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Military police (MPs) are the police of a military organization, generally concerning themselves with law enforcement, security, and sometimes the processing of prisoners of war. These personnel are generally not front-line combatants, but are sometimes used in a defense roll as a primary defense force in rear area operations. Like medical troop s, the status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet and/or on an armband , brassard or arm or shoulder flash. Military police are not protected under the war crime legislation which protects medical troops.

In some countries, a military police force, the Gendarmerie, Carabinieri or Civic Guard , also serves as a national police force, often acting as heavy backup for the civil police and/or policing rural districts.

In many countries, military forces have separate prisons and judicial systems, different from civilian entities. The military also has its own interpretation of criminal justiceThe study of criminal justice traditionally revolves around three main components of the criminal justice system police courts corrections Nowadays, it is sometimes argued that psychiatry is also a central part of the criminal justice system. The pursuit.

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