The Criminal Investigations Department (CID)
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Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is divided into three units.
- The Investigation Unit
- The Family and Juvenile Unit
- The Scenes of Crime Unit
The Investigation Unit
Is the operational arm of the CID. Its detectives investigate the daily serious crime reports and liaise with the Anti-Drug and Violent Crime Task Force in relation to more serious offences.
The range of reports routinely handled by this unit includes:
- Offences related to property – excluding robberies and aggravated burglaries
- Offences against the person – excluding murders
- Forgery, counterfeiting and related offences
- Criminal damage and related offences
- Firearm offences
- In addition, the Unit provides support to the Anti-Drug and Violent Crime Task Force in investigations of major crimes such as murders, robberies and aggravated burglaries.
The Family and Juvenile Department
Officers of this department deal with all reports of domestic violence, sexual offences and reports involving children and young persons. Each report is attended to in a timely and professional manner, and is investigated with empathy towards all male or female victims.
The main objectives of the department are as follows:
- To enforce the Domestic Violence Summary Proceedings Act 1996
- To enforce the Children and Young Persons Act
- Establish community based programs that would inform the public of their responsibility in reporting any forms of abuse
- To establish an on-going campaign against domestic violence, child abuse and sex crimes in collaboration with the Social Development Department and other government agencies
Scene of Crime Unit
The Scenes of Crime Unit consists of a team of specialist and experienced officers who examine and photograph crime scenes for evidence.
This work includes examining the crime scene for finger and palm prints, blood stains, fibres, gun powder residue, jimmy marks, foreign liquids or any other relevant material or substance.
The unit uses the services of approved, external laboratories, to undertake complex analysis of some evidential samples such as DNA or ballistics.
Once evidence has been collected and analysed it is prepared for court presentation.
Most criminal investigations require the functions of Scenes of Crimes officers and their timely feedback is crucial to the success of the force in bringing offenders to justice.