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Child Abuse Investigation Team/Unit are units within police forces of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, responsible for investigating offences relating to minors

Minor (law)

In law, a minor is a person under a certain age — the age of majority — which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood; the age depends upon jurisdiction and application, but is typically 18...

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Within the London

London

London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service is the territorial police force responsible for Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London which is the responsibility of the City of London Police...

, CAIT is an Operational Command Unit within the Specialist Crime Directorate

Specialist Crime Directorate

The Specialist Crime Directorate is one of the main branches of the London Metropolitan Police Service. It deals with a wide range of criminality from murder to organised crime. Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick is currently the head of the directorate...

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CAIT Objectives:

Thorough and unrelenting investigation into all related cases.
Ensuring a secure conviction for the guilty.
Further prevention of abuse.
Supplying aftercare to victims such as councilling or physciatrist.
Promoting awareness of abuse.
Helping victims rebuild lives.
Monitoring known abusers.

Within the Metropolitan Police Child Abuse Investigation Command and is part of the Specialist Crime Directorate

Specialist Crime Directorate

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London borough

The administrative area of Greater London contains thirty-two London boroughs. Inner London comprises twelve of these boroughs plus the City of London. Outer London comprises the twenty remaining boroughs of Greater London.-Functions:...

Child Abuse Investigation Teams, and five specialist sections:

The Major Investigation Teams investigate child homicide and complex abuse enquiries within a family environment.

The Paedophile Unit
Paedophile Unit
The Paedophile Unit is a branch of the British London Metropolitan Police Service's Child Abuse Investigation Command, based at Scotland Yard. It deals with organised crime and the manufacture and distribution of child pornography...

investigates the activities of organised paedophiles and those who manufacture and distribute paedophile material/child pornography
Child pornography
Child pornography refers to images or films and, in some cases, writings depicting sexually explicit activities involving a child...

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The Hi-Tech Crime Unit provides technical support and investigates Internet-based child abuse
Child abuse
Child abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Children And Families define child maltreatment as any act or series of acts of commission or omission by a parent or...

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The Safeguarding Children and Development Unit provides information and support to the MPS on prevention and partnership initiatives and works with the London Child Protection Committee. It also supports the Safeguarding Children Independent Advisory Group and other community partnerships in prevention and education within distinct communities in London.

The Ports Safeguarding Team are a small team of detectives based at Heathrow Airport working closely with the UK Border Agency
UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency is the border control body of the United Kingdom government and part of the Home Office. It was formed on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the Border and Immigration Agency , UKvisas and the Detection functions of HM Revenue and Customs...

dealing with child protection issues, which include child trafficking, child abduction
Child abduction
Child abduction or Child theft is the unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural or legally appointed guardians....

and the monitoring of high-risk sex offenders entering and leaving the UK.

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