INITIATIVES

I-24/7: One of INTERPOL’s core functions is to enable the world’s police to exchange information securely and rapidly. The organization’s I-24/7 global police communications system connects law enforcement officials in all 186 member countries and provides them with the means to share crucial information on criminals and criminal activities... (Read more)

MIND/FIND: To help countries connect easily, INTERPOL has developed two integrated solutions using either fixed or mobile integrated network databases, known as FIND and MIND. Both can integrate into the existing computer-assisted verification system in a country. In addition, MIND can be used in a country without an existing system... (Read more)

NLETS Integration: NLETS provides is a computer-based message switching system that links together state, local and federal law enforcement and justice agencies for the purpose of information exchange. This system is the largest outreach tool to state and local police. NLETS was recently combined with the international law enforcement database at INTERPOL to provide law enforcement agents with a complete list of information... (Read more)

FBI Law Enforcement Online: The Law Enforcement Online (LEO) system provides a secure backbone network that law enforcement members can use to communicate securely with the USNCB and transmit Sensitive But Unclassified information. Future plans will allow limited access to the INTERPOL databases through LEO for designated agencies... (Read more)

IAFIS: The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, more commonly known as IAFIS, is a national fingerprint and criminal history system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. The USNCB worked with the FBI and INTERPOL Headquarters in Lyon, France, to develop a gateway to query and store International and Domestic fingerprints within their respective systems. The USNCB's INTERPOL Operations Command Center now has the capability to convert and run queries against these two databases in real time... (Read more)

RISSNET: RISSNET is a secure intranet that connects 5,700 law enforcement agencies in all 50 U.S. states, as well as agencies in Ontario and Quebec, the District of Columbia, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Australia. RISSNET provides a secure communications backbone between the USNCB and designated U.S. INTERPOL State/County/Major City offices, as well as affording limited access to the INTERPOL databases.