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- Title
MILITARY POLICE FUNCTIONS.
- Authors
Dillon, J. V.
- Abstract
The article presents information on the functions of military police. On September 26, 1941, The Provost Marshal General was charged with the duty of organizing the Corps of Military Police. This was the first time in the history of the U.S. Army that a Corps of Military Police was organized. Prior to September, 26, 1941, there were a few Military Police units in existence, but they were more or less the step children of the infantry. Since the organization of the Corps of Military Police, schools have been established to provide the training for the specialized operations the Military Police are called upon to perform. Military Police constitute the principal agency available to a commander for the enforcement of regulations and orders pertaining to traffic. The Military Police carry out this mission by means of traffic control posts and patrols. Another important function of Military Police is the police of military personnel at posts, camps and stations, as well as in towns and cities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; MILITARY police; CRIMINAL justice system; POLICE; UNITED States. Army; TRAINING
- Publication
Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (08852731), 1943, Vol 33, Issue 5, p372
- ISSN
0885-2731
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/1136455