Briefing For

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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
United States Army Task Force on Sexual Assault
Policies
Briefing For DACOWITS
May 24, 2004
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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Agenda
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background

• Executive Summary
• Recommendations Summary
• Summary of Key Decisions
• Background Information
• Task Force Organization and Approach
• Victim Advocate Program
• Program Process for Garrison and Theater

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Executive Summary
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
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Task Force Recommendations Summary
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
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Summary of Key Decisions
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
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Background Information
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Task Force Members Represent the Following Offices
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background

• Assistant Secretary of the Army (MRA)
• Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1 (Human Resources)
• The Surgeon General
• The Provost Marshal General
• The Judge Advocate General
• The Inspector General
• Criminal Investigation Command
• Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3 (Training)
• Chief of Chaplains
• Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation
  Management
• Director, Army National Guard
• Chief, Army Reserve
• Army Research Institute
• Strategic Communications Office
• General Counsel
• Chief of Legislative Liaison
• Chief of Public Affairs
• Sergeant Major of the Army

Secretary Brownlee 6 Feb 2004 detailed review
of effectiveness of policies on reporting and
addressing allegations of sexual
assault review processes in place recommend
changes
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Approach
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
Gathered Information
Analyzed Information
Developed Strategy
Created Recommendations

• Army sexual assault data
• CID
• TJAG
• ARI
• Sexual misconduct database
• Unit command climate survey
• Programs
• Legal
• MP
• Medical
• Chaplain
• FAP
• Training
• DoD sexual assault programs
• USMA
• Coast Guard
• Navy
• Non-DoD sexual assault programs
• University of Arizona

• Army sexual assault data
• CID
• TJAG
• ARI
• Sexual misconduct database
• G-1 Unit Command climate survey
• Programs reviewed
• SANE (Virginia)
• SAVI
• Education available
• Human relations training
• Prof Mil Ed
• Enlisted IET
• Communication
• Hooah4Health.mil
• Culture and climate

• Lifecycle needs
• Pre-event education, prevention
• Victim response and advocacy
• Long term support
• Tracking and program improvement

• Core program components
• Policy, program, proponent, integration
• Education, prevention, training, communication,
  command climate
• Incident response, investigation, action taken
• Victim services
• Data collection, reporting and evaluation,
  program improvement

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Recommendation Establish Victim Advocate
Program (Garrison and Theater)
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
Potential Points of Victim Contact

• Incident Response
• Education/Communication/Training

• Program/Policy Oversight
• Victim Advocacy Services

• Data Management and Reporting

• Create an integrated command/installation Victim
  Advocate Coordinator (VAC) with responsibility
  for integration and coordination of victim
  services
• Identify and train victim advocates who will
  serve as an immediate support companion
  throughout the process
• Develop metrics to track, evaluate, and improve
  program
• Set local standards for victim support and
  monitor compliance

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Recommendation Garrison Process
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
Eight Possible Victim
Eight Possible Victim
Responses
Responses
Results
1. Contacts
Victim
Victim Advocate
Victim Advocate
Advocate /
provides support,
provides support,

Follow
-
up care
Coordinator
reports status to
reports status to
Victim Advocate
Victim Advocate
provided, as
CoC
, and
CoC
, and
(reports to
CoC
(reports to
CoC
needed
coordinates across
coordinates across
immediately)
immediately)
2. Reports to
2. Reports to
services
services

Command
any of the
any of the
action is taken
available victim
available victim

Medical Services

Medical Services
services (i.e.,
services (i.e.,

Case

Legal Services

Legal Services
medical, legal,
medical, legal,
management

Law Enforcement

Law Enforcement
law
law
data reported

CID

CID
enforcement,
enforcement,
(from all victim

Chaplain

Chaplain
Informs Victim
CID, Chaplain,
CID, Chaplain,
services)
CoC
Informs
Contacts
CoC

