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Specialist Crime and Operations

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Specialist Crime & Operations (SC&O) is one of the main branches of the London Metropolitan Police Service. It was created by the merger of Specialist Crime Directorate and Central Operations

It provides highly visible specialist policing services across the whole of London. Assistant Commissioner Patricia Gallan is currently the head of the directorate. The Directorate is the lead national police agency with regard to specialist crime investigations such as e-crime, sex crimes (paedophile unit) or kidnappings, hostage taking and contract killings.

It encompasses several departments:

  • The Pan London Taskforce
  • Air Support Unit
  • Marine Policing Unit
  • Dog Support Unit
  • Mounted Branch
  • Taser Training
  • Territorial Support Group
  • The Traffic and Traffic Criminal Justice Unit
  • The Homicide and Serious Crime Command
  • The Crime Academy & Review Group
  • The Sexual Offences, Exploitation and Child Abuse Unit
  • The Overseas Visitors Records Office
  • Forensic Operations
  • Forensic Services
  • Fingerprint Services
  • Gangs and Organised Crime
  • Specialist, Organised & Economic Crime Command
  • Trident Gang Crime Command
  • Specialist Crime Reduction
  • Specialist Firearms Command
  • Met Intelligence

    • References

    Specialist Crime & Operations Wikipedia
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