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Interpol’s DNA Monitoring Expert Group (MEG)
acts as an international point of reference to facilitate the utilisation
and future development of DNA profiling as an investigative technique.
It aims to stimulate the worldwide use of this technique, for example,
by examining its use in the investigation of crimes and incidents, establishing
protocols for the application of DNA, databasing issues and training. |
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The Interpol Drugs team aims to enhance co-operation among
member countries and to stimulate the exchange of information between
all national and international enforcement bodies concerned with countering
the illicit production, traffic and use of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances.
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| Wanted |
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Fingerprints -
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Ty fraction of the number of
red notices issued by Interpol which are currently valid. Over 5800 individuals
are wanted internationally by national jurisdictions in Interpol member
states, or the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia
and Rwanda. Identification and offence details are circulated within law
enforcement circles using Interpol Red Notices. These are requests for
provisional arrest with a view to extradition.
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Information on the development and implementation
of fingerprinting systems for the general public and international law
enforcement entities. In line with the ANSI/NIST standard data format
for the interchange of fingerprint image information, the Interpol Implementation
(INT-I), has been written to assist in the implementation of such systems.
It has been drafted with special attention to the criteria of openness,
non-intrusiveness, inter-operability and wide usage. You can also test
your system’s compliance with ANSI-NIST (INT-I). |
| Interpol publications |
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Children |
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A range of specialised publications has been developed
to assist bona fide professionals in certain fields: International Criminal
Police Review; International Crime Statistics; Counterfeits and Forgeries
Review; The Smart US $ Checker; Annual Passport Guide; Vehicle Registration
Documents. |
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The sexual abuse of children
by adults to satisfy their own perversions is a global problem, it has
always taken place and with modern methods of travel and communication,
people with a similar interest move from country to country to abuse children
and, since the introduction of the Internet, are now able to network exchanging
child pornography and information in vast quantities and in very short
periods of time. |
| Disaster Victim Identification |
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Works of Art |
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Major disasters are unfortunately a fact of
life. Inevitably, lives are lost and victims have to be identified. Interpol
offers sound practical advice, with particular emphasis on pre-planning
and training. Awareness of the wide range of potential demands and difficulties
leads to confident and competent handling of the aftermath of disaster
situations. This benefits, above all, victims and their relatives, but
also the other agencies with whom the police co-operate when disasters
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The illicit trade in cultural
objects is sustained by the demand from the Arts market, the opening of
borders, the improvement in transport systems and the political instability
of certain countries. It is difficult to gauge the extent of the trade:
thefts are very often not discovered until the stolen objects are discovered
on the official Arts market, and countries send very little information
to Interpol and many do not keep statistics on this type of criminality.
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