Detectives are based at Local Area Commands and the State Crime Command.

Duties of a detective include: leading an investigation; building close relationships with victims and their families; interviewing witnesses; taking statements; conducting searches; and working with other specialist police.

Ultimately they arrest, interview, charge suspects and put them before the court.

To become a Detective a police officer must work for 2-3 years in general duties and then complete the Investigators Course and then the 12-month Detectives Education Program.