Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore) Explained
National: | Yes |
Police: | Yes |
Agencyname: | Criminal Investigation Department |
Abbreviation: | CID |
Country: | Singapore |
Governingbody: | Government of Singapore |
Oversightbody: | Ministry of Home Affairs |
Minister1name: | Teo Chee Hean |
Minister1pfo: | Senior Minister & Coordinating Minister for National Security |
Minister2name: | K Shanmugam |
Minister2pfo: | Minister for Home Affairs & Minister for Law |
Minister3name: | Josephine Teo |
Minister3pfo: | 2nd Minister for Home Affairs |
Headquarters: | Police Cantonment Complex |
Chief1name: | DCP How Kwang Hwee |
Chief1position: | Director Criminal Investigation Department |
Chief2name: | AC Yeo Yee Chuan |
Chief3name: | AC Heng Chih Yang |
Chief2position: | 1 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation Department |
Chief3position: | 2 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation Department |
Chief4name: | SAC Lim Chin Tiak |
Chief4position: | 3 Deputy Director Criminal Investigation Department |
Parentagency: | Singapore Police Force |
Child1agency: | Major Crime Division |
Child2agency: | Specialised Crime Division |
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is one of the many departments under the Singapore Police Force for premier investigation and staff authority for criminal investigation matters within the Singapore Police Force.[1]
It is led by the Director of CID and assisted by 3 Deputy Directors. CID has a staff of over 500 officers: Senior Investigation Officers, Investigation 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 Senior Assistant Commissioner How Kwang Hwee.
Structure
CID is led by a Director, currently DC How Kwang Hwee, and 3 Deputy Directors.
There are a total of 8 divisions in CID, with each division led by an assistant director, namely:[3]
- Operations, Investigation Policy Division
- Operations Management
- Operations Development
- Liaison & Training Branch
- Prosecution Branch
- Research, Planning & Organisational Development Division
- 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
- Major Crime Division[10]
- Special Investigation Section
- Serious Sexual Crime Branch[11]
- Bomb & Explosive Branch
- Technology Crime Division
- Technology Crime Investigation Branch[12]
- Technology Crime Forensic Branch[13] [14]
- Technology Crime Policy Branch
- Investigation Support & Services Division
- Criminal Records
- Specialised Interview
- Corporate Services Branch
- Manpower Branch
- Quality Service Branch
- CID Intelligence Division
- Field Intelligence Branch
- Intelligence Analysis & Processing Branch
- Criminal Law Branch
- Forensics Division
- Forensics Management Branch[15]
In popular culture
In 2006, a police procedural series, C.I.D. was produced by Mediacorp, starring Tay Ping Hui, Qi Yuwu, Apple Hong, Jeanette Aw, Ong Ai Leng, Brandon Wong and Zhang Yaodong.
This was followed with a collaboration between the CID and Mediacorp in 2010, 2011 and 2012, Unriddle C.L.I.F. and Unriddle 2, another police procedural series, in which the C.L.I.F. series lead to four sequels, C.L.I.F. 2, C.L.I.F. 3, C.L.I.F. 4 and C.L.I.F. 5.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: About CID. September 18, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140929141539/http://www.police.gov.sg/about/org/cid.html#cid. September 29, 2014. dead.
- News: Shane Todd inquiry: Seven witnesses lined up for day two of hearing into researcher's death. 13 January 2015. The Straits Times.
- Web site: Singapore Government Directory - Singapore Police Force Criminal Investigation Department.
- News: Fang. Joy. Human-trafficking law will make police work ‘more clear-cut’. 13 January 2015. 3 November 2014.
- News: Public servants may face tighter rules on casino visits. Neo. Chai Chin. 27 July 2013. 13 January 2015. MediaCorp Press Ltd.
- News: Kembangan Plaza shop suspected of selling computers with counterfeit software raided. 13 January 2015. 18 November 2014.
- News: Philomin. Laura. Be wary of unintentionally buying counterfeit software, says Microsoft. 13 January 2015. 19 November 2014.
- News: Man nabbed for suspected involvement in loanshark harassment cases. 13 January 2015. 9 December 2013.
- News: 11 kissed for suspected involvement in unlicensed moneylending syndicate. 13 January 2015. 10 October 2013.
- News: Lee. Amanda. Speed of swoop caught alleged kidnappers off guard, say police. 13 January 2015. MediaCorp Press Ltd. 16 January 2014.
- News: Spotted: Joanne Peh in uniform. 13 January 2015. 19 September 2013.
- News: Sim. Walter. Police arrest 34-year-old man for making a false bomb threat. 13 January 2015.
- News: Khan. Safhras. Match-fixing trial to resume in October. 13 January 2015. 3 September 2013.
- News: State: Shane Todd's laptop could not have been accessed remotely after his death. 13 January 2015.
- News: ‘Sufficient forensic evidence’ to link senior police officer to double murders. 13 January 2015. 14 July 2013.