International Police Association

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The International Police Association (IPA) was founded in Britain in 1950 as a social organization. While most active in Europe, its members span numerous countries worldwide. The IPA offers scholarships for international study and travel and organizes annual conferences.1

It is important to distinguish the IPA from Interpol, the International Criminal Police Organization, which is a global intergovernmental body focused on facilitating cooperation between criminal police forces to combat international crime. Another related entity is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which is an alphabet developed to accurately represent language pronunciation.23

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The International Police Association was founded in Britain in 1950 as a social organization. Although it is most active in Europe, its members come from dozens of countries worldwide. The association grants scholarships for study abroad and travel and arranges annual conferences.
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The International Police Association was founded in Britain in 1950 as a social organization. Although it is most active in Europe, its members come from dozens of countries worldwide. The association grants scholarships for study abroad and travel and arranges annual conferences.
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