Part C - Reporting Incidents

(c) Crimes and

Offenses Not Capital. This includes those acts or omissions

not made punishable by

another article. These are those acts denounced as offenses

either by enactments

of Congress or under authority of Congress (Assimilative

Crimes Act). They are

triable in the Federal civil courts.

(d) Lesser-Included Offenses--Articles 79. A lesser-included offense is a

crime less serious than the offense charged.

For example, robbery by force and

violence INCLUDES the lesser offenses of both larceny and assault.

It is then

possible that a court-martial may find an accused NOT GUILTY of robbery, but they

may find him GUILTY of the lesser-included offenses of larceny and assault.

A

lesser-included offense is NOT contained within the offense charged, if the former

requires elements of proof not needed to prove the offense charged.

PART C - REPORTING INCIDENTS.

a. MPI units are mostly fact-reporting agencies.

They are charged with the

responsibility to investigate offenses. They must then report the results to the

appropriate authorities. Reports rendered by MPIs are of interest to commanders at

all levels.

This is because the reports keep them informed of the discipline

within their commands.

b. Persons responsible for the

preparation

and

review

of

MP

reports

must

remember the following basic facts:

(1) The report is an item of military correspondence.

As such, it must be

grammatically correct and completed in the proper format.

(2) The report

should

state

the

facts

and

evidence

obtained

during

the

investigation.

PART D - MILITARY POLICE REPORT (DA FORM 3975), GENERAL.

a. The MP report is the basic form used to record information about

complainants.

Also, the form is used to record incidents seen by or reported by

the MPs.

It also notes the action taken by the MPs.

The form also serves to

inform the commander concerned of incidents involving personnel of his command.

b. The purpose of the report is to provide:

(1) An MP record

of

information

or

complaints

and

the

case

or

report

developing therefrom.

(2) Statistical data for analysis and review.

(3) Information for unit commanders and civilian supervisors.

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