The Special Victims Unit is a centralized group of specialized investigative offices. Each unit within the SVU has its own mandate and/or protocols, but work closely with each other when circumstances dictate a joint effort.
Specialized units within the Special Victims Unit include:
- Child Abuse Unit (CAU)
- Domestic Violence Unit (DVU)
- Human Trafficking Unit (HTU)
- Internet Child Exploitation Unit (ICE)
- Offender Management Unit (OMU)
- Sexual Assault Unit (SAU)
- Technological Crime Unit (Tech Crimes)
- Computer Cyber Crime Unit (C3)