Design Guide: Military Police Facilities
DG. 1110-3-146
Example Designs for Army Military Police Facilities: Illustrative Example B
December 1979
(4) Individual Functional Requirements (To be
f. PHYSICAL AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIS-
developed according to individual space criteria and
TICS OF MAJOR ACTlVlTY ZONES The diagram
the guidance for component activities). For specific
below illustrates the basic physical and functional char-
guidance refer to Chapters 2 and 4.
acteristics of major activity zones and the functional flow
and supervisory relationships of component activities
e. PHYSlCAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES In or-
contained within the general activity areas listed below:
der to achieve a board application of planning criteria for
the full spectrum of required military police activities and
Zone 1 - Provost Marshal Office: Includes those ac-
to permit orderly expansion of component activity areas
tivities related to the direction of admin-
istrative operations and law enforcement
when required, a concept of space organization is pro-
posed for the principal administrative and operational
activities
activities and the general functional support areas re-
Zone 2- MP Services (Admin.), General Reception
quired by individual military police activities. The basic
and Information: Includes activities related
physical development objectives of specific activity
to the control and direction of visitor traffic
areas are:
Zone 3- MP Services (Ops): Includes those activities
(1) The achievement of required planning and de-
related to community services including
sign standards and the development of a functionally
registration, permits, licenses, and hunting
integrated military police facility.
and fishing control
(2) The maintenance of functional integrity within
Zone 4- MP Operations (Support Oriented): In-
major component areas.
cludes those activities oriented toward the
supervision of uniform motorized and foot
(3) The ability to separate and control circulation
patrol, law enforcement, criminal identifica-
within and between major activity zones.
tion and military police investigations.
(4) The definition of a clear order of movement from
public to private to confidential activities.
Zone 5- MP Operations (Duty Oriented): Includes
those police activities oriented toward the
(5) The ability to provide special environmental and
arrest and processing of offenders, the de-
climatic conditions for critical operational activities
velopment of crime information and intelli-
with a minimum of cost and effort and with maximum
gence reports, and case development and
effectiveness.
processing by military police investigators
(6) The flexibility to expand operations or change
and physical security inspectors, and mili-
police techniques without a major interruption in law
enforcement activities.
gence systems.
Figure 6-8 Physical Relationship Diagram
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