CHAPTER III:

INTERNATION
AL POLICE
ORGANIZATIO
NS
INTERNATIONAL • Intended to serve as clearing
POLICE houses that collect police
information voluntarily shared by
COOPERATION national police authorities and
ORGANIZATIONS analyze the data to provide finished
intelligence.
INTERPOL

• INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION

• Interpol is the world’s largest international police organization,
coordinating action between forces around the world, including
searches for wanted and missing people.
• It is headquartered in Lyon, France, with seven regional bureaus
worldwide, and a National Central Bureau in all 196 member
states.
• The General Secretariat runs INTERPOL's day-to-day activities to
support member countries in their international policing.
• I-24/7 - This is INTERPOL's secure network that allows member
countries to search international criminal databases
HISTORY OF INTERPOL
• The International Criminal Police Commission (ICPC) formed in 1923.
• Headquarter: Vienna, Austria
• the organization published a journal containing wanted notices for international
criminals.
• World War II interrupted the growth if the ICPC -- the Nazis took control,
deposed the current Secretary General and moved the headquarters to Berlin.
• Following the war, the organization was rebuilt and new headquarters were
established in Paris. The group officially took the telegraph code name
"Interpol," and adopted the colored notice system.
• The headquarters moved to Lyons in 1989.
PURPOSE OF INTERPOL

• INTERPOL is not an investigative body but instead is a support organization with

the goal of aiding in the investigation of crimes and arrests of criminals
worldwide.
• The organization has established a secure communications system to expedite
international cooperation and provide access to international criminal databases
such as the United States' NCIC.
• The organization also employs forensic science experts, police training, and
crime analysts to provide an international support system for crime fighters.
WHO MAKES UP INTERPOL?

• The General Secretariat coordinates our day-to-day activities to fight a range

of crimes. Run by the Secretary General, it is staffed by both police and civilians
and comprises a headquarters in Lyon, a global complex for innovation in
Singapore and several satellite offices in different regions.
• In each country, an INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) provides the
central point of contact for the General Secretariat and other NCBs. An NCB is
run by national police officials and usually sits in the government ministry
responsible for policing.
• The General Assembly is the governing body and it brings all countries
together once a year to take decisions.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

• The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, comprising

representatives from each of our member countries. It meets once a year and
each session lasts around four days.
• General Assembly elects the members of the Executive Committee – the
governing body which provides guidance and direction in between sessions of
the Assembly.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• The Executive Committee is the governing body in charge of supervising the

execution of the General Assembly’s decisions and the administration and work
of the General Secretariat. It meets three times a year and sets organizational
policy and direction.
• Elected by the General Assembly, the Executive Committee has 13 members
comprising the:
1. President of the Organization
2. two vice-presidents
3. nine delegates.
• The President is elected for four years, and vice-presidents and delegates for three.
GENERAL SECRETARIAT

• INTERPOL is a membership-based organization, and

the General Secretariat is the body that
coordinates all INTERPOL’S policing and
administrative activities.
• It is run by the Secretary General; currently
VALDECY URQUIZA of Brazil, who was appointed by
the General Assembly in November 2024.
• There are around 1,200 staff, one-quarter of whom
are law enforcement personnel seconded by their
national administration. Staff work in any of the
Organization's four languages: Arabic, English,
French and Spanish.
LYON
HEADQUARTERS

• The headquarters in Lyon

coordinates much of the
policing expertise and
services we provide to
member countries. It is also
the administrative and
logistical centre of the
Organization.
INTERPOL
GLOBAL COMPLEX
FOR INNOVATION
• Based in Singapore since
2015, the INTERPOL
Global Complex for
Innovation is the centre of
our activities in
cybercrime, research and
development, and
capacity building. It also
provides an Asian base for
the Organization in
several crime areas.
INTERPOL REGIONAL BUREAUS

• Our six regional bureaus bring together police within a region to share
experiences and tackle common crime issues:
1. Argentina (Buenos Aires)
2. Cameroon (Yaoundé)
3. Côte d’Ivoire (Abidjan)
4. El Salvador (San Salvador)
5. Kenya (Nairobi)
6. Zimbabwe (Harare)
NATIONAL CENTRAL BUREAU (NCB)

• Serves as the domestic clearinghouse and the primary point of contact, linking
national police forces with the global network for international police
cooperation and information exchange.
• NCBs are the key link between national police forces and INTERPOL's global
network. They facilitate communication, information sharing, and cooperation
on cross-border investigations
WHO IS THE
ONLY FILIPINO
FORMER
PRESIDENT OF
INTERPOL?
JOLLY R. BUGARIN
THE LOGO

• Globe: Symbolizes that Interpol's activities are worldwide.

• Olive Branches: Represent peace.

• Scales: Symbolize justice.

• Vertical Sword: Represents police action.

• "INTERPOL": The name of the organization.

• "ICPO" and "OIPC": The abbreviations for the

International Criminal Police Organization and its French
equivalent, the Organisation Internationale de Police
Criminell
INTERPOL NOTICES
• INTERPOL Notices are international requests for cooperation or alerts allowing police in member countries to
share critical crime-related information.
• Types of Notice:
1. Red Notice: To seek the location and arrest of persons wanted for prosecution or to serve a sentence.
2. Yellow Notice: To help locate missing persons, often minors, or to help identify persons who are unable to identify
themselves.
3. Blue Notice: To collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal
investigation.
4. Black Notice: To seek information on unidentified bodies.
5. Green Notice: To provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a
possible threat to public safety.
6. Orange Notice: To warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to
public safety.
7. Purple Notice: To seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used
by criminals.
8. Silver Notice (pilot phase): To identify and trace criminal assets
9. INTERPOL–United Nations Security Council Special Notice: Issued for entities and individuals who are the
targets of UN Security Council Sanctions Committees.
EUROPOL
EUROPOL
• Europol, officially the EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
COOPERATION, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU).
Established in 1998, it is based in The Hague, Netherlands, and serves as the
central hub for coordinating criminal intelligence and supporting the EU's Member
States in their efforts to combat various forms of serious and organized crime, as
well as terrorism.
• Europol's main objective is to enhance the effectiveness and cooperation between
the law enforcement agencies of the EU member states.
• The Agency has no executive powers, and its officials are not entitled
to arrest suspects, conduct independent investigations, or act without prior
approval from competent authorities in the member states. Instead, Europol's role
is to support and facilitate the efforts of national law enforcement agencies within
the EU.
HISTORY OF EUROPOL

• Europol, the European Union's agency for law enforcement cooperation,

was established in 1991 and officially came into operation in 1999, with its
origins in the TREVI group and the Maastricht Treaty, evolving from a drugs
unit to a broader agency addressing serious international crime.
ASEANAPO
L
ASEANAPOL

• ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS CHIEFS OF NATIONAL

POLICE
• a regional police force established to combat transnational crime and enhance
cooperation among ASEAN member countries.
MEMBER COUNTRIES
1. Brunei
2. Cambodia
3. Indonesia
4. Lao People's Democratic Republic
5. Malaysia
6. Myanmar
7. Philippines
8. Singapore
9. Thailand, and
10. Vietnam
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