The military police, also known as provosts, are coming this week to police solely within the armed forces as opposed to civilian duties. Their duties include law enforcement, installation security, protecting senior officers, managing prisoners of war and military prisons. They are generally not combatants but may be near the front line when directing convoys. Some military forces have separate prison and judicial systems from civilian entities and their own interpretation of criminal justice.
The military police, also known as provosts, are coming this week to police solely within the armed forces as opposed to civilian duties. Their duties include law enforcement, installation security, protecting senior officers, managing prisoners of war and military prisons. They are generally not combatants but may be near the front line when directing convoys. Some military forces have separate prison and judicial systems from civilian entities and their own interpretation of criminal justice.
The military police, also known as provosts, are coming this week to police solely within the armed forces as opposed to civilian duties. Their duties include law enforcement, installation security, protecting senior officers, managing prisoners of war and military prisons. They are generally not combatants but may be near the front line when directing convoys. Some military forces have separate prison and judicial systems from civilian entities and their own interpretation of criminal justice.
The military police also known as Provosts are coming this
week. Whose duties are policing solely within the Armed Forces, as opposed to Gendarmerie duties in the civilian population. As with all official terms, some countries have specific official terminology which differs from the exact linguistic meaning. The head of the military police is commonly referred to as the Provost Marshal. This ancient title was originally given to an officer whose duty it was to ensure that the army of the king did no harm to the citizenry. Military police are concerned with law enforcement (including criminal investigation) on military property and concerning military personnel, installation security, close personal protection of senior military officers, management of prisoners of war, management of military prisons, traffic control, route signing and resupply route management. Not all military police organizations are concerned with all of these areas, however. These personnel are generally not front-line combatants but, especially when directing military convoys, will be at or close to the front line. In some cases military forces have separate prisons and judicial systems, different from civilian entities. The military possibly also has its own interpretation of criminal justice.