Military Police contains information about military police functions in maneuver and mobility support, area security, law and order, internment/resettlement, and police intelligence operations.
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MILITARY POLICE . 19-15-1 30 the personnel must have the training and skills necessary to carry out their intelligence responsibilities. Leadership Military police leaders must understand CRIMINT capabilities so that they can lead CRIMINT efforts and use intelligence products in law enforcement operations. Leaders of CRIMINT fusion cells must be able to guide collection efforts and be knowledgeable enough to present analytical products to unit and installation leaders. CRIMINT-educated leaders understand that the benefts of CRIMINT will place the needed command emphasis on the CRIMINT topic. Even military police leaders who do not work in an intelligence- related position must be familiar with intelligence as it is a crucial aspect of law enforcement operations. Therefore thorough police intelligence training should be incorporated into required professional military education classes. Important topics to be addressed are intelligence collection requirements, analytical techniques, intelligence products, and the distinction between military and police intelligence. Once military police leaders receive the necessary training and gain experience with the improved police intelligence system, their expertise can be used to enhance training for future leaders. Training There is a signifcant overlap between the leadership and training elements since the leadership element addresses leader training within the branch. However, CRIMINT ana- lysts, military police Soldiers, and CID agents must each re- ceive the appropriate training. CRIMINT analysts must receive training on the analytical tools they will be using. But to develop effective training, the Military Police Corps must frst standardize the analytical tools across the branch. Analysts must develop a high level of profciency with all standardized analytical tools. In addition, they must receive training on the intelligence products that they will be expected to create and disseminate. The products needed will be mission- and situation-dependent; therefore, CRIMINT analysts must have the depth and breadth of knowledge necessary to respond to changing requirements. The combination of information from military police and CID intelligence collection efforts will result in an increase in the size and complexity of data sets to be interpreted; this will require a higher degree of analytical profciency with large data sets. Finally, CRIMINT analysts should also receive introductory training on basic patrol and investigative procedures to gain perspective on their role in the police intelligence process. Military police Soldiers and CID agents must also receive improved training on their roles and responsibilities in the intelligence process. However, they must frst be trained on intelligence collection procedures. The training may vary according to rank and position; but possible topics include source-handling procedures, interview and interrogation skills, and intelligence-reporting procedures. Military police and CID personnel must also develop an understanding of the legal guidelines that govern police intelligence collection. The nature of the intelligence that is collected and reported will largely dictate the quality of the analysis conducted by fusion cell members. Consequently, the thorough education of Soldiers is a priority. Several current training courses guide the development of future training for CRIMINT analysts, military police Soldiers, and CID agents. For example, CRIMINT analysts from the 3d Military Police Group (CID), Hunter Army Airfeld, Georgia, attend a four-phase training program provided by the Alpha Group, an internationally recog- nized consortium of criminal justice experts that has been endorsed by the Command Intelligence Operations Center, CID. 4 The training, which culminates in the eligibility to re- ceive a certifcate in crime and intelligence analysis issued by the California Department of Justice and California State University, consists of 5 — • Phase I, Crime Analysis. • Phase II, Intelligence Analysis. • Phase III, Research Methods. • Phase IV, Investigative Analysis. The topics covered in this training may be used as a guide to develop branch-wide training for CRIMINT ana- lysts. Likewise, the Southern Police Institute, Department of Justice Administration, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, offers an In- telligence Preparation of the Beat course, which provides introductory intelligence training for patrol offcers. 6 Topics covered in this training include the— • Role and function of the law enforcement offcer in CRIMINT development. • Use of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as a tool to com- • Identifcation of potential sources of information. • Development of trust and rapport with sources and the detection of deception. • Development of engagement plans with sources. • Legal status of sources and privacy rights. • Principles and methodologies of targeting. • Human intelligence tools such as link analysis charts, time and pattern wheel analysis, association matrices, and crime maps. Similar training could be used to improve the intelligence collection capabilities of military police Soldiers and CID agents. Military police doctrine emphasizes the importance of intelligence information sharing. Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (ATTP) 3-39.20, Police Intelligence "Military police and CID personnel must also develop an understanding of the legal guide- lines that govern police intelligence collec- tion." (continued on page 32)