Michael Trevett
Background
Mao explained that the guerrilla or insurgent swims among the sea of people. Consequently, thoroughly knowing the population is the best method of identifying, finding, and fixing the insurgent. Only after identifying the insurgent, does it become possible to isolate and kill him and protect the population. From the perspective of the counterinsurgent, these are the fundamental purposes of census operations, a subset of populace and resources control (PRC) measures, which, when attained, significantly contribute to the elimination of an insurgency and the establishment of civil governing control.
Law enforcement officers and civil authorities use census information and databases on a daily basis in most nations. In developed nations, when a citizen is stopped and questioned by local, state, or federal law enforcement officers, these officers have multiple databases of information at their disposal. The officials can obtain detailed information about the individual within minutes from these databases, which provide specific data on most aspects of the individual including age, full name, physical description, place of birth, residence, digital photos, and vehicles owned. Although it is more time-consuming to obtain, much information on illegal aliens and foreign nationals is also available to law enforcement agencies. Regardless of the database, and there are many, the information used to populate it was collected consistently and systematically, usually over a period of years or decades.
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