Design Guide: Military Police Facilities
DG 1110-3-146
Example Designs for Army Military Police Facilities: Illustrative Example A
December 1979
station-related administrative, operational and sub-
support service headquarters for military police admin-
ordinate MP troop support activities as well as MP
istrative and operational activities. As a principal ad-
Corps agencies whose colocation is essential to mis-
visory activity supporting the installation Commander
sion effectiveness. Command of the MP companies
and Corps Headquarters and as the major subordinate
stationed at the installation is a major subordinate
activity of the Directorate of Personnel and Community
activity of the command provost marshal who oper-
Activities, the MP station will occupy a prominent posi-
ates from the MP station.
tion in the physical organization of the planned Person-
nel Services and Community Activities Center.
(2) Site Development Administrative and support
facilities required by the installation command head-
b. RELATED ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIPS A study
quarters should be physically integrated with the
of functional activity and working relationships devel-
PSCAC complex at ground level. An ideal site de-
oped in the programming phase has indicated that
velopment situation would be the shared use of the
several operational/fixed post units can remain located
primary approach and access point of the PSCAC
elsewhere without detriment to the efficient functioning
complex with the MP activities contained in a phys-
of MP operations.
ically identifiable facility not linked to the main struc-
ture. A slope gradient allowing ground-level access
c. LONG-RANGE DEVELOPMENT As comprehen-
with direction of access visually separated by contour
sive long-range development of the personnel services
development and landscaping or by the natural utili-
and community activities center complex takes place,
zation of a partially wooded site is ideal. Maximum site
and as law-enforcement technology and operational
development is to be consistent with efficiency and
techniques change and develop, the presently excluded
economy of land use and the intensity of develop-
functional activities, as well as additional specialized
ment designated by the overall master plan for the
support activities and subordinate MP training and tac-
PSCAC complex. Because of the scale of operations
tical activities will be consolidated in the area of the MP
required in the first phase of development and be-
station facility by a phased incremental expansion of
cause consolidated operations will increase require-
both administrative and operational facilities. The long-
ments, major traffic and pedestrian access to MP
range physical development program also includes ex-
facilities must be separately provided and in some
pansion of requirements for the increasingly important
way be distinguishable from the primary access to
role of special community education activities required
the complex. Consideration must be given to increas-
by individual planning units as well as the shared-use
ing dependence on mass transportation as a means
and special facilities required by specific troop support
of access to all PSCAC facilities.
and training activities. In terms of the specific short-
(3) Facilities The scope and complexity of physical
range planning and design requirements for physical
needs require that efficiency and economy govern
and organizational development, the requirements for
the design of both MP administrative and operational
troop support and training activities have not been con-
facilities. Distinctive site and building elements must
sidered as part of the MP station beyond basic pro-
be coordinated with the overall design of the PSCAC
visions for expansion, which involve siting and orienta-
complex. Provisions should be made for maximum
tion of primary and support facilities. However, the future
interior flexibility. A method of incremental expansion
needs of an MP organization are considered to be es-
should be provided that is appropriate to the func-
sential to the long-range effectiveness of both critical
tional requirements and design objectives of future
operations and specific mission accomplishment.
MP station activites. The total consolidation of post
Therefore, the strategy for physical development in-
activities near the station facility will eventually require
cludes long-range physical requirements as a primary
joint occupancy by other law enforcement and in-
planning consideration.
vestigation activities. Where possible, common-use
d. DESIGN GUIDELINES Comprehensive physical
facilities such as parking should be so located that
development guidelines for Illustrative Example A in-
they can meet the long-term joint occupancy require-
clude the following concepts:
ments efficiently and economically.
(1) Physical Development The overall physical de-
(4) Individual Functional Requirements (To be
velopment strategy for the functional activities of this
developed according to individual space criteria and
specific MP station organization will require com-
the guidance for component activities). For specific
prehensive planning and design for new facilities to
guidance refer to Chapters 2 and 4.
be included with the physical development of a new
e. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES In or-
Personnel Services and Community Activities Center
der to achieve a broad application of planning criteria for
(PSCAC). Medium-range and long-range organiza-
the full spectrum of required military police activities and
tional development strategies support the need to ac-
to permit orderly expansion of component activity areas
complish overall project requirements on a phased
when required, a concept of space organization is pro-
construction basis. The primary long-term physical
posed for the principle administrative and operational
development objective is the consolidation of all MP
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