The National Criminal Investigation Service ( no, Den nasjonale enhet for bekjempelse av organisert og annen alvorlig kriminalitet, previously ''Kriminalpolitisentralen''), commonly known as Kripos, is a special agency of the

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. Based at Bryn in

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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

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. It acts as the center for international police cooperation, including participation in

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and Europol. It is subordinate to the

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. 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

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, 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 Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessa ...

* 1976–1993:

Bjørn Heggelund Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less oft ...

* 1993–2005:

Arne Huuse Arne may refer to: Places * Arne, Dorset, England, a village ** Arne RSPB reserve, a nature reserve adjacent to the village * Arné, Hautes-Pyrénées, Midi-Pyrénées, France * Arne (Boeotia), an ancient city in Boeotia, Greece * Arne (Thessa ...

* 2005–2009:

Odd Olsen Ingerø Odd Olsen Ingerø (born 22 September 1950) is a Norwegian civil servant and former Governor of Svalbard. He was born in Skjeberg. In 2005, he was appointed director of the National Criminal Investigation Service. He was the Governor of Svalbard ...

* 2009–2012:

Odd Reidar Humlegård Odd Reidar Humlegård (born 9 May 1961, in Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and the current National Police Commissioner. Humlegård previously served as head of the National Criminal Investigation Service, and was appointed as direct ...

* 2012–2020:

Ketil Haukaas Ketil is a Norwegian masculine given name, and may refer to: * Ketil Askildt (1900-1978), Norwegian discus thrower * Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952), Norwegian pianist * Ketil Flatnose (9th century), Norwegian hersir * Ketil Haugsand (21st century), ...

(acting director from 2012, permanent director from June 2013) *2020–present: Kristin Ottesen Kvigne

References

External links

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