Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 5525.18
October 18, 2013
USD P&R
SUBJECT: Law Enforcement Criminal Intelligence (CRIMINT) in DoD
References: See Enclosure 1
1. PURPOSE. This instruction:
a. Establishes policy and assigns responsibilities for DoD law enforcement (LE) CRIMINT
in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5124.02 (Reference (a)) and Secretary of
Defense Correspondence Action Report (Reference (b)).
b. Establishes guidelines and principles for the collection, analysis, and distribution of LE
CRIMINT within and externally to the DoD in accordance with the National Criminal
Intelligence Sharing Plan (Reference (c)).
2. APPLICABILITY. This instruction:
a. Applies to:
(1) OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the DoD (referred to collectively in this instruction as the “DoD
Components”).
(2) DoD LE officers (LEOs), including police officers, criminal investigators, LE
CRIMINT analysts (General Schedule (GS) 1800 and 0100 series as defined in U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, “Handbook of Occupational Groups and Families” (Reference (d)), and
supporting personnel who are assigned, attached, or detailed to DoD LE agencies (LEAs).
b. Does not apply to:
(1) Security officers: Security Administration (GS 0080 series) or Civilian Security
Guards (GS 0085 series) as defined in Reference (d), who are not assigned, attached, or detailed
to DoD LEAs.
