Enforcement
The Sexual Crimes Bureau (SCB) investigates those assaults defined on Florida Statutes 794 and classified in the crime information systems as Forcible Sex Offenses.  The Forcible Sex Offense category is defined as any sexual act directed against another person forcibly and/or against that person’s will; or not forcibly or against the victim’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent.  Offenses of Florida Statutes 800.04, Lewd or Lascivious Offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age are also investigated by the SCB.

ICAC
The ICAC Unit investigates computer child pornography, transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment, soliciting a child for a sex crime and exposing minors to harmful motion pictures. This unit also conducts proactive and undercover online investigations related to child pornography and solicitations of a child for a sex crime.

Cold Case Unit
The Cold Case Unit investigates all of the SCB cold cases and tracks all of the convicted offenders with qualifying offenses in order to obtain and execute court orders for their DNA standards.

Department of Children and Families Unit
The DCF unit investigates all of the Department of Children and Families reports submitted to the SCB in which an allegation of sexual misconduct was reported or is suspected to be occurring and/or has occurred within the Miami-Dade County. They also investigate all cases involving children as victim and subjects under the age of ten where the criminal intent cannot be proven.

Sexual Crimes Clearinghouse
The SCCH collects intelligence and crime information from participating law enforcement agencies within the South Florida area and enters it into a common database.  The SCCH serves as a centralized repository and resource to participants of the program by providing criminal intelligence and discernable trend information pertaining to sexual crimes.

The SCCH also conducts data analysis to develop information to aid Bureau detectives and other law enforcement agencies in their investigations. It provides information to the districts to assist in meeting their tactical crime control and prevention objectives