THE UNITED STATES ARMY
Headquarters
Department of the Army
Washington, DC
2 December 2024

Army Regulation 190-32

Effective 2 January 2025

Military Police

Army Crime Prevention Program

By Order of the Secretary of the Army:

RANDY A. GEORGE

General, United States Army

Chief of Staff

MARK F. AVERILL

Administrative Assistant to the

Secretary of the Army

History. This publication is a new Department of the Army regulation.

Authorities. This regulation prescribes policy and assigns responsibility for the Army Crime Prevention Program. This regulation implements 10 USCUSCUnited States Code 2672 (Protection of buildings, grounds, property, and persons), 32 CFRCFRCode of Federal Regulations 635.4 (Police Intelligence/Criminal Information), DoDI 5505.17 (Personally Identifiable Information and Law Enforcement Information Handling by DoD Law Enforcement Activities), and DoDI 5525.18 (Law Enforcement Criminal Intelligence (CRIMINT) in DoD).

Applicability. This regulation applies to the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. This regulation also applies to deployed Army Forces and commanders of base camps supporting enduring and contingency operations outside the United States.

Proponent and exception authority. The proponent of this publication is the Provost Marshal General. The proponent has the authority to approve exceptions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regulations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a division chief within the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of the expected benefits and must include formal review by the activity's senior legal officer. All waiver requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and forwarded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25-30 for specific requirements.

Army internal control process. This regulation contains internal control provisions in accordance with AR 11-2 and identifies key internal controls that must be evaluated (see appendix F).

Suggested improvements. Users are invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA FormDA FormDepartment of the Army form 2028 (Recommended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to usarmy.pentagon.hqda-dcs-g-3-5-7.mbx.opmg-le-division@army.mil.

Distribution. This regulation is available in electronic media only and is intended for the Regular Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve.

AR 190-32 • 2 December 2024

UNCLASSIFIED

Base camp An evolving location that supports military operations by deployed units and provides the necessary sup- port and services for sustained operations (see ATPATPArmy Techniques Publications 3 – 37.10/MCRP 3 – 40D.13).

Community engagement Organizes opportunities to facilitate communication and participation with civilian, business, economic, professional, minority, veteran, and military service organizations, creating social connections, improving the community's overall health, and achieving change through prevention.

Community outreach Public affairs activities that support the relationship between military and civilian communities, interactions initiated by the DoD and between the DoD and civilian communities at home and abroad at all levels are designed to achieve and maintain good relations with an element of the civilian community or the commu- nity at large.

Crime An act or instance deemed harmful to the public welfare, morals, or interests and defined as statutorily prohibited and deserving of punishment or penalty.

Crime analysis Systematic examination and interpretation of police information to determine when, where, and why crime, disorder, fear of crime, and other destabilizing events occur in specific places. It may be specifi- cally categorized as administrative, tactical, or strategic crime analysis based on the focus of the analysis and its intended purpose.

Crime prevention A crime control method that applies to efforts to reduce criminal opportunity, protect potential human vic- tims, and prevent property loss by anticipating, recognizing, and appraising crime risk and initiating ac- tions to remove or reduce it.

Crime prevention specialist Serves as the crime prevention lead and facilitator. Utilizes police intelligence to develop, deploy, and oversee crime prevention programs, plans, and initiatives; educates individuals and community groups on effectively using crime prevention practices; provides police intelligence data to enlist proactive efforts; and performs related duties as required.

Criminal intelligence Police information compiled, analyzed, and disseminated to anticipate, prevent, or monitor criminal activ- ity. It may be specifically categorized as tactical or strategic CRIMINT based on the direction given to analysis and the purpose it is meant to serve.

Criminality The state of being a criminal, a criminal act or practice.

Fusion center State-owned and operated centers that serve as focal points in states and major urban areas for the re- ceipt, analysis, gathering and sharing of threat-related information between Federal, State, Tribal, Local, and Territorial, and private sector partners.

Insider threat A person with placement and access who intentionally causes loss or degradation of resources or capa- bilities or compromises the ability of an organization to accomplish its mission through espionage, provid- ing support to international terrorism, or the unauthorized release or disclosure of information about the plans and intentions of U.S. military forces.

Investigative analyst Performs work involving the research, analysis, or evaluation of information to assist investigators in on- going investigations. The work includes formulating information source search strategies and reviewing data to identify patterns and relationships across financial, criminal, public record, and other information.

Irregular threat Armed individuals or groups who are not members of the regular armed forces, police, or other internal security forces.

Law enforcement officer Any DoD, Army, contracted, or contractor police or security forces responsible for performing LE or secu- rity on Army installations.

Police information Information collected during MP operations concerning harmful behavior, crime, disorder, criminal activity, and criminal threats. Police information includes, but is not limited to, a variety of data and information about crime, LE, police institutions and their effectiveness, and other general information in the opera- tional environment collected for analysis through a policing lens to solve crime, disorder, and quality of life challenges. Police information is analyzed to produce police intelligence.

Police Intelligence Product resulting from the collection, processing, analysis, and integration of CRIMINT and crime analysis about harmful behavior, crime, disorder, criminal activity, criminal threats, and quality of life challenges. Police intelligence provides commanders and MP with an in-depth picture of the criminal environment.

Police intelligence analyst An overarching term used to describe those analysts who retain the CRIMINT ASI/SI of 2D or an Interna- tional Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts-recognized course and assigned to MP or- ganizations to perform criminal and crime analysis (see ATPATPArmy Techniques Publications 3 – 39.20).