FAP

FAP
Advocate
FAP, EO)
FAP, EO)
Garrison

EO

EO
Coordinator within
Commander
24 hours
3. Reports to,
or is discovered
by,
CoC
VAC conducts analysis
at local level for use by
4. Checks the
4. Checks the
SARB in program review
Learns reporting
Learns reporting
Yes
website or
website or
and provides trend data
options
options
contacts hotline
contacts hotline
to HQDA on regular
No
Sexual
Sexual
basis
End
Assault
Assault
Occurs
Occurs
Friend informs of
Friend informs of
Yes
Yes
5. Tells a friend
his/her need to
5. Tells a friend
his/her need to
Reports?
Reports?
report
report
No
No
End
End
Actions taken to improve
6. Seeks out
program and/or climate
6. Seeks out
confidential
Advised of option to
Yes
confidential
Advised of option to
Yes
Reports?
Reports?
channel (e.g.,
report
channel (e.g.,
report
Reflects adoption
chaplain)
chaplain)
Continuation
No
Continuation
No
of best practices

of Pastoral
of Pastoral
(e.g., Navy SAVI
care
care
program)
7. Seeks non
-
Med. services notified
7. Seeks non
-
Med. services notified
Yes
Yes
Suspect
Suspect
military medical
(treatment reason
military medical
(treatment reason
Chain of Command Emphasis
sexual
sexual
support
unknown)
support
unknown)
assault?
assault?
This option to directly contact the
Continuation of
Continuation of
8. Does
8. Does
medical care
Victim Advocate mirrors the current
medical care
No
No
End
End
Nothing
Nothing
IG and EO Army programs
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Recommendation Theater Process
Exec. Summary Recommendations Summary
Background
Seven Possible Victim
Seven Possible Victim
Responses
Responses
Results
Results
1. Contacts
1. Contacts
Victim Advocate
Victim Advocate
Victim
Victim

Follow
-
up care

Follow
-
up care
provides support,
provides support,
Advocate
Advocate
provided, as
provided, as
reports status to
reports status to
Victim Advocate
Victim Advocate
needed
needed
CoC
, and
CoC
, and
(reports to
CoC
(reports to
CoC
2. Reports to
2. Reports to
coordinates
coordinates
immediately)
immediately)

Command

Command
any of the
any of the
across potentially
across potentially
action is taken
action is taken
available victim
available victim
dispersed
dispersed
services (i.e.,

Case
services (i.e.,

Case
services
services
medical, legal,
medical, legal,
management
management
law
data reported
law
data reported
enforcement,
enforcement,
(from all victim
Medical
(from all victim
Medical
Informs Victim
Informs Victim
CID, Chaplain,
services)
CID, Chaplain,
services)
Services
Services
CoC
Informs Sr.
Contacts
CoC
CoC
Informs Sr.
Contacts
CoC
Advocate
Advocate
EO)
EO)
Mission
Mission
Coordinator within
Coordinator within
Commander
Commander
Legal Services
Legal Services
24 hours
24 hours
3. Reports to,
3. Reports to,
or is discovered
or is discovered
Law
Law
by,
CoC
by,
CoC
Enforcement
Enforcement
4. Checks the
4. Checks the
Learns reporting
Learns reporting
Yes
Yes
website or
CID
website or
CID
Reports?
Reports?
options
options
contacts hotline
contacts hotline
Sexual
No
Sexual
No
Chaplain
Chaplain
End
End
Assault
VAC conducts
Assault
VAC conducts
Friend informs of
Friend informs of
Occurs
Occurs
analysis at local level
analysis at local level
Yes
Yes
5. Tells a friend
his/her need to
5. Tells a friend
his/her need to
EO
EO
for use by SARB in
for use by SARB in
Reports?
Reports?
report
report
program review and
program review and
No
No
provides trend data to
provides trend data to
End
End
6. Seeks out
6. Seeks out
HQDA on regular
HQDA on regular
Yes
Yes
confidential
Advised of option to
basis
confidential
Advised of option to
basis
Reports?
Reports?
channel (e.g.,
report
channel (e.g.,
report
chaplain)
chaplain)
No
No
Continuation of
Continuation of
Pastoral care
Pastoral care
Actions taken to
Actions taken to
improve program
improve program
Yes
Yes
7. Does
7. Does
Reports in Post
-
Reports in Post
-
and/or climate
and/or climate
This option to directly contact the
This option to directly contact the
Nothing
Nothing
Deployment Brief?
Deployment Brief?
Victim Advocate mirrors the current
Victim Advocate mirrors the current
IG and EO Army programs
IG and EO Army programs
No
No
Access to services may
Access to services may
End
End
Chain of Command Emphasis
take longer in theater
take longer in theater