Central Directorate of the Judicial Police

The Directorate is focused on the investigation of organized crime, terrorism, cybercrime, and other serious and complex forms of criminal behaviour in France.

In 2009, the following were directly mentioned: The DCPJ is itself divided into sub-directorates: A major part of the Police judiciaire (PJ) in France is actually composed by territorial services (DIPJ/DRPJ).

[citation needed] The first national judicial police was created in 1907 by Georges Clemenceau acting as Minister of the Interior, and Célestin Hennion.

The 12 Brigades régionales de police mobile (Regional Brigades of Mobile Police), based in major cities with large jurisdictions, totaled 500 strong (which allowed 24/7 surveillance of suspects), well trained, used the Bertillon system, had telephones and quickly got cars.

Nowadays the logo of the DCPJ figures a tiger and the silhouette of Clemenceau.