The challenge is of course to prevent secret police means from becoming an unnecessary evil, serving private goals apart from the investigation of crime or by violating the spirit, if not the strict legality, of laws limiting police powers and protecting civil liberties and civil rights. Undercover means offer a way of bringing some equity to that pattern. In such contexts the law is likely to be underenforced relative to more easily discoverable and prosecutable offenses. The police use of deception as a tool for gathering evidence can be viewed as a necessary evil in a context in which police face legal and logistical limitations when investigating crimes of a consensual nature that do not involve a direct victim as with vice or bribery those in which victims may be unaware and thus not complain, as is frequently the case with white collar crimes such as consumer fraud those where witnesses and victims are intimidated, rewarded, or indifferent and do not report crimes or cooperate with authorities and those where there are well-organized and well-insulated criminal groups engaged in complex violations, against whom it is difficult to gather evidence. In such private settings an overt investigation requires a search warrant, but in the undercover context the search is deemed to be voluntary and hence there is no warrant requirement.
The interaction can occur in places that are legally public and visible to the public, as on a street corner, or it may occur on private property and/or in places that are not visible. Alternately, the interaction can be of a more intimate nature, involving friends (or one who pretends to be a friend) and even family members who covertly gather evidence against those with whom they have a personal relationship.
Consider the case of a police agent acting as a fence in a property theft sting, who pretends to be interested in purchasing stolen goods from whomever enters the storefront. But the presence of an active human agent who can influence the course of events sets the undercover investigation apart from more passive means of secretly gathering information. Undercover means are often used in conjunction with other covert means such as hidden video and audio recorders and location tracking devices. The defining characteristic of such investigations is secrecy with respect to the true identity or purposes of the actor(s). The informer may provide information and serve to introduce the police officer to the milieu, in return for leniency, financial benefits, or other benefits. The agent may be a sworn police officer or an informer with unique access to criminal milieu. The General Assembly is our governing body and it brings all countries together once a year to take decisions.Undercover investigations involve covert means of discovering information based on the actions of a human agent. An NCB is run by national police officials and usually sits in the government ministry responsible for policing. In each country, an INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) provides the central point of contact for the General Secretariat and other NCBs. Run by the Secretary General, it is staffed by both police and civilians and comprises a headquarters in Lyon, a global complex for innovation in Singapore and several satellite offices in different regions. The General Secretariat coordinates our day-to-day activities to fight a range of crimes. To do this, we enable them to share and access data on crimes and criminals, and we offer a range of technical and operational support. We have 195 member countries, and we help police in all of them to work together to make the world a safer place.
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Our full name is the International Criminal Police Organization and we are an inter-governmental organization.
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