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European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL ) ❑HEADQUARTERS: The Hague, Netherlands. ❑MISSION: to support its Member States in preventing and combating all forms of serious international and organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism. Europol also works wit...

European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (EUROPOL ) ❑HEADQUARTERS: The Hague, Netherlands. ❑MISSION: to support its Member States in preventing and combating all forms of serious international and organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism. Europol also works with many non-EU partner states and international organisations. ❑VISION: to ensure an effective EU response to the threats of serious international and organised crime, cybercrime and terrorism in the EU. ❑EUROPOL’S STRATEGY guides the organisation in implementing its main goals and vision, and in delivering a unique set of operational services to the EU. ❑MANDATE Europol listens to what EU Member States need and analyses crime trends in the EU. The Agency supports investigations initiated by Member States, though Europol officers never arrest citizens or instigate investigations. Europol’s work usually consists of dealing with crimes that require an international approach and cooperation between several countries, inside and outside the EU. The decision on which crimes to prioritise is shaped by EMPACT. ❑EMPACT is a structured multidisciplinary cooperation to fight organised and serious international crime. ❑Europol has launched dedicated centres that focus on specific threats facing the EU: European Cybercrime Centre – combating crime in a digital age. European Migrant Smuggling Centre – tackling the organised criminal groups profiting from migrant smuggling. European Counter Terrorism Centre – a central hub of expertise working to provide an effective response to terrorism. Intellectual Property Crime Coordination Coalition – stemming the tide of intellectual property crime within and outside the EU. ❑UNIQUE SERVICES Europol is a high-security operational centre that operates non- stop: 24 hours a day, seven days a week. ANALYSIS is at the core of its activities. Their criminal analysts are among the best trained in Europe. They use state-of-the-art tools to support investigations by law enforcement in Member States on a daily basis. To give their partners deeper insights into the crimes they are tackling, they produce REGULAR ASSESSMENTS that offer comprehensive, forward-looking analyses of crime and terrorism in the EU. Europol also utilises SPECIALISED SYSTEMS, which offer fast and secure capabilities for storing, searching, visualising and linking information, thus comprise a sophisticated crime-fighting toolbox. ❑MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL Europol is accountable at the EU level to the Council of Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs. - The Council is responsible for the main control and guidance of Europol. - It appoints the Executive Director and the Deputy Directors, and approves Europol’s budget (which is part of the general budget of the EU), together with the European Parliament. - Each year, the Council forwards a special report to the European Parliament on the work of Europol. ❑ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Europol is headed by an Executive Director, who is Europol’s legal representative and is appointed by the Council of the European Union. The Executive Director is assisted by three Deputy Executive Directors: 1. Operations Directorate 2. Governance Directorate 3. Capabilities Directorate  International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) ❑IACP is the world’s largest and most influential professional association for police leaders. ❑With more than 34,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP is a recognized leader in global policing, committed to advancing safer communities through thoughtful, progressive police leadership. ❑The IACP is governed by its members – who are represented by both elected and appointed leadership on the Board of Directors. ❑The Board of Directors, who meet four times a year, has the authority to take all appropriate measures and perform all duties required to accomplish the objectives of the Association. ❑VISION: “The International Association of Chiefs of Police advances the policing profession through advocacy, research, outreach, and education.” ❑MISSION: “Shaping the future of the policing profession.” ❑ADVOCACY: By serving as the professional voice of law enforcement, IACP works to ensure that community stakeholders, legislators, and other groups understand issues related to law enforcement and public safety and that members and others in the field are able to learn from global best practices. ❑RESOLUTIONS are the cornerstone of IACP’s policy development. Resolutions direct the efforts of the IACP and serve as the guiding statement in accomplishing the work of the association. ❑GLOBAL POLICING With more than 34,000 members in over 170 countries, the IACP has a vast global reach. IACP’s Global Initiatives are housed under the provision of the Global Policing Division. The Global Policing Division was established to provide a strategic plan for the international programs and activities of the IACP. IACP’s global reach also includes the International Managers of Police Academy and College Training (IMPACT) Section, Trust Building Campaign, Cultural Transformation in Policing, and the International Road Policing Alliance (IRPA). ❑The IMPACT (International Managers of Police Academy and College Training) Section encourages and facilitates the coordinated exchange of ideas, procedures, and specific information for the professional leadership and management of