NCJ Number
11145
Date Published
1973
Length
220 pages
Annotation
DEVELOPMENT AND FUNCTIONING OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE ORGANIZATION (INTERPOL) AS THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN SUPPRESSING CRIME.
Abstract
INTERPOL'S HISTORY IS OUTLINED FROM ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE 1920'S AS THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL POLICE COMMISSION. A SEPARATE CHAPTER EXPLAINING THE GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES' WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH INTERPOL IS INCLUDED. THROUGH VARIOUS CASE HISTORIES THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION GATHERING, SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION RESEARCH, AND CRIME DETERRENCE ACTIVITIES. SPECIFIC CHAPTERS DEAL WITH CASES OF FRAUD, DRUG TRAFFICKING, AND COUNTERFEITING.