The enforcement of military laws, orders, and regulations is a function of command. Commanders, by enforcing laws and regulations, ensure order and discipline. Each commander is responsible for maintaining order and discipline in his unit.
Leaders are the key to order and discipline.
MP at all levels support the commander in his responsibility for command and control by ensuring that his directives are complied with. Sometimes it is not in the commander's best interest to employ MP assets specifically on law enforcement operations. Yet even then MP efforts continue to reduce the opportunity for crime. All MP missions contribute to the preservation of law and order. Law enforcement is an implied factor in all MP operations.