It's more intricate than the typical journalistic account depicts,
more subtle than the fictitious Man From U.N.C.L.E.-type portrayal,
often faster than a speeding jet plane - it's Interpol, the
International Criminal Police Organization, a bevy of talented,
scientifically oriented, essentially unromantic supersleuths
headquartered at Number 26 Rue Armengaud, Saint-Cloud, a Paris
suburb. So says Fooner in this easily read and no less
straightforwardly informative quasi-official tour of Interpol's
origins which stretch back to the 19th century (but only in 1971
did the organization attain "legitimacy"), its operational
jurisdictions (111 countries are members, from Algeria to Zambia),
its administrative organization and authority, and case histories
of its criminal concerns (largely drugs, counterfeiting, financial
fraud - an approach to skyjacking is currently being debated).
Unspectacular, unaffected, uncritical. (Kirkus Reviews)
Often regarded as a mystery, Interpol (the world association of
national police forces for mutual assistance in the fight against
international crimes and criminal conspiracies) is analyzed in this
book by a research scientist, and its inner workings scrutinized.
Annotation copyright Book News, Inc.
General
Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Criminal Justice and Public Safety |
Release date: |
August 1989 |
First published: |
1989 |
Authors: |
Michael Fooner
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
244 |
Edition: |
1989 ed. |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-306-43135-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Sociology, social studies >
Crime & criminology >
General
|
LSN: |
0-306-43135-1 |
Barcode: |
9780306431357 |
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