Criminal Investigations Department

In CID we work with all other divisions in PoliceMP. We are heavily requested daily to respond to various calls and attend to a variety of incidents, including but not limited to:

• Investigate a deceased body
• Witness statements
• Police-Involved Shooting Investigations
• Murder Investigations
• Organised Gangland Activity
• Robberies or burglaries
• Assaults -GBH/ABH
• Fraud and Financial Crimes

CID has the same rank structure as the uniformed branch. Officers are known as detective constables, detective sergeants, and so on. CID officers do not work normal shift patterns and they are often required to work long and irregular hours. A major inquiry can demand CID officers to work every hour of the day.

CID requires certain qualities and commitment and officers will need to show an aptitude for this kind of work. To aid selection, a constable can request a temporary attachment to a particular squad. If they show particular ability in this work, then their senior officer would put them forward for consideration by an interview board.

CID is a support division within PoliceMP, we help out primary divisions that require support on the server. CID has a growth mindset when it comes to events on PoliceMP, we find outcomes that can lead us to more outcomes for an investigation. CID includes paperwork due to the investigations that situation could bring out, the investigations could lead to money laundering to murder investigations, we hold a great team of detectives to figure out who was involved and how it came to where it is that present day. CID can be a little stressful when doing paperwork for an ongoing investigation but we work together to get the job done and correct information to close that investigation.

CID Entry requirements:

• You must be ranked Police Constable (PC) or higher.
• You must have passed ERT probation.
• You must have a minimum of 20 hours of in-game playtime. You can get your accurate playtime from a moderator.
• Have a creative and investigative mindset. Imagination will improve the quality of your scenes and enhance roleplay.
• To be a self-starter, you must follow your initiative when investigating cases.
• Have great communication skills and professionalism. You will be interacting with many officers on the scenes you attend.

Subdivisions

Hostage & Crisis Negotiations (HCN):

The role of a Hostage & Crisis Negotiator is someone who will attend scenes to negotiate with the suspects in challenging situations to defuse any hostility and ensure the safety of any hostages or members of the public.

You will receive specialist training in methods of talking to suspects to neutralize any hostility and provide a suitable outcome for all parties involved.

HCN Entry Requirements

• Have passed CID Probation.
• No divisional warning in the past 2 weeks.
• Have completed the Interviewing Criminals training package.
• Be mature and responsible due to the serious nature of this role.
• Be able to work well in a team.
• Have good communication standards and radio etiquette.
• Application based entry.

Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD/Flying Squad):

SCD is a team of CID Detectives who have been specially trained to stop and prevent crime using their specialist training. SCD works fast and is constantly on alert for related callouts. The Flying Squad must arrive at the scene as quickly as possible to apprehend any suspects and gather vital evidence or intelligence. Using the covert ability SCD will be almost undetectable by the criminals and are known to almost always catch suspects while they are still at the scene of the crime.

What can you get up to in SCD (The Flying Squad)?

• Perform sting operations on suspects after satisfactory intel has been gathered to prevent crime and gather evidence
• Perform a range of tactics on vehicles; such as a stationary box onto a suspect vehicle containing no occupants, this will prevent the suspect from using any vehicle as their escape method.

SCD Entry requirements

• Passed CID probation.
• Application-based entry.
• Dedicated to the division and casework.
• Have passed Taser Training.

Undercover Operatives (UCO)

The role of a UCO detective is to be used at any time to perform in specialist operations, they will be used on pre-planned operations and are an extremely useful asset to have available to go undercover. They can perform un-noticed covert surveillance on individuals or groups, perform undercover sting operations, and work with local or supporting units to collect evidence and bring suspects into custody.

Types of covert tasking UCO utilise

• Partaking in undercover sting operations with SCD
• Performing covert surveillance and gathering sufficient intel for operations to prevent and disrupt crime
• Meet and work alongside CHIS members
• Assist other CID Detectives with casework or operational planning to bring criminals to justice

UCO Entry Requirements

• Passed CID Probation
• Show high standards within the division
• Be actively involved with CID paperwork and operations
• There are no direct applications into UCO; but with great work and standards within CID, you could find yourself scouted for a position within the UCO team.

Major Investigations Team (MIT)

Our detectives work hard to conduct detailed investigations on CivRP Characters daily. Most of the suspects that go through our custody system decide to continue the Roleplay further, we then create case files where we gather all the evidence we can to prosecute that suspect. Case handlers would find themselves conducting interviews, gathering phone records, conducting property searches, requesting warrants, and much more. Casework tends to be one of the most enjoyable parts of CID and it has endless possibilities from small, short cases to larger mass investigations that last months. Our case files allow you to continue your investigations / roleplay out of the game.

Training Offered

Processing Criminals

Our detectives are also the ones who book and process suspects into custody. When processing any suspect into custody we must gather their details, establish a reason for arrest, and determine if we want to authorise or decline the suspect's detention (this is down to the Custody Officers discretion). We request a statement for the arresting officer that is later added to the suspect's case file as it may aid an investigation. All suspects are searched under S.54 of PACE and it is the responsibility of the Custody Officer to ensure that is conducted and findings are logged on our system. There are many more steps and tasks as a custody officer that you will do with us in CID.

Interviewing Criminals

During our casework, most cases require an interview with the suspect or witnesses to gain more information and evidence. This is also a great time to interrogate suspects on already found evidence. We create full interview scripts and packages (slideshows) that are screenshared to all present officers and the suspect during the interview, this way they can see on screen which exhibits we are referring to. We conduct interviews in our Interview discord room, which means we can even do them out of the game. This is a great example of CID being exciting in and out of the game itself. Interview training is a great skill to have and can take your investigation to the next level.

Forensic & Biohazard Investigations

CID Detectives have the opportunity to become trained in Forensic Investigation. You will gain access to a range of forensic services vehicles and a forensic suit. You learn how to analyze any crime scene and get all the evidence possible to aid an investigation. Forensics teams are often used on larger, more complex scenes to discover the truth behind the incident. All evidence can be taken back to the lab for testing and biometric gathering or stored in one of our many evidence lockers across London.