and 15,000 police officers. Many of these personnel are from countries that have been the subject of investigations (or may be in the future). Information gathered by investigations is relevant for preventing individuals who are allegedly responsible for crimes or violations from being recruited. The Deputy Police Commissioner of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) talks to a young girl during a patrol of the streets of Juba. UN Photo / Nektarios Markogiannis 8. Asylum applications In addition to cooperation in criminal and human rights cases, investigative bodies may have information relevant to claims for asylum. The information can apprise a court or administrative body of the situation in a country and the prevailing human rights and international humanitarian law violations.38 More directly, individuals suspected of involvement in war crimes, crimes against humanity or other “nonpolitical” crimes are denied refugee status by the terms of the United Nations Refugee 38 24 See supra, note 26 and accompanying text. ATTRIBUTING INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY