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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821617203321

Autore

Lawhorne Scott Cheryl <1968->

Titolo

Sexual assault in the military : a guide for victims and families / / Cheryl Lawhorne Scott, Don Philpott, Jeff Scott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

1-4422-7483-2

1-4422-2751-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Military life

Disciplina

362.883

Soggetti

Sexual harassment in the military - United States

Sexual abuse victims - Services for - United States

Rape - United States - Prevention

Sexual harassment in the military - United States - Prevention

Women soldiers - Crimes against - United States

Soldiers - Crimes against - United States

United States Armed Forces Women Crimes against

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Part I; Ch01. THE PROBLEM; Ch02. CATEGORIES OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT; Ch03. IMPEDIMENTS TO REPORTING; Ch04. SEXUAL ASSAULT AND MENTAL HEALTH; Ch05. CASE STUDIES; Part II; Ch06. SOLUTIONS; Ch07. MILITARY DISCIPLINE AND CONDUCT; Ch08. INITIATIVES TO COMBAT SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY; Ch09. REDUCING YOUR RISK OF SEXUAL ASSAULT; Ch10. TRAINING; RESOURCES; GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Sommario/riassunto

Sexual assault and harassment in the military have been a critical issue for years. Here, Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott and Don Philpott look at problems, potential solutions, and methods for addressing the subject, for both the victims, the families, and the assailants. Information from scores of sources and resources in the public domain have been compiled into a single, easy-to-use, comprehensive handbook so that



service members and their families have quick and easy access to all resources available to them.