Carolyn Barek

Carolyn Barek
Name	Carolyn Barek
Title	Detective
Affiliation	New York City Police Department
Division	Major Case Squad
Status	Alive
Actor	Annabella Sciorra
First Appearance	CI: "Diamond Dogs"

Carolyn Barek was a detective on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Annabella Sciorra. She was partnered with Detective Mike Logan and assigned to the Major Case Squad of the New York City Police Department.

Biography

Barek's father was in a carpenter's union. (CI: "Unchained")

A former criminal profiler from Brooklyn's Cobble Hill, Barek spent two years post-9/11 with the FBI. Barek previously worked without a partner, which accounts for her habit of talking to herself while examining a crime scene. (CI: Diamond Dogs)

In addition to English, she also speaks Polish, Spanish, Italian, Creole, Russian, Cantonese, and Yiddish.

In 2006, she was transferred to a different department for a reason not stated on the show. She was replaced by Megan Wheeler.