Detective Bureau

Detective Bureau
Abbreviation	DB
Motto	Serving our community
Organizational structure
Part of	Los Angeles Police Department Office of Operations
Headquarters	Police Administration Building, 100 West 1st Street, Los Angeles
Command staff
Commanding Officer	Deputy Chief
Assistant Commanding Officer	Commander

The Detective Bureau (DB) of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) provides functional leadership for detective operations citywide, including all specialized detective functions assigned to the Detective Bureau and the 21 geographic detective divisions throughout the city.

Command

Commanding Officer

The Commanding Officer of the Detective Bureau is currently unknown. The Commanding Officer holds the rank of Deputy Chief and is also known as the Chief of Detectives.

The Chief of Detectives is responsible for managing, supervising, and coordinating the operations of the Detective Bureau. The Chief of Detectives is also the LAPD's Domestic Violence Coordinator and the liaison officer to the judiciary, District Attorney, City Attorney, and Federal Law Enforcement Investigators.

Assistant Commanding Officer

The Assistant Commanding Officer of the Detective Bureau is currently unknown. The Assistant Commanding Officer holds the rank of Commander.

The Assistant Commanding Officer assists the Chief of Detectives in coordinating the bureau's activities and will act as the Commanding Officer during the Chief's absence. The Assistant Commanding Officer is also the LAPD's Witness Protection Coordinator, Hate Crime Coordinator, Narcotics Coordinator, and Vice Coordinator.

Divisions of the Detective Bureau

Commercial Crimes Division

The Commercial Crimes Division (CCD) is responsible for investigations into select burglary, theft, auto theft, and robbery crimes, as well as enforcing the rules and regulations governing pawnshops, junk dealers, and any other business handling secondhand merchandise.

Detective Support Division

The Detective Support Division (DSD) is responsible for investigating missing persons, hate crimes, threats made to public officials/prominent persons, and aggravated stalking. The division is also responsible for enforcing firearm laws and processing concealed firearm license applications.

Known personnel

• Detective Robert Oderno is assigned to the Missing Persons Unit of DSD on Major Crimes.
• Detective Camila Paige was assigned to the Missing Persons Unit of DSD on Major Crimes, Season 6, before transferring to the Major Crimes Division.

Fraud Division

The Fraud Division (FD) is responsible for investigating financial crimes, computer crimes, forgery, fraud and identity theft crimes.

Juvenile Division

The Juvenile Division (JUV) is responsible for juvenile narcotics enforcement, child abuse and child exploitation investigations, overseeing the Department's youth programs, and providing Department-wide juvenile advice, consulting, and training.

Narcotics Division

The Narcotics Division (ND) is responsible for monitoring narcotic enforcement efforts on a citywide basis and investigating major occurrences involving narcotics and dangerous drugs which are illegally manufactured, supplied, or distributed; and investigating major suppliers and distributors of narcotics or dangerous drugs who are engaged in illegal activities on an organized, commercial basis.

Known personnel

• Detective Stephanie Dunn is a narcotics detective who was featured in the five-episode story arc, "Hindsight", of Major Crimes, Season 4.

Robbery-Homicide Division

The Robbery-Homicide Division (RHD) investigates select homicides, threats against officers, bank robberies and other selected robberies, extortions, sex crimes, and kidnappings on a citywide basis.

Scientific Investigation Division

The Scientific Investigation Division (SID) is responsible for collecting evidence at crime scenes or from suspects and victims, and later processing it at the Regional Crime Laboratory.

Known personnel

• "Firearms" Francine is assigned to the Scientific Investigation Division's Firearm Analysis Unit on Major Crimes.

Vice Division

The Vice Division (VD) is responsible for enforcement of vice activities such as gaming, bookmaking, pornography, and prostitution. The division also investigates community problems and addresses Alcoholic Beverage Control issues, and provides oversight, training, and support to all LAPD entities regarding vice enforcement.

Investigative Analysis Unit

The Investigative Analysis Unit (IAU) is responsible for researching, developing, reporting, and implementing improvements in investigative techniques and procedures used by investigative officers; studying and assisting in the development of automated systems useful to investigating officers; assisting crime analysis units within the Office of Operations in analyzing crime statistical trends; and preparing correspondence concerning investigative procedures and techniques. The IAU also provides administrative and technical support to DB.

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