Federation of German Detectives

The Federation of German Detectives^[1] (German: Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamter; BDK) is a professional association of criminal police officers in Germany. It was founded on 28 September in 1968^[2] and represents about 15,000 people^[3] working in criminal investigation. The BDK cooperates with various national and international organizations such as Conseil Européen des Syndicats de Police (CESP)^[4] or Transparency International.^[5]

AbbreviationBDK

FoundersGünter Tausch and Willi Knop

Legalstatustrade union

Location

• Berlin, Germany

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Federation of German Detectives

Bund Deutscher Kriminalbeamter
Abbreviation	BDK
Founders	Günter Tausch and Willi Knop
Legal status	trade union
Location	Berlin, Germany
Members	15,000 (2010)
Website	bdk.de

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