DOD and Coast Guard : actions needed to increase oversight and management information on hazing incidents involving servicemembers : report to congressional committees / United States Government Accountability Office.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office, author, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

United States.

United States. Coast Guard--Rules and practice.

United States. Coast Guard.

United States. Department of Defense.

Hazing--Government policy--United States.

Hazing.

Military offenses--United States.

Military offenses.

United States--Armed Forces--Military life.

Armed Forces--Military life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 69 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Other Title:

Department of Defense and Coast Guard : actions needed to increase oversight and management information on hazing incidents involving servicemembers

GAO-16-226 DOD and Coast Guard hazing

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : United States Government Accountability Office, 2016.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

"Initiations and rites of passage can instill esprit de corps and loyalty and are included in many traditions throughout DOD and the Coast Guard. However, at times these, and more ad hoc activities, have included cruel or abusive behavior that can undermine unit cohesion and operational effectiveness. Congress included a provision in statute for GAO to report on DOD, including each of the military services, and Coast Guard policies to prevent, and efforts to track, incidents of hazing. This report addresses the extent to which DOD and the Coast Guard, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), have (1) developed and implemented policies to address incidents of hazing, and (2) visibility over hazing incidents involving servicemembers. GAO reviewed hazing policies; assessed data on hazing incidents and requirements for and methods used to track them; assessed the results of organizational climate surveys that included questions on hazing; conducted focus groups with servicemembers during site visits to two installations selected based on available hazing and sexual assault data, among other factors; and interviewed cognizant officials"--Preliminary page.

Contents:

Background

DOD and the Coast Guard have issued policies to address hazing but they do not know the extent to which the policies have been implemented and servicemembers need clarification on the policies

DOD and the Coast Guard have limited visibility over hazing incidents

Conclusions.

Notes:

"February 2016."

"GAO-16-226."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Catalog and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (GAO, viewed February 10, 2016).

OCLC:

938010975