Preventing sexual harassment : 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.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office

Contributor:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and Foreign Operations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Department of Defense--Rules and practice--Evaluation.

United States.

United States. Department of Defense.

Sexual harassment in the military--United States--Prevention.

Sexual harassment in the military.

Sexual harassment--United States--Prevention.

Sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment--Prevention.

Genre:

Rules and practice.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 42 pages)

Other Title:

DOD needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [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.

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.

Notes:

Title from PDF title page (viewed on Oct. 26, 2011).

"September 2011."

Includes bibliographical references.

"GAO-11-809."

OCLC:

758678283