Sexual assault : better resource management needed to improve prevention and response in the Army National Guard and Army Reserve : report to congressional committees.
Sexual assault in the Army is often discussed in terms of its incidence among active-duty forces. Sexual assault is a crime that similarly confronts the more than 550,000 members who collectively serve in the Guard and Reserve, who together reported 604 sexual assault incidents in fiscal year 2015;...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
United States Government Accountability Office,
2017.
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| Online Access: | HeinOnline Women and the Law (Peggy) |
| Summary: | Sexual assault in the Army is often discussed in terms of its incidence among active-duty forces. Sexual assault is a crime that similarly confronts the more than 550,000 members who collectively serve in the Guard and Reserve, who together reported 604 sexual assault incidents in fiscal year 2015; however, sexual assault is generally an underreported crime. Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to review sexual assault prevention and response in the Army's reserve components. This report addresses the extent to which (1) the Guard and Reserve face any challenges implementing programs to prevent and respond to sexual assault; and (2) medical and mental health-care services are available to victims in the Guard and Reserve. GAO is making six recommendations, including that DOD evaluate program staffing structure, communicate and develop budget guidance, assess the Guard's investigation timeliness and resources, and develop an expedited process for determining Reserve eligibility for healthcare services. |
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| Item Description: | "February 2017"--Cover. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (iii, 104 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |