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{{Short description|One of the main branches of London's Police Service}}
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The '''Specialist Crime Directorate''' (SCD) was one of the main branches of London's [[Metropolitan Police Service]]. It provided highly visible specialist policing services across the whole of London. [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|Assistant Commissioner]] [[Mark Rowley]] had previously led the directorate but it was later led by [[Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis|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 killing]]s.
The Specialist Crime Directorate was merged with [[Central Operations]] to create [[Specialist Crime & Operations]], which was itself later split, with Operations now in [[Met Operations]] and Specialist Crime part of Frontline Policing Headquarters within [[Organisation and structure of the Metropolitan Police#Non-BCU Frontline Policing|Frontline Policing]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Central Operations|url=http://www.met.police.uk/co/|accessdate=2 June 2012}}</ref>
It encompassed several departments:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.met.police.uk/sco/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120522212729/http://www.met.police.uk/sco/| archive-date = 2012-05-22| title = Metropolitan Police Service - SC&O}}</ref>
* Air Support Unit
* Child Abuse Investigation Command
* Computer Crime and Cybercrime
* 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]]
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official|http://www.met.police.uk/scd/index.htm }}
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