits of the their laws in the spirit of the 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights'; (b) To establish and develop all institutions contributing to the prevention and suppression of crimes.
JURISDICTION:	Interpol was not intended to be an investigative and enforcement agency, instead, it was intended merely to pass information. However, Interpol Agents _can_ be invited to join terrorist investigations if all countries involved in an investigation ask for help. This has happened in the case of the Lockerbie bombing, amongst others.
HEADQUARTERS:	The General Secretariat is based in Lyons France, in an extremely modern building, it moved from the edges of Paris in the 80's (?) There are National Central Bureaus (NCBs), one in each member nation (there are currently 177 members).
# of PERSONNEL:	Interpol has few staff of it's own, however, staff of the NBC's are members of that nations Law Enfoldment authorities, and have their normal jurisdiction. Staff assigned to Interpol are either seconded, or attached, depending on who pays them.
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HISTORY AND PROFILE:	In 1938, Germany annexed Austria, and gained control of the ICPC's headquarters, it called for a new vote on the head of the ICPC, and though many countries abstained, several actively voted for Reinhard Heydrich, the man who authored Hitler's Final solution, as the head of the organization. The HQ was moved to Berlin, and although no direct evidence exists, it seems likely that Interpol's records, which at the time included religion. In 1946, Interpol was reformed under a constitution providing for elected officers and other safeguards to prevent usurpation by any member country, it was also renamed the International Criminal Police Organization, and eventually became known by it's radio call-sign; Interpol. The US only Joined Interpol in 1947, when the FBI was designated the official Liaison. However Hoover had a rocky relationship with Interpol and withdrew his FBI's co-operation in 1950, after they defied him over a group of kidnappers/refugee's from communism. The Treasury department took over the reigns until the early 1980's, when responsibility was once again shared between Treasury and Justice. Information is passed by Diffusions and requested in notices, written in each of Interpol's four official languages; Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. A diffusion provides information, but a notice is a request for help or an arrest pending extradition. The communications structure of Interpol has been modernized rapidly in the last 10-20 years, replacing telex, radio and in some cases morse code (!) with a modern email infrastructure. This work has in part been funded by the United Nations, as part of their International Drug control Program, which has afforded Interpol with official observer status in it's work to set up an international criminal tribunal to try war crimes. The current Secretary General is Raymond E. Kendall of the United Kingdom, a respected police officer. He is the organization's first non-French Secretary General and has served since 1980.
OCCUPATIONAL TEMPLATES:	Interpol NCB staff may come from most federal law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to: the ATF, DOJ, The DEA, the EPA, The FBI, Fisheries and Wildlife Service, The INS, the IRS, U.S. Customs , U.S. Marshals, Postal Inspectors, and the U.S. Secret Service, etc. Take one of these standard templates, and add one of Interpol's languages as a primary skill, and place some pick-up points in Computer Use/bureaucracy, and perhaps another language (inc. German, Russian, Chinese)
RESOURCES:	ASF The Automated Search Facility, created in 1993 allows for rapid searching of Interpol's databases, it's access is very carefully controlled, as Interpol is wary of information being misused. The system currently only allows access to names and (wanted) notices but this is soon to be extended to: stolen vehicles, arts and antiques, counterfeit currency, stolen passports and identity documents, images and fingerprints. There is a link between the ASF and the US National Crime Information Centre's database. IWETS The Interpol Weapons and Explosives Tracking System (IWETS) holds data on stolen and recovered guns, and major firearms traffickers. IWETS also provides up-to-date indices of firearms and explosives manufacturers, models, calibers and other vital information to assist in the identification of arms.
SAMPLE CHARACTER:
LINK & REFERENCES:	Interpol's Official Home page Homepage of the US NCB Ottowa Interpol - Canada's National Police Service Interpol Turkey - Turkish National Police Interpol Oslo; National Bureau of Criminal Investigation Interpol Pretoria; South African police service National Police Agency of Japan Interpol Madrid Interpol Australia Interpol - Fenton Bressler ISBN:

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