Editing Detective (section)

===Organization===
The detective branch in most large police agencies is organized into several squads and departments, each of which specializes in [[Criminal investigation|investigation]] into a particular type of crime or a particular type of undercover operation, which may include: [[homicide]], [[robbery]], [[burglary]], [[Motor vehicle theft|auto theft]], [[organized crime]]s, [[missing person]]s, [[Juvenile delinquency|juvenile crime]], [[fraud]], [[narcotic]]s, [[vice unit|vice]], [[criminal intelligence]], [[aggravated assault]]/[[Battery (crime)|battery]], [[sexual assault]], [[computer crime]], [[domestic violence]], [[surveillance]], and [[arson]], among others.

In police departments of the United States, a regular detective typically holds the rank of "Detective". The rank structure of the officers who supervise them (who may or may not be detectives themselves) varies considerably by department. In some Commonwealth police forces, detectives have equivalent ranks to uniformed officers but with the word "Detective" prepended to it; e.g. "Detective Constable" (DC) or "[[Detective Sergeant]]" (DS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Officer promotion |url=https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-officer-roles/officer-promotion/overview/ |website=Metropolitan Police |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Become a Met detective constable |url=https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/c/careers/police-officer-roles/detective-constable/become-a-dc/ |website=Metropolitan police |access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dodd |first1=Vikram |title=Met detective sacked for racism has been reinstated and sent on leadership course |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/26/met-detective-police-sacked-racism |website=The Guardian |access-date=30 July 2024 |date=26 February 2024}}</ref>