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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

policia preventivo

English translation:

preventive police/police force/police officer

Added to glossary by liz askew
May 5, 2010 15:06
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term

policia preventivo

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) Mexican police rank
Could someone familiar with Mexican police ranks give me a US equivalent for this position?
Thank-you!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 preventive police/police force
3 +2 Crime Prevention Police
4 federal police
4 preventive police
Change log

May 19, 2010 06:57: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/915806">patinba's</a> old entry - "policia preventivo"" to ""preventive police/police force""

May 19, 2010 06:57: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/589274">liz askew's</a> old entry - "policia preventivo"" to ""preventive police/police force""

Discussion

Patricia Rosas May 5, 2010:
at the state level there are still preventive police. our agents of the State Preventive Police (PEP) and four of the Ministerial are among the detainees in an operation carried out in the Mezzanine Lounge ...
www.lacrimeprevention.com/
patinba (asker) May 5, 2010:
Apologies for lack of context ... but all it says is "fulano de tal, un policía preventivo" in the state of Hidalgo. I feel that "preventive police" seems a bit daft in English, and was planning to go with something like "patrol officer" which on the basis of Liz's helpful context (a uniformed branch) might just work?
philgoddard May 5, 2010:
I can't quite work out why that website is called Absolute Astronomy!
philgoddard May 5, 2010:
Thanks for that useful reference, Liz. In that case, since they're federal, and their role is clearly not solely preventive, I think the translation should be federal police (officer) - we don't have any context, but Googling shows that it can also be used to refer to an individual.
liz askew May 5, 2010:
Federal Preventive Police: Facts, Discussion Forum, and ...
29 May 2009 ... The Federal Police , formerly known as the Policía Federal Preventiva (Federal Preventive Police), are the uniformed federal police force of ...
www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Federal_Preventive_Police - Cached
eScholarship: Police Forces in Mexico: A Profile
by B Reames - 2003 - Cited by 15 - Related articles
15 May 2003 ... Second, the Federal Preventive Police (Policía Federal Preventiva ... Preventive Police - DF The DF stands out for having the highest crime ...
escholarship.org/uc/item/1sq4g254 - Cached - Similar
liz askew May 5, 2010:
Preventive police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Preventive police is that aspect of law enforcement intended to act as a deterrent to the commission of crime. Preventive policing is considered a defining ...
The need for reform - Preventive police in practice - Utilitarianism
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preventive_police - Cached - Similar
philgoddard May 5, 2010:
It doesn't sound like a rank to me, it sounds like a type of police officer. But you haven't given any context.

Proposed translations

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preventive police/police force

CafePress.co.uk Mexican Federal Police Dark T-Shirt - Compare ...
The Federal Preventive Police (Spanish Policia federal preventiva) or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. The agency is directed by the ...
clothing-and-accessories.become.co.uk/cafepress-co-uk-mexican-federal-police-dark-tshirt--compare-prices--sc320006798 - Cached
Narco News: Offensive by the Federal Preventive Police Against the ...
25 Nov 2006 ... The Federal Preventive Police together with the state police have unleashed an offensive against the social movement of Oaxaca. ...
www.narconews.com/Issue43/article2387.html - Cached - Similar
Mexico | Amnesty International Report 2009
In September, Federal Preventive Police reportedly shot and killed a 17-year-old passer-by when they unnecessarily and without warning fired several rounds ...
thereport.amnesty.org/en/regions/americas/mexico - Cached - Similar

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Dozens killed in Mexico bus crash
18 Apr 2006 ... There were 71 people on board, although the bus was only equipped to hold 46 passengers, Federal Preventive Police Commander Reinaldo ...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4917256.stm - Cached

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oh

or

Federal Police Officer/Federal Preventive Police Officer

Federal Police Jobs & Careers
A federal police officer is tasked with enforcing federal law. There are over 70 federal law enforcement agencies. Some of these agencies employ uniformed ...
www.policejobsinfo.com/federaljobs/ - Cached - Similar
Law enforcement in Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclope

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Hi again

Had I read the Absolute Astronomy site from top to tail I would have seen that the Federal Preventive Police was changed to the Federal Police in 19 something or other!

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-05-05 16:21:49 GMT)
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Why don't you use "Federal police officer"??

World Police Encyclopedia: A-K, index - Google Books Result
Dilip K. Das, Michael Palmiotto - 2006 - Political Science - 936 pages
The federal police have a similar structure. Federal police officers are generally recognized for their efficiency and capability in quickly resolving cases ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0415942519...
Peer comment(s):
agree Patricia Rosas : Liz: Sorry, I missed seeing your answer. However, as you'll see in mine, I'm agreeing with "preventive police".
2 hrs
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Liz - I went with this, and my customer was happy with it."
32 mins

federal police

See the discussion entries - their role is not one of prevention, so I think it would be misleading to translate it that way.
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+2
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Crime Prevention Police

I can't copy from the link below but it may be worth a look.

http://info8.juridicas.unam.mx/pdf/mlawrns/cont/1/arc/arc2.p...

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LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IN MEXICO

361. Also, on 9 September 1994, Silverio Cesar Alonso Ugalde, who had urinated in the street, was violently beaten to death by the **crime prevention police**. The investigation was assigned to the 32nd Criminal Court under case No. 124/94, to which case No. 129/94 was added. The judge ordered the arrest of 11 policemen for crimes of homicide and abuse of authority. To date only 5 of the 11 accused have been arrested.(101)
http://www.cidh.org/countryrep/mexico98en/Chapter-5.htm



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Note added at 1 hora (2010-05-05 16:37:45 GMT)
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If it's an individual:

Member of the Crime Prevention Police
Crime Prevention Police Officer

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Note added at 1 hora (2010-05-05 16:38:17 GMT)
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or I should say "Member of the Crime Prevention Police FORCE"
Peer comment(s):
agree Leonardo Lamarche : agree.
57 mins
Thanks, Leonardo :)
agree Ruth Ramsey : Sounds about right.
1 hr
Thanks, Ruth :)
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2 hrs

preventive police

While I think that Lisa's answer sounds the best, in fact, specialists in the field use "preventive police". If you do a Google search on Mexico + "crime prevention police," there are some hits, but many of the ones that are returned have a comma between "prevention" and "police". Do the same for "preventive police" and you'll get many hits.

I don't think there are clear equivalent because the systems in Mexico and the United States are so different, and so I think this person should be identified as belonging to the "preventive police" because that is the name of the force.
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