Posted on Jun 22, 2021
Military must better understand sexual assaults to combat them
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
"The Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military, set up by President Biden in February, recently recommended removing decisions about prosecution of sexual assaults from the chain of command. If implemented, that change may lead to more prosecutions — but it is unlikely to substantially reduce the number of sexual assaults. To do that, military leaders need to know what specific behaviors they are trying to prevent. Current training and prevention materials are not sufficiently focused on the sexual assaults of sexual minorities, nor on the sexual assaults done to bully, haze or abuse service members, given how common those types of assaults are in the military. This suggests that commanders and service members may not be receiving the information they need to do effective prevention of sexual assaults. "
"The Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military, set up by President Biden in February, recently recommended removing decisions about prosecution of sexual assaults from the chain of command. If implemented, that change may lead to more prosecutions — but it is unlikely to substantially reduce the number of sexual assaults. To do that, military leaders need to know what specific behaviors they are trying to prevent. Current training and prevention materials are not sufficiently focused on the sexual assaults of sexual minorities, nor on the sexual assaults done to bully, haze or abuse service members, given how common those types of assaults are in the military. This suggests that commanders and service members may not be receiving the information they need to do effective prevention of sexual assaults. "
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