The
Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ) is the national authority of the criminal division of the
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
National Police. Its function is to lead and coordinate the action of the
law enforcement-Organizations:*Law enforcement organization*Law enforcement agency*Police*Military police*Secret police*Specialist law enforcement agencySee also List of law enforcement agencies-Powers:*Powers and Law Exemptions of a Law Enforcement Agency...
forces (Police Nationale and Gendarmerie Nationale) against organised crime (either criminal or financial activities) with the collaboration of other institutions (Customs, Revenue Service).
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The
Direction Centrale de la Police Judiciaire (DCPJ) is the national authority of the criminal division of the
FrenchFrance , officially the French Republic , is a country located in Western Europe, with several overseas islands and territories located on other continents. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean...
National Police. Its function is to lead and coordinate the action of the
law enforcement-Organizations:*Law enforcement organization*Law enforcement agency*Police*Military police*Secret police*Specialist law enforcement agencySee also List of law enforcement agencies-Powers:*Powers and Law Exemptions of a Law Enforcement Agency...
forces (Police Nationale and Gendarmerie Nationale) against organised crime (either criminal or financial activities) with the collaboration of other institutions (Customs, Revenue Service).
The DCPJ is often erroneously called "36 quai des Orfèvres", which is the address of the
Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de ParisThe Direction Régionale de Police Judiciaire de Paris , often called 36, Quai des Orfèvres by its address, is the headquarters of the Criminal Division of the Police Nationale in Paris....
; the DCPJ is actually located at 11, rue des Saussaies, in
ParisParis is the capital of France and the country's most populous city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
.
See also
International counterparts
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