The battle behind the wire : U.S. prisoner and detainee operations from World War II to Iraq / / Cheryl Benard ... [et al.].
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 mad...
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Superior document: | Rand Corporation monograph series ; MG-934-OSD |
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Year of Publication: | 2011 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Rand Corporation monograph series.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (128 p.) |
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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