The battle behind the wire : U.S. prisoner and detainee operations from World War II to Iraq / / Cheryl Benard ... [et al.].

• Superior document: Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-934-OSD
• Author: United States. Dept. of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.
• TeilnehmendeR: Benard, Cheryl, 1953-; United States. Dept. of Defense.; International Security and Defense Policy Center.; National Defense Research Institute (U.S.); Rand Corporation.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Rand Corporation monograph series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (128 p.)
• Notes: "MG-934-OSD".; "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."; "RAND National Defense Research Institute."; "This research was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense and conducted within the International Security and Defense Policy Center of the RAND National Defense Research Institute"--Pref.

This report finds parallels in U.S. prisoner and detainee operations in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq: underestimation of the number to be held, hasty scrambling for resources, and inadequate doctrine and policy. Later, attempts to educate and influence prisoners and detainees are often made. The authors recommend that detailed doctrine should be in place prior to detention and that detainees should be interviewed when first detained.

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: The Recurring Importance of Prisoner and Detainee Operations; CHAPTER TWO: U.S. Programs for German Prisoners in World War II; Arrival and Administration; Delays in Disaggregating the Prisoner Population; Reeducation Programs; Conclusions; CHAPTER THREE: Korean War Prisoner Programs; Establishment of Prisoner Camps in Korea; Initial Education Programs; Polarization Among Prisoners; Initial Repatriation Phase; Final Repatriation Phase; Conclusions

CHAPTER FOUR: Prisoner and Detainee Operations in VietnamCategorization of Prisoners of War and Detainees; Application of the Geneva Conventions and Detention of Insurgents; The Enemy Prisoner of War Program; Detainee Operations; Phung Hoang: Targeting the Infrastructure; Chieu Hoi: Using Defection Programs in a Counterinsurgency; Motivation and Morale; Conclusions; CHAPTER FIVE: Detainee Operations in Iraq; Legal and Doctrinal Issues Associated with the Iraq Experience; A Rocky Start for Detainee Operations in Iraq; The Post-Abu Ghraib Operating Environment

A Burgeoning Strategy for Detainee OperationsKeeping Pace with Increasing Numbers of Detainees; Classifying and Adjudicating Detainees; Counterinsurgency Behind the Wire; Disconnect Between Operational Reality and Official Policy; Violence Flares Again; Innovations Under a New Commander; Irreconcilables; Strategies for Reintegration, Reconciliation, and Counterradicalization; From Strategic Risk to Strategic Advantage; Special Populations; Detainee Motivation and Morale; Task Force 134 Transition-In Survey; Transition-In Survey Conclusions; Summarizing Changes in Detainee Operations

CHAPTER SIX: Conclusions and RecommendationsBasic Elements of Detention Operations; Basic Care and Custody of Detainees; Planning for Special Populations; Gathering Information from Detainees; Developing a Broader Understanding of the Operating Environment; Risk Assessment; Feedback Tools; Release and Tracking Plan; Strategic Communications; Doctrine; Understanding Legal Requirements of Detention; Establishing Detainee Operations as an Important Element of Counterinsurgency; Developing and Updating Doctrine; Implementing the Most-Effective Approach; Establishing Detention Responsibilities

Identifying GoalsAPPENDIX: The Legal Source of MNF-I's Authority to Intern for Security Reasons; Bibliography