Europol

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Not to be confused with EUPOL.

European Police Office

The headquarters of Europol in The Hague, the

Netherlands
Agency overview
Formed

1 October 1998

Jurisdiction

European Union

Headquarters

The Hague, Netherlands

Employees

940 (December 2015) [1]

Annual budget

100.2 million (2016)[2]

Agency executive

Rob Wainwright, Director

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.

International Association of Chiefs of Police

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International Association of Chiefs of Police logo

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) was founded in Chicago in 1893 as
theNational Chiefs of Police Union. The primary goal of this organization was to apprehend and return
criminals who had fled the agency jurisdictions in which they were wanted. The organization has
expanded over the years with the goals of advancing the science and art of police work, promoting
improved practices throughout the law enforcement community and foster cooperation and information
exchange among police administrators.

Contents
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1Mission

2Activities

3Psychological Services Section

4Presidents

5IACP Governing Body

6See also

7References

8External links

Mission[edit]
IACP's stated mission includes to:

Advance the science and art of police services;

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]

Psychological Services Section[edit]

The Psychological Services Section of IACP has over a hundred members, primarily from the United
States. They are recognized specialists in this field, including those employed by larger departments
and independent consultants. The section has been in operation since 1986, and publishes guidelines
for various types of police psychological services.

Presidents[edit]

Richard H. Sylvester[2]

IACP Governing Body[edit]

The leadership of the International Association of Chiefs of Police includes the Governing Body [3]

President-Terrence M. Cunningham, Police Chief, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Immediate Past President-Craig T. Steckler, Police Chief, Fremont, California

First Vice President-Richard Beary, Police Chief, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

Second Vice President-Ronal W. Serpas, Police Superintendent, New Orleans, Louisiana

Third Vice President-Terry M. Cunningham, Police Chief, Wellesley, Massachusetts

Fourth Vice President-Don W. De Lucca, Police Chief, Golden Beach, Florida

Vice President at Large-James Craze, Police Chief, Greenbelt, Maryland

Vice President at Large-Kent Barker, Police Chief, Tualatin, Oregon

International Vice President-Barbara Fleury, Chief Superintendent, Royal Canadian Mounted Police,

Vice President-Treasurer-Dwight Henninger, Police Chief, Vail, Colorado

SACOP General Chair-Peter L. Carnes, Chief of Police/Director of Campus Safety, Stonehill

College, Easton, Massachusetts

General Chair, Division of State and Provincial Police-Mike Edmonson, Superintendent, Louisiana
State Police

Parliamentarian-James McLaughlin, General Counsel/Executive Director, Texas Police Chiefs

Association