education and training within police agencies. The ultimate goal of IMPACT is to enhance the quality of law enforcement and policing at the international level through education and training. ❑The IACP Trust Building Campaign seeks to enhance trust between police agencies and the communities they serve by ensuring positive community-police partnerships that promote safe, effective interactions; create strategies to prevent and reduce crime; and improve the well-being and quality of life for all. ❑The IACP is excited to launch a community of practice dedicated specifically to cultural transformation in policing. It allows police leaders to share challenges and experiences around the topics of police culture change and community trust building, and the platform will promote further collaboration across the global policing community. ❑The International Road Policing Alliance (IRPA) is a growing organization of police, road safety professionals and partners, with the aim of promoting safer mobility and decreasing deaths and injuries from road crashes worldwide.  International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) ❑INTERPOL is an intergovernmental organization which facilitate international police cooperation. ❑It is the world’s largest international police organization, with 196 member countries. ❑It is composed of: General Assembly, Executive Committee, General Secretariat, National Central Bureaus, and Advisers. ❑GENERAL ASSEMBLY ▪ The INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, comprising representatives from each of member countries. ▪ It meets once a year and each session lasts around four days. ▪ It elects the members of the Executive Committee, the governing body which provides guidance and direction in between sessions of the Assembly. ▪ It oversees all important decisions related to policy, resources, working methods, finances, activities and programs. ▪ Takes decisions in the form of Resolutions. Each member country represented has one vote. ❑EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ▪ Elected by the General Assembly, the Executive Committee has 13 members comprising the President of the Organization, three vice- presidents and nine delegates. - President is elected for 4 years. - Vice-presidents and delegates for 3 years. ▪ It meets three times a year ▪ Its role is to: - Supervise the execution of the decisions of the General Assembly - Prepare the agenda for sessions of the General Assembly - Submit to the General Assembly any programme of work or project which it considers useful - Supervise the administration and work of the Secretary General ❑GENERAL SECRETARIAT ▪ It runs the INTERPOL’s day-to-day activities to support member countries in their international policing. ▪ Operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (24/7/365) ▪ It is the body that coordinates all INTERPOL’s policing and administrative activities ▪ Is headed by the Secretary General ▪ Staff work in any of the Organization's four languages: - S – Spanish - A – Arabic - F – French - E – English ❑National Central Bureaus (NCB) - 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. - Each INTERPOL member country maintains an NCB, staffed by national law enforcement officers ❑Advisers - The advisers are the experts in a purely advisory capacity, who may be appointed by the Executive Committee and confirmed by the General Assembly. ❑(3) CORE FUNCTIONS OF INTERPOL 1. Secure Global Police Communication Services ▪ The INTERPOL’s Global Police Communications System (I- 24/7) – connects law enforcement officials in all member countries and provides them with the means to share crucial information on crimes and criminal activities. 2. Operational Data Services and Databases for Police – INTERPOL manages several databases, which is accessible to the INTERPOL bureaus in all member countries through its I- 24/7. 3. Operational Police Support Services – its components are: Command and Coordination Centre (CCC), Incidence Response Teams or Disaster Victim Identification Teams, Interpol Notice System, and Criminal Analysis Unit. ❑Command and Coordination Centre (CCC) ▪Is the first point of contact for any country requiring urgent assistance ▪The CCC can respond in all four of INTERPOL’s official languages ❑Incidence Response Teams or Disaster Victim Identification Teams ▪They can be dispatched to the scene of incident within hours of an event ❑INTERPOL Notice System ▪It serves to alert police fugitives, suspected terrorists, dangerous criminals, missing persons, or weapon threats ▪ Red Notice – to seek the location and arrest wanted persons ▪ Yellow Notice – to help locate missing persons ▪ Blue Notice – to collect additional information about a person’s identity, location or activities in relation to a criminal investigation ▪ Black Notice – to seek information on unidentified bodies ▪ Green Notice – to provide warning about a person’s criminal activities, where the person is considered to be a possible threat to public safety ▪ Orange Notice – to warn of an event, a person, an object or a process representing a serious and imminent threat to public safety ▪ Purple Notice – to seek or provide information on modus operandi, objects, devices and concealment methods used by criminals ▪ UN Special Notice – is issued for groups or individuals who are the targets of UN sanctions against Al Qaeda and the Taliban ❑CRIMINAL ANALYSIS UNIT ▪It contributes to investigations by assisting officers working at the General Secretariat and in member countries with research and analysis on crime trends. ▪It also provides training course in criminal analysis techniques for member countries ❑VISION: “Connecting police for a safer world” ❑MISSION: “Preventing and fighting crime through enhanced cooperation and innovation on police and security matters”