Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore)

The Singapore Police Force Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the agency for premier investigation and staff authority for criminal investigation matters within the Singapore Police Force[1]

Criminal Investigation Department
AbbreviationCID
Agency overview
Employees500
Jurisdictional structure
National agencySingapore
Operations jurisdictionSingapore
Governing bodyGovernment of Singapore
General nature
Operational structure
Overviewed byMinistry of Home Affairs (Singapore)
HeadquartersPolice Cantonment Complex
Elected officers responsible
  • Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security
  • K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs & Minister for Law
  • Josephine Teo, 2nd Minister for Home Affairs
Agency executives
  • DC Florence Chua Siew Lian, Director Criminal Investigation
  • SAC Sekher Warrier, 1 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation
  • SAC Lian Ghim Hua, 2 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation
  • AC Cheng Khee Boon, 3 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation
Parent agencySingapore Police Force
Child agencies
  • Major Crime Division
  • Specialised Crime Division

It is led by the Director of CID and assisted by 3 Deputy Directors. CID has a staff of over 500 officers: Senior Officers, Police Officers and Civilian Officers.

Overview

The CID conducts inquiries into a variety of criminal offences in Singapore, and is empowered to make arrests. Recent high profile investigations include the death of Shane Todd in 2013.[2] The present director is Deputy Commissioner Florence Chua.

Structure

CID is led by a Director, currently DC Florence Chua, and 3 Deputy Directors.

There are a total of 8 divisions in CID, with each division led by an Assistant Director, namely:[3]

  1. Operations, Investigation Policy Division
    • Operations Management
    • Operations Development
    • Liaison & Training Branch
    • Prosecution Branch
  2. Research, Planning & Organisational Development Division
  3. Specialised Crime Division
    • Specialised Crime Branch[4]
    • Specialised Crime Policy Branch
    • Casino Crime Investigation Branch[5]
    • Intellectual Property Rights Branch[6][7]
    • Secret Societies Branch
    • Unlicensed Moneylending Strikeforce[8][9]
    • Organised Crime Branch
    • Financial Investigation Branch
  4. Major Crime Division[10]
    • Special Investigation Section
    • Serious Sexual Crime Branch[11]
    • Bomb & Explosive Branch
  5. Technology Crime Division
    • Technology Crime Investigation Branch[12]
    • Technology Crime Forensic Branch[13][14]
    • Technology Crime Policy Branch
  6. Investigation Support & Services Division
    • Criminal Records
    • Specialised Interview
    • Corporate Services Branch
    • Manpower Branch
    • Quality Service Branch
  7. CID Intelligence Division
    • Field Intelligence Branch
    • Intelligence Analysis & Processing Branch
    • Criminal Law Branch
  8. Forensics Division
    • Forensics Management Branch[15]

See also

References
  1. "About CID". Archived from the original on September 29, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. "Shane Todd inquiry: Seven witnesses lined up for day two of hearing into researcher's death". The Straits Times. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  3. "Singapore Government Directory - Singapore Police Force Criminal Investigation Department".
  4. Fang, Joy (3 November 2014). "Human-trafficking law will make police work 'more clear-cut'". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. Neo, Chai Chin (27 July 2013). "Public servants may face tighter rules on casino visits". MediaCorp Press Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. "Kembangan Plaza shop suspected of selling computers with counterfeit software raided". 18 November 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  7. Philomin, Laura (19 November 2014). "Be wary of unintentionally buying counterfeit software, says Microsoft". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. "Man nabbed for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment cases". 9 December 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  9. "11 arrested for suspected involvement in unlicensed moneylending syndicate". 10 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  10. Lee, Amanda (16 January 2014). "Speed of swoop caught alleged kidnappers off guard, say police". MediaCorp Press Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  11. "Spotted: Joanne Peh in uniform". 19 September 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  12. Sim, Walter. "Police arrest 34-year-old man for making a false bomb threat". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  13. Khan, Safhras (3 September 2013). "Match-fixing trial to resume in October". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  14. "State: Shane Todd's laptop could not have been accessed remotely after his death". Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  15. "'Sufficient forensic evidence' to link senior police officer to double murders". 14 July 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
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