Preventing sexual harassment [electronic resource] : DOD needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2011]
Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 26, 2011).
"September 2011."
Summary
Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination that can jeopardize the military's combat readiness and mission accomplishment by weakening interpersonal bonds and eroding unit cohesion. GAO was asked to examine the most current available data on sexual harassment in the military and to assess the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to address this issue. GAO evaluated the extent to which DOD (1) has developed and implemented policies and programs to help prevent and address incidents of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, (2) has visibility over the occurrence of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, and (3) provides oversight of its policies and programs for addressing incidents of sexual harassment. To conduct this review, GAO analyzed DOD and service policies and DOD's available sexual harassment complaint data. GAO also conducted small-group discussions and administered a non-generalizable survey during site visits to six military installations.
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Contents
Background -- DOD has a policy and a program to prevent and address incidents of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, but opportunities exist for improvement -- DOD has limited visibility over the occurrence of sexual harassment involving active duty servicemembers -- DOD has limited oversight of its sexual harassment policies and programs -- Conclusions.
