Criminal Investigation Department (Singapore)

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.

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. The present director is Senior Assistant Commissioner How Kwang Hwee.

Structure

CID is led by a Director, currently SAC 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:

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
   • Specialised Crime Policy Branch
   • Casino Crime Investigation Branch
   • Intellectual Property Rights Branch
   • Secret Societies Branch
   • Unlicensed Moneylending Strikeforce
   • Organised Crime Branch
   • Financial Investigation Branch
4. Major Crime Division
   • Special Investigation Section
   • Serious Sexual Crime Branch
   • Bomb & Explosive Branch
5. Technology Crime Division
   • Technology Crime Investigation Branch
   • Technology Crime Forensic Branch
   • 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

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 2011, C.L.I.F., another police procedural series. The 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

• Crime in Singapore