Do social trends and social media affect the progression of females within the military or could it hinder progress? How can social media cause adverse effects in high-profile sexual assault cases? Will sexual assault victims ever be able to come forward, get justice, and then move forward ...
The military’s sexual assault response process weighs the input of survivors when a report is substantiated: those survivorsmay voice their preference to see their attackers receive a lesser, non-criminal punishment rather than having to face them in court. “Our feedback fr...
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...
These cases involved 4,193 female service members and 1,084 male service members, said the Pentagon in its annual review, noting that other involving victims were not in the U.S. military. The number of female service members reporting sexual assault went up 13 percent, the Pentagon said. T...
Sexual harassment and assault in the military has been at the forefront of discussions for years as the military tries to address the problem and make it easier and safer for victims to report cases. Out of the four branches, the Army and Navy had the highest reports of sexual assault, acc...
“We also see declining retention intentions, and declining confidence in potential recruits and in their influencers in terms of whether or not the military is doing a good job of addressing sexual assault,” she said. In addition, assault prevention and response staff — including victi...
In the last decade we have made incredible strides in fighting for the rights of military sexual assault victims – includingwinning a Supreme Court decisionthat eliminates the statute of limitations for military rape prosecutions. We find that the more informed victims are of their rights, the ...
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...
In December 2014, a RAND survey initially said that more than 60 percent of sexual assault victims believed they had faced a form of retaliation from commanders or peers. The department reduced the estimate this year to nearly 38 percent after officials concluded that the survey questions may hav...
crime occurred. However, jurisdiction is ultimately determined between the military and civilian authorities.[2]If you do choose to report to the civilian authorities, you can find more information about your rights in that system on our related page:Resources for Civilian Victims of Sexual Assault...