Military studies Sexual assault in the military| Ethical dilemma or national security issue? GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY Gregory C. Havrilak DiehlRobyn AWomen have fought for equality in society and despite making great strides there is still a level of inequality within specific areas of the United ...
Cases of reported sexual assault in the military keep rising, but you wouldn’t think so if you look at how many suspected perpetrators actually end up being tried, much less punished for their alleged crimes. The services charged fewersuspected sexual assault perpetratorswi...
WASHINGTON, April 30 (Xinhua) -- As many as 6,769 sexual assault cases in the U.S. military were reported in fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 2017, up about 10 percent from 6,172 reported in the previous year, according to a Pentagon annual report released on Monday. These cases invo...
Sexual assault is often under-reported in all areas of society, including the military. To get a sense of the total number of victims, including those who choose not to report, every two years, the U.S. Department of Defense estimates the number of sexual assault victims in t...
The Pentagon and the military services have long struggled to come up with programs to prevent sexual assaults and to encourage reporting. While the military has made inroads in making it easier and safer for service members to come forward, it has had far less success reducing the assaults,...
to determine if — or how much — the pandemic played a role in the higher reporting and survey numbers.The Pentagon and the military services have long struggled to come up with programs to prevent sexual assaults and to encourage reporting. While the military has made inroads in making it...
Sexual assault is an insidious problem in the United States military. In 2005 the Department of Defense (DoD) created the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, which centralizes responsibility for sexual assault training. However, this training initiative has undergone little evaluation by out...
The report also said that sexual assault is prevalent yet inadequately addressed at the nation’s oldest state-supported military college. A survey found that 14% of female cadets reported being sexually assaulted, while 63% said that a fellow cadet had told them that he or...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alarmed by a dramatic increase in reported sexual assaults in the military, defense leaders said Thursday they want to beef up prevention, but they are struggling to find people to hire and are still developing programs they think can
Military sexual violence is a term that encompasses any unwanted sexual act that is perpetrated by a member of the U.S. military on another servicemember, dependent, federal employee, or civilian. “Unwanted sexual contact” can include rape, sexual assault, groping, stalking, or the distribution...