Sexual Assault in the Military: Continued Congressional Oversight and Additional DOD Focus on Prevention Could Aid DOD's Efforts

Abstract

Despite congressional oversight and the Department of Defense's actions to implement more than 100 GAO recommendations, reports of sexual assault in the military continue to rise. Our prior work has shown that focusing on sexual assault prevention and addressing the needs of certain populations (e.g., male servicemember victims and DOD civilian employees) could help to further address the issue. DOD has largely focused on responding to incidents of sexual assault rather than preventing them. We testified that continued DOD leadership attention can help ensure that our recommendations are addressed to prevent sexual assault in the military.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 24, 2021
Accession Number
AD1163092

Entities

People

  • Brenda S. Farrell

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • National Security
  • Service Academies
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Therapy
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Naval Academy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

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  • Organizational Psychology.