The INTERPOL with its 190 member countries, is the largest
police organization in the whole world. The INTERPOL's role is to enable police
around the world to work together in the sake of making the world a safer
place.
The high-tech infrastructure of technical and operational
support helps meeting the growing challenges of fighting crimes in the 21st
century.
This combine framework helps police to understand crimes
trends, analyse informations, conduct operations and, finally, arrest as many
criminals as possible.
So, the INTERPOL's vision is "Connecting police for a
safer world", and the mission is "Preventing & fighting crimes
through enhanced international police cooperation".
The INTERPOL's constitution prohibits are 'any intervention
or activities of a political, military, religious or racial character'.
The general secretariat is located in Lyon, France, &
operate 24 hours a day.
The current president of the INTERPOL is Mrs. Mireille
Ballesterazzi, & the secretary general is Mr. Ronald K. Noble .
The INTERPOL's priorities:
1-
Secure global communications
systems.
2-
24/7 support to policing
and law enforcement.
3-
Capacity building.
4-
Assisting member countries
in the identifications of crimes & criminals.
5-
Ensure organizational
health & sustainability.
6-
Institutional & legal
support.
The organization's official name is "ICPO-INTERPOL". "ICPO" stands for "International Criminal Police Organization", in French it's "OIPC" which stands for "Organisation Interantionale de Police Criminelle".
The word INTERPOL is a contraction of "International
police", & was chosen in 1946 as the telegraphic address.
The Emblem is in use since 1950, & has the following
symbolism:
·
The globe indicates
worldwide activity.
·
The olive branches
represent peace.
·
The sword represents the
police action.
·
& the scales signify
justice.
By: Mawaddah Bayazeed
By: Mawaddah Bayazeed