1. EUROINTEL 99 Den Haag /The Netherlands, March 8, 1999 OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE : THE INTERPOL EXPERIENCE Philippe Lejeune Crime Analyst Analytical Criminal Intelligence Unit INTERPOL GENERAL SECRETARIAT

2. t t ICPO Interpol and crime analysis t t Open Sources and ICPO Interpol t t Open Sources pilot project t t Future / Conclusions General Overview

3. t t Mission : facilitating and developing international law enforcement cooperation in the fight against transnational crime t t Adding value to information to which it has access from a global perspective t t Information is provided by its Member States [NCBs] and stored in a relational database : ICIS ICPO Interpol

4. Criminal Intelligence Directorate Sub-Directorate 1 Sub-Directorate 2 Sub-Directorate 3 Sub-Directorate 4 General Crime Trafficking in human beings Organized Crime Terrorism Economic crime Financial crime FOPAC Drugs Criminal Intelligence ACIU

5. t t Centralized Analytical Function t t Analytical Criminal Intelligence Unit : 8 Analysts and 1 Head of Group t t All the Analysts are generalists t t Project-based tasking in close collaboration with a Specialized Officer ICPO Interpol and Crime Analysis

6. t t How do Open Sources contribute to Interpols criminal intelligence activities ? t t Towards an Interpol Open Sources policy t t Open Sources Pilot Project ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

7. t t Open Sources allow familiarization with a specific crime topic è è Strategic work in international environment è è IPSG Specialized Officers, and particularly Crime Analysts, are inevitably confronted with types of crime and/or regions of the world which they are not always familiar with t t Putting crime in its context

8. t t Ascertain whether available confidential sources are representative of the real situation è è Global perception of crime versus national perception è è Open Sources allow to detect unreported elements and detect new investigative leads t t Timeliness of Open Sources ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

9. t t More specific requests instead of general questionnaires sent out to Member States è è Questionnaires are time-consuming and the questions are roughly the same no matter what the subject is t t Assist the Member States in developing their own Open Sources practices ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

10. t t There is a need for a structured approach in order to : è è avoid duplication through sharing of sources and methods (reference databases) è è systematic use of Open Sources è è clear distinction between classified and Open Source information t t Take into account flexibility and/or limits of Open Sources ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

11. t t Policy document drafted after horizontal and vertical consultations t t Highlights : è è legal : nominal information needs to be confirmed by the concerned NCBs è è organizational : decentralized, yet co-ordinated approach (by the ACIU) è è tools / sources of information : Internet è è output : diversification of intelligence products ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

12. t t Who is involved ? è è central role of the analytical unit [ACIU] è è trained documentalists è è specialized police groups t t Who is responsible for … è è collection ? è è requirements definition ? è è exploitation ? ICPO Interpol and Open Sources

13. t t Topic : illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings for sexual exploitation Methodology F F gathering all available data from ICIS F F comparative case analysis F F collection of Open Sources aimed at filling blind spots in the available confidential sources Open Sources Pilot Project

14. Methodology F F without open sources, the project would have ended as a negative feasibility study F F Certain results.... Open Sources Pilot Project

15. Open Sources provided information about : F F used routes (International Organization for Migration) F F profile of victims / offenders F F why certain countries are more vulnerable either as transit or destination countries è è Outcome Open Sources Pilot Project

16. t t Open Sources data gathering and exploitation must be considered as essential in all domains of law enforcement and particularly in crime analysis t t Underestimating the importance of Open Sources is unrealistic t t There is a great in-house potential to exploit a wide variety of sources (e.g. access to a large number of languages) Conclusions

17. t t An awareness training package should be developed in cooperation with all involved ; t t Diversification of operational and strategic products ; t t Exchange of best practices / new techniques in the widest possible sense ! Future Actions

18. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION EUROINTEL 99 Den Haag /The Netherlands, March 8, 1999 OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE : THE INTERPOL EXPERIENCE