Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations/Legends

The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations (IOCI), was the primary law enforcement agency of the Galactic Empire and answered to the Coalition for Progress, a part of the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order. Led by a director, the IOCI was responsible for investigating and fighting criminal activities, specifically those of criminal syndicates and individuals who committed crimes on multiple planets. IOCI also managed the Imperial Enforcement DataCore, a database for posted bounties. The IOCI was formed in 19 BBY from the Republic Office of Criminal Investigations, its predecessor under the Galactic Republic. The jurisdiction of the IOCI included most of the known galaxy. As such they frequently worked with local law enforement agencies, Imperial Intelligence, and various branches of the Imperial Military. They also worked with the Imperial Security Bureau, the Empire's secret police. However, the ISB focused more on political investigations while the IOCI strictly focused on the enforcement of criminal law. Alongside the regular police officers and investigators in its employ, the IOCI had two elite operatives. The first were the Sector Rangers, an apolitical police force in existence since the early days of the Republic, and the Special Enforcement Officers, most who were recruited from the Sector Rangers and conducted undercover operations.

Overview
The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations served as the Galactic Empire's primary law enforcement agency. Though it answered to the Coalition for Progress, a part of Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (COMPNOR), the IOCI was notoriously apolitical and focused strictly on criminal law enforcement in contrast to its secret police counterpart, the Imperial Security Bureau (ISB), which focused on political investigations. The IOCI investigated crimes that occurred in multiple jurisdictions as well as organized crime and criminal syndicates. It also supervised the activities of bounty hunters such as managing the Imperial Enforcement DataCore, which listed all current bounties. When a person wanted someone caught, they paid the full bounty to the IOCI which would extract a fee and then post the bounty on the Enforcement DataCore. The IOCI would also issue Imperial Peace Keeping Certificates (IPKC), allowing persons to conduct bounty hunting activities and to use lethal force if necessary.

Led by a director, the IOCI employeed police officers and investigators in its service. In addition to them, the IOCI also had two elite operatives, the Sector Rangers and the Special Enforcement Officers. The Sector Rangers were one of the oldest police forces in existence. They were mostly assigned to provide law enforcement services in the farthest stretches of Imperial space and generally worked in pairs or teams. Rangers were authorized to deputize who ever they needed to fulfill their tasks and could commander local police resources or militias if need be. The Special Enforcement Officers (SEO) were mostly recruited from the Sector Rangers. They often conducted highly dangerous or undercover missions and were fiercely independent generally working alone. Both the Sector Rangers and the SEOs were given a large latitude in enforcing the law. As they generally focused on larger targets, petty crimes were often overlooked and their cavalier attitude and willingness to work with pretty much anyone made them popular among the populace, though not necessarily COMPNOR and the ISB.

History
Under the Judicial Department, the Republic Office of Criminal Investigations served as the primary criminal investigations service during the Galactic Republic. With the formation of the Empire in 19 BBY, it became the Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations. Placed under COMPNOR's Coalition for Progress justice branch, the IOCI continued as it had before with little change, save its name.

In 36:10, the TriNebulon News reporter, Andor Javin, reported to the IOCI his theory relating the smuggler Platt Okeefe with Cynabar. However they took little notice of him.

At the behest of Moff Landric the IOCI assigned Inspector Zanza Gata in the same month to bring the art thief known only as the "Tombat" to justice. IOCI Director Jacen Corbit introduced the Special Enforcement Officer to a packed room of reporters in a dramatic press conference on Danteel.

Notable members

 * Director Jacen Corbit
 * Sergeant Mulvek Gra

Behind the scenes
The Imperial Office of Criminal Investigations was mentioned in some missions that players could get at Imperial Mission Terminals in Star Wars Galaxies, wherein it hired players to eliminate certain criminal targets.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
 * Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided