Interpol Core Functions Quiz

Interpol Core Functions

• Interpol's core functions include Secure Global Communication Systems, Operational Data Services and Databases for Police, Operational Police Support Services, and Police Training and Development.

Secure Global Communication Systems

• Interpol's global police communication system is known as I-24/7.
• I-24/7 enables police in all member countries to request, submit, and access vital data instantly in a secure environment.
• The system provides a common platform for sharing crucial information about criminals and criminality.
• Member countries have access to complete messaging services and regular Interpol General Secretariat police services through a single-entry portal.
• I-24/7 allows countries to access Interpol's databases and services in real-time from both central and remote locations.

Operational Data Services and Databases for Police

• This function ensures that police worldwide have access to the information and services they need to prevent and investigate crimes.

Operational Police Support Services

• This function supports law enforcement officials in the field with emergency support and operational activities, especially in priority crime areas.
• The Command and Coordination Centre operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and can deploy an Incident Response Team to the scene of a serious crime or disaster.

Interpol's Support Services

• Interpol's Command and Coordination Centre is the operations room, offering a point of contact for any member country seeking urgent police information or facing a crisis situation.
• Interpol's Incident Response Team is a team of experts deployed at the request of a member country during a crisis situation.
• There are two types of Incident Response Teams: Disaster and Crime.
• Disaster IRTs provide disaster victim identification (DVI) assistance, while Crime IRTs provide specific expertise and investigative support to police.
• The first IRT was deployed in October 2002 to Indonesia following a terrorist bombing in Bali, with a total of 117 teams deployed to date.

Interpol's Databases and Systems

• The Interpol Illicit Arms Records and Tracing Management System (i-ARMS) is the only global law enforcement platform to support the transnational tracing of illicit, lost or stolen firearms.
• The Interpol Ballistic Information Network (IBIN) is the only large-scale international ballistics data sharing network in the world.
• The Organized Crime Networks Database improves the collection and exchange of intelligence, supports investigations, and analyzes crime networks.
• The Maritime Piracy Database stores intelligence related to cases of piracy and armed robbery at sea.
• The Notices Database allows police in member countries to share critical crime-related information.