Hawks

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The Hawks are South Africa’s elite Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation, tasked with combating serious organized crime, corruption, and economic offenses.

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instanceOf Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
law enforcement agency
specialized police unit
abbreviation DPCI
commonName Hawks
cooperatesWith Financial Intelligence Centre
Interpol
National Prosecuting Authority
South African Revenue Service
Special Investigating Unit
other international law enforcement agencies
country South Africa
countryLawEnforced South African law
focusArea commercial crime
corruption
cyber-enabled economic crime
economic crime
serious organised crime
serious violent crime
formationReason to centralise investigation of priority crimes
to replace the Scorpions with a police-based unit
formedAs Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
fullName Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation
hasDivision Commercial Crime
Cyber and Financial Crime
Organised Crime
Priority Violent Crime
Serious Corruption
headquartersCountry South Africa
headquartersLocation Pretoria
jurisdiction Republic of South Africa
linked to: South Africa
legalBasis SAPS Amendment Act of 2008
South African Police Service Act
operatesAtLevel national
provincial
oversightBy Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
Parliament of South Africa
parentAgency South African Police Service
partOf South African Police Service
predecessor Directorate of Special Operations
replaced Scorpions
reportsTo National Commissioner of the South African Police Service
task combat corruption
combat economic offences
combat serious organised crime
investigate priority crimes
usesPower arrest
asset forfeiture investigations
search and seizure

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South African Police Service hasPart Hawks
subject linked to: SAPS