Specialist Crime Directorate (Metropolitan Police)

The Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) was one of the main branches of the London Metropolitan Police Service. It dealt with highly visible specialist policing services across the whole of London and provided highly visible specialist policing services across the whole of London. Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley previously led the directorate but it's now led by Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick. The Directorate led national police agency with regard to specialist crime investigations such as e-crime, sex crimes (paedophile unit) or kidnappings, hostage taking and contract killings.

The Specialist Crime Directorate has been merged with Central Operations to create Specialist Crime & Operations^[1]

It encompassed several departments:^[2]

• Air Support Unit
• Child Abuse Investigation Command
• Covert Policing
• Crime Academy
• Dog support unit
• Emergency Preparedness
• Film Unit
• Fingerprint Services
• Forensic Services
• Homicide and Serious Crime
• Human Exploitation
• Marine Policing
• Met Intelligence Bureau
• Mounted Branch
• Overseas Visitors Registration
• Rape & Serious Sexual Assault
• Serious and Organised Crime
• Specialist & Economic Crime
• Territorial Support Group
• Traffic Criminal Justice Unit
• Traffic Operational Command
• Trident Gang Crime Command

External links

• Official SCD website
• Metropolitan Police Crime Academy
• Metropolitan Police Leadership Academy

References

Metropolitan Police Service Specialist Crime & Operations Air Support Unit Dog Support Unit Marine Policing Unit Mounted Branch Emergency Preparedness OCU Public Order OCU Specialist Firearms Command Traffic OCU Traffic Criminal Justice Unit Territorial Support Group Covert policing Economic and Specialist Crime Forensic Services Homicide and Serious Crime Command Human Exploitation and Organised Crime Command Operations Trident and Trafalgar Serious and Organised Crime Command (Flying Squad) Specialist Operations Counter Terrorism Command Protection Command Diplomatic Protection Group Specialist Protection Branch Royalty Protection Branch Special Escort Group Security Command Aviation Security Operational Command Unit Palace of Westminster Division Counter Terrorism Protective Security Command Territorial Policing Directorate Central Communications Command Royal Parks Operational Command Unit Safer Transport Command Borough Command Unit Safer Neighbourhood Team History Commissioner Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime Mayor of London Metropolitan Police District Metropolitan Police F.C. Metropolitan Special Constabulary New Scotland Yard Organisation and structure The Job