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The National Criminal Investigation Service (, previously ''Kriminalpolitisentralen''), commonly known as Kripos, is a special agency of the Norwegian Police Service. Based at Bryn in
50 år med Kripos
ew old Kripos. Good as old, after a year as new. Here is the organisation that nobody remembers the real name of/ref> formal name Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet (DNEFBAOAAK). Then minister of justice said that the common usage of he name New Scotland Yard, makes it natural to change the name ''Kripos''—to ''Nye Kripos''; thereby the renaming of the building matched that of the police force. In 2006, ''Nye Kripos'' was changed back to ''Kripos''.
Kripos
Law enforcement in Norway Organised crime in Norway {{law-enforcement-agency-stub
The National Criminal Investigation Service (, previously ''Kriminalpolitisentralen''), commonly known as Kripos, is a special agency of the Norwegian Police Service. Based at Bryn in Oslo
Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...
and established in 1959, it is a national unit that works with organized and serious crime. It both works as an assisting unit for police districts, with special focus on technical and tactical investigation, and is responsible on its own for organized crime
Organized crime is a category of transnational organized crime, transnational, national, or local group of centralized enterprises run to engage in illegal activity, most commonly for profit. While organized crime is generally thought of as a f ...
. It acts as the center for international police cooperation, including participation in Interpol
The International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL (abbreviated as ICPO–INTERPOL), commonly known as Interpol ( , ; stylized in allcaps), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and crime cont ...
and Europol
Europol, officially the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, is the law enforcement agency of the European Union (EU). Established in 1998, it is based in The Hague, Netherlands, and serves as the central hub for coordinating c ...
. It is subordinate to the National Police Directorate. Kripos represents four percent of the Norwegian police force, with nearly 500 employees.Jonassen, Arild M. ''Aftenposten'' (January 2, 2009)50 år med Kripos
History
On 1 January 2005, the organization was renamed Nye Kripos, with the ''undertittel'' under title"andNye gamle Kripos. God som gammel etter et år som ny. Her er organisasjonen ingen husker det egentlige navnet på.ew old Kripos. Good as old, after a year as new. Here is the organisation that nobody remembers the real name of/ref> formal name Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet (DNEFBAOAAK). Then minister of justice said that the common usage of he name New Scotland Yard, makes it natural to change the name ''Kripos''—to ''Nye Kripos''; thereby the renaming of the building matched that of the police force. In 2006, ''Nye Kripos'' was changed back to ''Kripos''.
Directors
* 1959–1976: Arne Kleveland * 1976–1993: Bjørn Heggelund * 1993–2005: Arne Huuse * 2005–2009: Odd Olsen Ingerø * 2009–2012: Odd Reidar Humlegård * 2012–2020: Ketil Haukaas (acting director from 2012, permanent director from June 2013) *2020–present: Kristin Ottesen KvigneReferences
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