1 October 1998
Jurisdiction
European Union
Headquarters
Employees
Annual budget
Agency executive
Key document
Council Decision
2009/371/JHA
Website
europol.europa.eu
The European Police Office (commonly abbreviated Europol) is the law enforcement agency of
the European Union (EU) that handles criminal intelligence and combating serious international organised
crime by means of cooperation between the relevant authorities of the member states, including those
tasked with customs, immigration services, border and financial police etc. Headquartered in The Hague,
the agency has 912 staff, of which there are regular police officers and 185 liaison officers [3] as well as
personnel seconded from national law enforcement organisations.
The agency has no executive powers, and its officials are not entitled to conduct investigations in the
member states or to arrest suspects. Europol, in providing support through information exchange,
intelligence analysis, expertise, and training, can contribute to the executive measures carried out by the
relevant national authorities.
Contents
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1Mission
2Activities
4Presidents
6See also
7References
8External links
Mission[edit]
IACP's stated mission includes to:
Develop and disseminate improved administrative, technical and operational practices and promote
their use in police work;
Foster police cooperation and the exchange of information and experience among police
administrators throughout the world;
Bring about recruitment and training in the police profession of qualified persons;
Encourage adherence of all police officers to high professional standards of performance and
conduct.
Activities[edit]
The IACP helped to develop and/or promote many tools currently used by law enforcement agencies.
These tools include the use offingerprints, Uniform Crime Reports and the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's National Academy for state and local police.
The United Nations granted a Consultative Status to the IACP in the 1970s due to the IACPs work in
several UN member nations. Also in the 1970s, the IACP developed a national bomb data center and
turned this over to the FBI. See also U.S. Bomb Data Center.
Along with other activities, the IACP publishes Police Chief Magazine.[1]
Presidents[edit]
Richard H. Sylvester[2]
First Vice President-Richard Beary, Police Chief, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
International Vice President-Barbara Fleury, Chief Superintendent, Royal Canadian Mounted Police,
General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police-Mike Edmonson, Superintendent, Louisiana
State Police