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Military justice : oversight and better collaboration needed for sexual assault investigations and adjudications : report to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives / United States Government Accountability Office.
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- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Government Accountability Office, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General--Rules and practice.
- United States.
- United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Inspector General.
- Rape--Investigation--United States.
- Rape.
- Sexual harassment--Investigation--United States.
- Sexual harassment.
- Rape in the military--United States--Prevention.
- Rape in the military.
- Interagency coordination--United States--Evaluation.
- Interagency coordination.
- Rape--Investigation.
- Sexual harassment--Investigation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ii, 37 pages) : illustration (some color)
- Other Title:
- Oversight and better collaboration needed for sexual assault investigations and adjudications
- GAO-11-579 Military justice
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : United States Government. Accountability Office, 2011.
- Summary:
- The crime of sexual assault has serious consequences for both the aggrieved and the accused. The severity of these consequences underscores the importance of impartially administering justice in order to promote accountability and confidence that such allegations are taken seriously. GAO was asked to address the extent to which (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) conducts oversight of the military services' investigative organizations and (2) the services provide resources for investigations and adjudications of alleged sexual assault incidents. GAO also identified an issue relating to the military's criminal code during this review. GAO analyzed relevant DOD and service policies and procedures; reviewed applicable laws, including provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and interviewed senior DOD and service officials, including a total of 48 judge advocates and DOD civilian lawyers, at the headquarters level and at five selected military installations. GAO is recommending that DOD develop policy and provide oversight for sexual assault investigations and related training, and for the services to develop a plan to better leverage expertise and limited resources.
- Notes:
- "June 2011."
- "GAO-11-579."
- In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
- Preserved in the OCLC Digital Archive. Harvested from http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d11579.pdf on August 31, 2011.
- The crime of sexual assault has serious consequences for both the aggrieved and the accused. The severity of these consequences underscores the importance of impartially administering justice in order to promote accountability and confidence that such allegations are taken seriously. GAO was asked to address the extent to which (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) conducts oversight of the military services' investigative organizations and (2) the services provide resources for investigations and adjudications of alleged sexual assault incidents. GAO also identified an issue relating to the military's criminal code during this review. GAO analyzed relevant DOD and service policies and procedures; reviewed applicable laws, including provisions of the Uniform Code of Military Justice; and interviewed senior DOD and service officials, including a total of 48 judge advocates and DOD civilian lawyers, at the headquarters level and at five selected military installations. GAO is recommending that DOD develop policy and provide oversight for sexual assault investigations and related training, and for the services to develop a plan to better leverage expertise and limited resources.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed on June 22, 2011).
- OCLC:
- 732362584
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