Needs of male sexual assault victims in the U.S. Armed Forces / Miriam Matthews, Coreen Farris, Margaret Tankard, Michael Stephen Dunbar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Matthews, Miriam (Behavioral scientist), author.

Farris, Coreen, author.

Tankard, Margaret, author.

Dunbar, Michael Stephen, author.

Contributor:

Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)

Rand Corporation, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Male rape victims--Services for.

Male rape victims.

Male rape victims--Psychology.

Soldiers--Crimes against--United States.

Soldiers.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 79 pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Needs of male sexual assault victims in the United States Armed Forces

Place of Publication:

Santa Monica, Calif. : RAND Corporation, [2018]

Summary:

"In the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, Congress included a requirement to improve prevention of and response to sexual assaults in which the victim is a male member of the U.S. Armed Forces. To support this effort, RAND researchers reviewed previous research on male sexual assault and specifically considered research on male sexual assault in the U.S. military. The researchers also conducted interviews with individuals who provide support services to U.S. military personnel and with civilian experts who study male sexual assault or provide services to male victims. This report details the study's findings. Although research considering the needs of and services for male sexual assault victims is more limited than research addressing female victims of sexual assault, the available research provides initial information on the prevalence, characteristics, consequences, and public perceptions of male sexual assault. This literature--along with the results of interviews that addressed needs of male sexual assault victims, reporting and help-seeking among victims, and knowledge and perceptions about such assaults--suggests potential avenues for the U.S. Department of Defense to pursue to better address the needs of male sexual assault victims in the U.S. military. These avenues include improvements to reporting procedures, counseling services, outreach, and education and training of service providers and servicemembers."-- Publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction

Review of previous research on male sexual assault characteristics

Identifying and addressing the needs of male sexual assault victims

Reporting and help-seeking among male sexual assault victims

Improving knowledge and correcting misperceptions about male sexual assault

Recommendations.

Notes:

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 69-79).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Classes of 1883 and 1884 Fund.

ISBN:

1977400310

9781977400314

OCLC:

1032586815