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The Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center (SATRC) of Rhode Island contracted with BOTEC Analysis Corporation with funding from the National Institute of Justice to undertake an evaluation of the principal legal effects on clie...
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The Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center (SATRC) of Rhode Island contracted with BOTEC Analysis Corporation with funding from the National Institute of Justice to undertake an evaluation of the principal legal effects on clients of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) operated by the Sexual Assault and Trauma Resource Center. Local police, in the United States, have the unique role of determining the pool of defendants in crime investigations, given the ability and willingness of the victim to confirm them. Prosecutors then guided by the informal norms of the courtroom workgroup and their discretion choose from the pool of defendants. Police decisions to arrest and the prosecutors decision to file a felony complaint in sexual assaults constitute the primary official screening of these crimes. In the past 25 or more years, the criminal justice system has reformed sexual assault laws and communities have developed programs, such as rape crisis centers, and SART and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs, which are designed to provide catalysts to the effects of legal reforms.
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This report describes the sampling and weighting methodologies used in the 2015 QuickCompass of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response-Related Responders (2015 QSAPR). The target population of the 2015 QSAPR consists of Defense Se...
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This report describes the sampling and weighting methodologies used in the 2015 QuickCompass of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response-Related Responders (2015 QSAPR). The target population of the 2015 QSAPR consists of Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP) certified Sexual Assault Response Coordinators (SARCs) and SAPR Victim Advocates (VAs) who are active duty, National Guard/Reserve members, or DoD civilian employees, in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or DoD agencies.
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Military SA (sexual assault) is a complex issue that needs attention. No screening for victimization during accessions. SA screening not established in primary care. Improve post SA follow-up care.
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This report compares the sample distributions for those completing the DEOCS sexual harassment/sexual assault (SHSA) beta test questions between March 17 and March 24, 2011, to results from previous implementations of the core DEO...
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This report compares the sample distributions for those completing the DEOCS sexual harassment/sexual assault (SHSA) beta test questions between March 17 and March 24, 2011, to results from previous implementations of the core DEOCS. We tested whether those completing the additional questions related to SHSA were different demographically than those previously completing only the main DEOCS questions. In effect, we are testing the reliability and validity of the overall findings.
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The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110-417), requires the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) to prescribe a policy and conduct an assessment at USMMA during each Academic Year 1 to de...
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The Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (P.L. 110-417), requires the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) to prescribe a policy and conduct an assessment at USMMA during each Academic Year 1 to determine the effectiveness of the policies, training, and procedures of USMMA with respect to sexual harassment and sexual violence prevention. The USMMA conducted a self assessment for the 2008-2009 Academic Year. The self assessment identified two incidents of sexual harassment and no incidents of sexual assault that were reported through the formal procedures. The two incidents occurred on commercial ships during the midshipmens at-sea training. The low number of reported incidents may mean that midshipmen were reluctant to file formal reports of incidents of sexual harassment and/or assault, a concern that has been borne out by the survey conducted the following year. In the 2009-2010 Academic Year, the Academy administered a confidential sexual assault/sexual harassment survey covering the previous 12 months to determine the extent of unreported incidents. The report and survey results were forwarded to the Office of the Secretary of Transportation for review in March 2011. The survey was given separately to midshipmen and to staff in April 2010 and June 2010, respectively. During that Academic Year, there were 103 female midshipmen enrolled, of whom 74 were on campus. Of those, 72 participated in the survey. There were 812 male midshipmen enrolled, of whom 620 were on campus. Of those, 587 participated in the survey. Most of the midshipmen, both male and female, who were not on campus were participating in their sea year training. There were 325 faculty and staff on campus, of whom 242 participated in the survey.
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This paper looks at the current research on screening women for sexual violence in health care facilities. Background data on the problem of sexual assault is presented. Also discussed is the reasoning and rationale behind screeni...
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This paper looks at the current research on screening women for sexual violence in health care facilities. Background data on the problem of sexual assault is presented. Also discussed is the reasoning and rationale behind screening women for violence at heath care sites, the work that has been accomplished so far in screening of women for intimate partner violence and the possible reasons why questions about sexual violence in the lives of women have not been included on some of these screens. This article concludes with a discussion of the research gaps about screening women for sexual violence and recommendations for a future research agenda. Although studies show that between 3% to 22% of men have experienced sexual violence at some time in their lives, the majority of survivors of sexual violence are women.Though we acknowledge that screening men for sexual violence is also important, it is a broad topic deserving of a separate paper. As such, this paper will focus on women survivors. The intended audience for this paper includes: rape crisis coalitions, policy makers and politicians. As health care providers and hospital administrators are a crucial part of screening and the referral of victims of sexual violence, they may also find the information in this paper to be useful.
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The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) conducted several studies to assess the presence of nonresponse bias in estimates from the 2012 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2012 WGRA). The objective of thi...
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The Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) conducted several studies to assess the presence of nonresponse bias in estimates from the 2012 Workplace and Gender Relations Survey of Active Duty Members (2012 WGRA). The objective of this research was to assess the extent of nonresponse bias for the estimated rate of unwanted sexual contact (USC rate) in the active duty military. The level of nonresponse bias (NRB) can vary for every question on the survey, but DMDC focused on the USC rate because this is the central question on the survey. Nonresponse bias occurs when survey respondents are systematically different from the nonrespondents. Nonresponse bias can occur with high or low survey response rates, but the decrease in survey response rates in the past decade has resulted in a greater focus on potential NRB. DMDC investigated the presence of nonresponse bias using many different methods, and this paper summarizes various methods and results.
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This report presents findings from the 2015 Focus Groups on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (2015 FGSAPR) study, which collected qualitative feedback from military members through focus groups using trained moderators to fa...
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This report presents findings from the 2015 Focus Groups on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (2015 FGSAPR) study, which collected qualitative feedback from military members through focus groups using trained moderators to facilitate discussion on these topics. The 2015 FGSAPR was generated in response to ongoing National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) requirements and guidance from a Secretary of Defense Directive (Secretary of Defense, 2014). The Defense Research, Surveys, and Statistics Center (RSSC) within the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) was tasked with this effort. The goal of the 2015 FGSAPR effort was to engage in small group discussions with military members across the Department of Defense (DoD) on issues related to sexual assault. These structured discussions were designed to better understand how recent changes in sexual assault policies and programs have impacted military members and their workplace environment, as well as, address the military's climate of sexual assault response and prevention.
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