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Police and law enforcement

Internet sources in the Netherlands, Europe and international

1. The Netherlands
2. Europe and international

The Netherlands

• Government theme Police

  This theme contains information, news, documents and publications on the Dutch police organization, the tasks of the police, police reorganization, animal cops and international police cooperation.

  Police

• Policing in the Netherlands

  This site contains a brochure that shows how the 'skeleton' of the Dutch police is made up. It contains subjects as organisation, recruitment and selection, and international police co-operation. It was published in 2004.

  Policing in the Netherlands

• Public Order and Safety Inspectorate (POS Inspectorate)

  The Public Order and Safety Inspectorate (POS Inspectorate) supervises the quality of the performance of public tasks of police, police training institutes, fire brigade and disaster relief and crisis control organisations. Within the section 'Subjects' summaries of reports that have been published in the last three years can be downloaded. The summaries are published in PDF-format.

  IOOV

• National Police Internal Investigations Department

  National Police Internal Investigations Department

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Europe and international

• Europol

  Europol is the European Law Enforcement Organisation which aims at improving the effectiveness and co-operation of the competent authorities in the Member States in preventing and combating terrorism, unlawful drug trafficking and other serious forms of international organised crime.

  Europol

• Interpol

  INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization, with 186 member countries. It exists to help create a safer world by supporting law enforcement agencies worldwide to combat crime.

  Interpol

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