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Child exploitation on the Internet ranges from posed photos to visual recordings of brutal sexual crimes. Given the global reach of the Internet, the posting of child abuse material online constitutes an international crime and demands concerted collaboration worldwide.

INTERPOL provides a central point of contact for police around the world, enabling investigators to work more effectively on a local, national and international level.

International Child Sexual Exploitation image database

Managed by INTERPOL, the International Child Sexual Exploitation image database (ICSE DB) is a powerful intelligence and investigative tool which allows specialized investigators to share data with colleagues across the world.

Available through INTERPOL's secure global police communications system (I-247), the ICSE DB uses sophisticated image comparison software to make connections between victims and places.

Backed by the G8 and funded by the European Commission, ICSE DB was launched in March 2009 as the successor to the INTERPOL Child Abuse Image Database (ICAID) which had been in use since 2001. ICSE DB builds on the success of ICAID while bringing a number of benefits, notably in enabling authorized users in member countries to access the database directly and in real time, thereby providing immediate responses to queries.

Operational support

Operationally, INTERPOL co-ordinates large-scale investigations involving multiple member countries and provides training, intelligence, analysis and technical advice. The Organization also encourages countries to issue INTERPOL Green notices, alerting the international policing community to serious child offenders, particularly those who are likely to repeat these crimes in other countries.

International partnerships

INTERPOL works in partnership with a number of organizations, including CIRCAMP (the COSPOL Internet Related Child Abuse Material Project) and the Virtual Global Taskforce:

	CIRCAMP is a European law enforcement network that works to prevent and detect online child sexual abuse material.
	The Virtual Global Taskforce is an alliance of law enforcement agencies from around the world working together to fight online child abuse.