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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all Territorial police force
Territorial police force

The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of crime....
s within the British Police
Policing in the United Kingdom

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England & Wales , and arranged in geographical police areas matched to the boundaries of one or more local government areas in the United Kingdom....
 and many other Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 police forces, to which plain clothes detective
Detective

A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators . Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records....
s belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch
Special Branch

Special Branch is an investigative unit of the Policing in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations police services, as well as Ireland's Garda S?och?na....
.

Criminal Investigation Department from Royal Malaysian Police
Royal Malaysian Police

The Royal Malaysian Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralized organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering....
 was involved with the investigation, arrest and prosecution for crimes that terrorism on human (like murder, robbering with firearms, rape and injury) and property crime (like theft and house-breaking).






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The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all Territorial police force
Territorial police force

The phrase Territorial Police Force varies in precise meaning according to the country to which it is related, generally distinguishing a force whose area of responsibility is defined by sub-national boundaries from others which deal with the entire country or a restricted range of crime....
s within the British Police
Policing in the United Kingdom

Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland and England & Wales , and arranged in geographical police areas matched to the boundaries of one or more local government areas in the United Kingdom....
 and many other Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, also known as the Commonwealth or the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organization of fifty-three independent member states....
 police forces, to which plain clothes detective
Detective

A detective is an investigator, either a member of a police agency or a private person. The latter may be known as private investigators . Informally, and primarily in fiction, a detective is any licensed or unlicensed person who solves crimes, including historical crimes, or looks into records....
s belong. It is thus distinct from the Uniformed Branch and the Special Branch
Special Branch

Special Branch is an investigative unit of the Policing in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth of Nations police services, as well as Ireland's Garda S?och?na....
.

Malaysia

The Criminal Investigation Department from Royal Malaysian Police
Royal Malaysian Police

The Royal Malaysian Police is a part of the security forces structure in Malaysia. The force is a centralized organization with responsibilities ranging from traffic control to intelligence gathering....
 was involved with the investigation, arrest and prosecution for crimes that terrorism on human (like murder, robbering with firearms, rape and injury) and property crime (like theft and house-breaking). Modeled on by British police and apart from that this department enforce law communicates gambling, sin and triad in Malaysia.

Functions
  • Operate investigation and crime detection
  • Arrested and claimed offenders
  • Enforced law and orders communicates gambling, sin and triad


Branches
  1. D1 - Administrative Divisions
  2. D2 - Criminal Record Registration
  3. D3 - Naziran Divisions
  4. D4 - Part Of The Statistics Record Unit
  5. D5 - Prosecution and Law Divisions
  6. D6 - Technical Assistance Division
  7. D7 - Triad Part / Gambling / Sin
  8. D8 - Investigation Division / Planning
  9. D9 - Special Investigation Divisions
  10. D10 - Forensic Laboratory Divisions
  11. D11 - Sexual Investigation Divisions
  12. D12 - National Centre Bureau-Interpol
    Interpol

    The International Criminal Police Organization, better known by its Electrical telegraph Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation....
     Divisions
  13. Criminal Investigation Division is led by a Commissioner of Police (CP).


Sri Lanka

The Criminal Investigation Department of the Sri Lanka Police Service
Sri Lanka Police Service

The Sri Lanka Police Service is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force has a manpower of approximately 60,000....
 is responsible for carried out investigations into crimes, including murders and organized crime
Organized crime

Organized crime or criminal organizations comprise groups or operations run by crimes, most commonly for the purpose of generating a money profit....
. It was established in 1870.

United Kingdom

The Metropolitan Police Service
Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement within Greater London, excluding the City of London which is the responsibility of a City of London Police....
 CID, the first such organisation, was set up on 7 April 1878 by C. E. Howard Vincent
C. E. Howard Vincent

Colonel Sir Charles Edward Howard Vincent Order of St Michael and St George Order of the Bath Deputy Lieutenant , known as Howard Vincent or C....
. Originally, it was under the direct command of the Home Secretary
Home Secretary

The Secretary of State for the Home Department, commonly known as the Home Secretary, is the minister in charge of the United Kingdom Home Office and is one of the Great Offices of State....
, but since 1888 has been under the authority of the Commissioner
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis is the head of London's Metropolitan Police Service, classing the holder as a chief police officer....
.

CID officers are required to have had at least two years as a uniformed officer before applying to transfer to the branch and receive further training when they do so. While training they are referred to as a Training Detective Constable (TDC) and after a year's training period they become a fully fledged Detective Constable (DC). CID officers are involved in investigation of major crimes such as rape
Rape

Rape, also referred to as sexual assault, is an assault by a person involving sexual intercourse with or sexual penetration of another person without that person's consent....
, murder
Murder

Murder as defined in common law countries, is the unlawful killing of another human being with intent , and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide....
, serious assault
Assault

Assault is a crime of violence against another human. In some jurisdictions, including Australia and New Zealand, assault refers to an act that causes another to apprehend immediate and personal violence, while in other jurisdictions, such as the United States, assault may refer only to the threat of violence caused by an immediate show of fo...
, fraud
Fraud

In the broadest sense, a fraud is a deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction....
, and any other offences that require complex detection
Detection

In general, detection is the extraction of information from any clear or clouded ambient or otherwise accessible stream of information without neither support from the sender nor synchronization to the sender....
  They are responsible for acting upon intelligence received and then building a case, from analysis of the initial incident through to arrest
Arrest

An arrest is the act of depriving a person of his or her liberty usually in relation to the investigation and prevention of crime. The term is Anglo-Norman language in origin and is related to the French word arr?t, meaning "stop"....
 and prosecution of any suspects.

