JAGMAN Investigations Handbook.

This handbook is designed to assist commanding officers and investigating officers with the administrative investigation process. There is no substitute for a working knowledge of Chapter II of the JAGMAN this handbook is not designed to replace reference to, and study of, the source document. Rather, this publication gives you a simplified nuts and bolts summary to initially orient your approach to the investigative process. The organizational approach to this handbook is to discuss how an investigating officer 10 goes about conducting a Preliminary Inquiry, Command Investigation, or Litigation Report Investigation1. Sample forms and report formats are provided. The checklists contained in this handbook will be particularly useful to both the 10 and the convening authority CA in ensuring that the investigative report includes all necessary information and enclosures. The 10 should review the checklists contained herein prior to initiating hisher investigative effort to see if there are specific informational requirements given the nature of the incident under investigation. Additional information is provided regarding Line of DutyMisconduct determinations and special considerations that apply in death cases. A discussion of command endorsements is also included.