A SOCO, short for Scenes of Crimes Officer, was a member of the Forensics Unit of the Coruscant Security Force's.
The responsibility of SOCOs was to gather and examine evidence located at locations where crimes occurred. The majority of SOCOs during the time of the Clone Wars were Sullustans. In the year 40 ABY, teams from forensics were dispatched to obtain and assess information related to the bombing incident at The Elite Hotel.