In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, smaller police station
Police station

A police station or stationhouse is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of staff. These buildings often contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms, temporary Prison cell and interrogation rooms....
s usually have more uniformed officers than CID officers. Usually having five Detective Constable
Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
s (DC) with a Detective Sergeant
Sergeant

Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
 (DS) in overall command, but in larger stations usually many DCs, DSs and Detective Inspector
Inspector

Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force....
s will be present with the overall command of the department the responsibility of the Detective Chief Inspector
Chief Inspector

Chief Inspector is a UK police ranks used in police forces which follow the British police model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as Chief Inspector of Police ....


Aims:
  • The unrelenting investigation of criminals
  • Securing convictions for criminals
  • Aftercare of witnesses


Ranks

Contrary to practice in police forces of many other nations, detectives are not automatically senior to uniformed officers and hold the same ranks. The head of the CID in most police forces is a Detective Chief Superintendent.

These ranks are common to most forces.

  • Detective Constable
    Constable

    A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in Police. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions....
     (DC)
  • Detective Sergeant
    Sergeant

    Sergeant is a Military rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
     (DS)
  • Detective Inspector
    Inspector

    Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force....
     (DI)
  • Detective Chief Inspector
    Chief Inspector

    Chief Inspector is a UK police ranks used in police forces which follow the British police model. In countries outside Britain, it is sometimes referred to as Chief Inspector of Police ....
     (DCI)
  • Detective Superintendent
    Superintendent (police)

    Superintendent , often shortened to "Super", is a rank in Policing in the United Kingdom and in most English-speaking Commonwealth of Nations nations....
     (DSupt)
  • Detective Chief Superintendent
    Chief Superintendent

    Chief Superintendent is a senior rank in police forces organised on the United Kingdom model....
     (DCS)


Special Investigations Branch

Although the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces

The armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or His/Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, encompasses a Royal Navy, an British Army, and an Royal Air Force....
 Military Police
Military police

Military police are normally the police of a military organization.Military police may refer to:* a section of the military solely responsible for policing the armed forces ...
 have an investigations department, it is not called "CID". All three service police forces operate Special Investigation Branch
Special Investigation Branch

The Special Investigation Branch is the name given to the detective branches of all four United Kingdom military police arms: the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, Royal Marines Police, Royal Military Police and Royal Air Force Police....
es (SIB) which fulfill much the same role as the civilian CID.

The Army SIB has regular Sections and one Territorial Army
Territorial Army

The Territorial Army is the volunteer Military reserve force of the British Army, the army of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at a similar rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents....
 Section made up of civilian CID officers and ex-regulars to assist them in major cases.

India

Crime Branch CID (Criminal Investigation Department) is a specialised wing in many state police forces in India
India

India, officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, the List of countries by population country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world....
. Personnel attached to this wing essentially work in plain clothes or Mufti.

Like their counterparts in the Law and Order police, Crime Branch has its own ranks right up to the level of Additional Director General of Police. Crime Branch has senior officers like Superindentents, Inspectors
Inspector

Inspector is both a police rank and an administrative position, both used in a number of contexts. However, it is not an equivalent rank in each police force....
, Sub-Inspector
Sub-Inspector

Sub-Inspector is a rank used extensively in the Indian Police Service, which is primarily based on the United Kingdom UK police ranks. It was formerly used in most British Empire police forces and in certain British police forces as well....
s and the constabulary. Officers and men attached to this wing generally add the prefix 'Detective' before their regular rank (for eg: Detective Inspector).

Irish Free State


The Criminal Investigation Department (Ireland)
Criminal Investigation Department (Ireland)

The Criminal Investigation Department in the Irish Free State was an armed, plain-clothed counter-insurgency police unit that operated during the Irish Civil War....
 operated in the Irish Free State
Irish Free State

The Irish Free State was the state established as a Dominion on 6 December 1922 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed by the British government and Irish representatives exactly twelve months beforehand....
 in 1922 and 1923 for the purposes of counter-insurgency during the Irish Civil War
Irish Civil War

The Irish Civil War was a conflict that accompanied the establishment of the Irish Free State as an entity independence from the United Kingdom within the British Empire....
. It was disbanded in 1923.

See also

  • Fraud Squad
    Fraud Squad

    City of London Police The largest Fraud squad is run by the City of London Police who are responsible for policing London's and the UK's main financial hub....
  • Special Investigation Branch
    Special Investigation Branch

    The Special Investigation Branch is the name given to the detective branches of all four United Kingdom military police arms: the Royal Navy Regulating Branch, Royal Marines Police, Royal Military Police and Royal Air Force Police....


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