Detective is a police officer whose job is to investigate and solve crimes. This rank is below Sergeant, Lieutenant and Captain but is the rank above Officer.
Known Detectives[]
- Olivia Benson (later promoted to Sergeant, then Lieutenant, and later Captain)
- Elliot Stabler (retired from SVU and is currently a Detective with the Organized Crime Bureau)
- Odafin Tutuola (later promoted to Sergeant)
- John Munch (later promoted to Sergeant, resigned from SVU to join the DA Investigation Unit)
- Amanda Rollins
- Dominick Carisi, Jr. (later promoted to Assistant District Attorney)
- Nick Amaro (retired from SVU and joined the Park Police)
- Monique Jeffries (transferred to Vice)
- Chester Lake (arrested and imprisoned after committing a murder)
- Katriona Tamin