Talk:Major investigation team (Metropolitan Police)

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MIT is such a longstanding and unambiguous abbreviation for the US college, didn't anyone in mother blighty think this was a poor choice of acronyms back when they renamed the department? it would be like the US up and renaming some police squad the "BBC". 209.172.25.215 (talk) 11:01, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

Other forces/balanced geographical coverage tag

MITs may, or may not, originate in the Met but at least some other forces have them, e.g. Police Scotland. Mutt Lunker (talk) 12:56, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Bad example, Police Scotland have Major Investigation Teams not Murder Investigation Teams (see their website for details). GMP have Major Incident Teams. Thames Valley Police have a Major Crime Unit that deal with murders. No doubt there may be a force within the 43 in England & Wales that use the same naming but its not so clear cut as you think...Bowchaser (talk) 13:43, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

"Murder/Major Investigation Teams (MIT) are the..." Mutt Lunker (talk) 15:15, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Per the glossary on the Met's website, they give it as Major Investigation Team. Same name and function as at least one other force and same acronym and function as at least one other. Either this article requires re-naming to reflect that it only regards the Met or the name is retained and it deals with this name and function over a wider brief. Mutt Lunker (talk) 15:45, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

I stand very much corrected. I have renamed the article appropriately Bowchaser (talk) 16:01, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

Good stuff, thanks. Mutt Lunker (talk) 16:25, 4 January 2019 (UTC)