Murder Investigation Team
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This is for the real life police unit, for the television series see MIT: Murder Investigation Team.
Murder Investigation Teams (also known as Major Investigation Teams and abbreviated to MIT) are the specialised homicide squads of London's Metropolitan Police Service. MITs investigate cases of murder, manslaughter, attempted murder where the evidence of intent is unambiguous, or where a risk assessment identifies substantative risk to life.
MITs were established in 2000 to replace the former Area Major Incident Pools (AMIPs) as part of Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Group.
In 2001, there were 31 murder investigation teams operating in London, made up of 834 police officers,182 civilian staff, and 14 senior detectives.
Currently, murder investigation in London is undertaken by the Specialist Crime Directorate's Homicide Command, which is split geographically into three units (West, East and South), each led by a Detective Chief Superintendent. Each of the Command Units has nine Major Investigation Teams (MITs), consisting of 33 staff, led by a Detective Chief Inspector (DCI), who performs the role of senior investigating officer (SIO).
A television series began in 2003 based on the squads called MIT: Murder Investigation Team, although outside the UK it was changed to just Murder Investigation Team.
