Special Victims Unit
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A Special Victims Unit (SVU) or Special Victims Division is a specialized division within some police departments. The elite squad of detectives in this division typically investigate especially heinous crimes involving sexual assault or victims of non-sexual crimes who require specialist handling such as the very young, the very elderly, or the disabled.
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"Sex Crimes Unit" redirects here. For the 2011 documentary, see Sex Crimes Unit (film).
For the Law & Order franchise spin-off, see Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.