Estimating the Organizational Cost of Sexual Assault in the U.S. Military

Abstract

This research estimates the organizational costs of sexual-assault incidents involving active-duty members of the U.S. military in FY 2012. The study builds on previous work by Robert H. Faley, in which he and his colleagues presented a model for estimating the organizational annual cost of sexual harassment. In this study, I develop a comprehensive framework of all organizational costs related to sexual assaults in the military workplace. Using behavioral-costing methodology, I quantify organizational cost estimates for twenty-four cost components, some of which were ignored by previous studies. The goal of this research was to arm leadership and decision makers with critical information about the organizational costs of sexual assault, to use in the battle to eradicate sexual assault from the U.S. armed forces.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA620582

Entities

People

  • Dianna L. Bo

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Basic Training
  • Business Administration
  • Coast Guard
  • Cost Estimates
  • Court Martial
  • Data Analysis
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Judicial Process
  • Medical Personnel
  • Sexual Assault
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Organizational Psychology.