1、 DOD INSTRUCTION 5505.16 INVESTIGATIONS BY DOD COMPONENTS Originating Component:Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense Effective:June 23,2017 Releasability:Cleared for public release.Available on the DoD Issuances Website at http:/www.dtic.mil/whs/directives.Reissues and Cancel
2、s:DoD Instruction 5505.16,“Criminal Investigations by Personnel Who Are Not Assigned to a Defense Criminal Investigative Organization,”May 7,2012 Approved by:Glenn A.Fine,Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense Purpose:This issuance:Establishes policy,assigns responsibilities,and provi
3、des procedures for the DoD Components to conduct investigations in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive(DoDD)5106.01 and Title 5,United States Code(U.S.C.)Appendix 3(also known and referred to in this issuance as“the Inspector General Act of 1978,as amended”).Establishes that DoD Component
4、s will not conduct criminal investigations unless the agency or organization has law enforcement authority established by statute in the U.S.C.,or Inspector General authority,as prescribed by the Inspector General Act of 1978,as amended,or as granted by the Secretary of Defense under Section 2672 of