Reducing Sexual Assault at the U.S. Air Force Academy: Adaptation, Implementation, and Evaluation of the Sexual Communication and Consent Program
Abstract
Military sexual assault is a highly sensitive, volatile issue with many high-profile incidents in recent years. Victims of sexual violence may experience health and psychological sequelae, such as injury, depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, alcohol abuse, and repeat victimization. The Air Force is committed to identifying and implementing evidence-based strategies for preventing sexual assault and revictimization among its ranks, evaluating successes and challenges both overall and for specific vulnerable subpopulations, and improving victim response. The current study supports this mission through the implementation and evaluation of the evidence-informed Sexual Communication and Consent (SCC) program with USAFA cadets. Extensively tested within Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT), the SCC program represents an interactive blended instructional model, including universal classroom content that provides common learning points and covers standard learning objectives, interspersed with targeted multimedia intervention content based on common evidence-based risk factors and delivered via individual tablets. This project aims to enhance USAFAs existing sexual assault prevention programming by targeting individual risk for cadets and incorporating a leadership perspective to prepare them for situations they may encounter with individuals under their command.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1191062
Entities
People
- Nichole Scaglione
- Taylor Graves Boswell
Organizations
- University of Florida