Specialist Crime & Operations

Specialist Crime & Operations (SC&O) was one of the main branches of the London Metropolitan Police Service. It was created by the merger of Specialist Crime Directorate and Central Operations^[1] The Directorate reformed and now sits within Specialist Operations which is led by Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu.^[2] The Directorate was 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 encompassed several departments:^[3]

• 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

External links

• Metropolitan Police Specialist & Crime Operations

References