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Cuerpo Tecnico de Investigacion

English translation: Technical Investigation Unit

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Spanish term or phrase:Cuerpo Tecnico de Investigacion
English translation:Technical Investigation Unit
Entered by: Margarita Palatnik (X)

10:01 Apr 20, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Spanish term or phrase: Cuerpo Tecnico de Investigacion
Known for short as the CTI, they are something like the criminal investigation department in Colombia. In fact I was going to put that but I would be interested to know how others have translated it, and if indeed there is a standard translation. Thanks!
Jacob Lagnado
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:50
Technical Investigation Unit
Explanation:
Broken Arrow | Our Citizens - Police Department
... Detectives, Street Crimes Unit, and Technical Investigation Unit. ...
Criminal Investigations, including the Technical Investigations unit are staffed ...
www.brokenarrowok.gov/our-citizens/ public_safety/police.htm -

Human Rights Watch World Report 2003: Americas: Colombia
... Colombia's internal war intensified in 2002 following the February 20 ...
member of the Technical Investigation Unit (Cuerpo Técnico de Investigaciones, ...
hrw.org/wr2k3/americas4.html -
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Margarita Palatnik (X)
Local time: 01:50
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5 +8Technical Investigation Unit
Margarita Palatnik (X)
5Crime Scene Investigation Unit
Marcelo González


  

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Technical Investigation Unit


Explanation:
Broken Arrow | Our Citizens - Police Department
... Detectives, Street Crimes Unit, and Technical Investigation Unit. ...
Criminal Investigations, including the Technical Investigations unit are staffed ...
www.brokenarrowok.gov/our-citizens/ public_safety/police.htm -

Human Rights Watch World Report 2003: Americas: Colombia
... Colombia's internal war intensified in 2002 following the February 20 ...
member of the Technical Investigation Unit (Cuerpo Técnico de Investigaciones, ...
hrw.org/wr2k3/americas4.html -

Margarita Palatnik (X)
Local time: 01:50
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Crime Scene Investigation Unit


Explanation:
just like the very popular television program of the same name in the US (called simply "CSI", with spinoff shows similarly entitled: CSI Miami, CSI New York).


    Reference: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi/
Marcelo González
United States
Local time: 18:50
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