In this section we will attempt to give more detail to the men and women who perform the most dangerous duty an officer in Night City can pull.... C-SWAT.   In Night city there are several C-SWAT squads to every precinct, although the actual headquarters is located in the Precinct 1 building.  C-SWAT squads are made up of 8 man teams, with each member of the squad handling every aspect of Cybernetic crimes, from investigation to suppression.  Due to the delicate nature of Cyborg crimes C-SWAT duties often spill over into other areas, such as backing up SWAT in unknown situations, or joining a narcotics investigation when known cybernetic offenders are present, and even Riot suppression.  When on duty, and not assigned to a case or in training, C-SWAT officers may elect to perform regular police activities.

Contrary to popular belief, C-SWAT officers are not psychotic violence junkies, well not in the popular sense.  Nor does C-SWAT simply accept anyone of the street.  It is true that the NCPD does hold a standing recruiting advertisement campaign, all applicants must first still become qualified police officers. Joining C-SWAT requires graduation from the Police Academy, as well as a rigorous extra 3 month training course (although if the officer has military combat experience he or she may choose to skip the extra training, most don't).  Once a member of C-SWAT, the officer is assigned to a squad.  The training doesn't stop there, as the squad must continue  training one weekend a month and are required to attend a week long  intensive training course twice a year.

In addition to being competent in law enforcement, each C-SWAT officer is trained to be proficient in marksmanship, with competence of most firearms, first aid, insertion, extraction, hostage rescue and anti-terrorist tactics, EOD, ACPA piloting, THAMOC, and all cybernetic systems.

In addition to the standard police issue equipment, all C-SWAT officers are issued a special ID which allows them to requisition virtually everything providing they can prove the necessity to the chief.

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(Written by Deric Bernier, images from AD Police, Appleseed, Masamune Shirow.)