Book/Printed Material Effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on separation from the U.S. military : findings from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study Effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on separation from the United States military

Title

• Effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on separation from the U.S. military : findings from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study

Other Title

• Effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on separation from the United States military

Summary

• Sexual assault and sexual harassment have a variety of consequences harmful to those who are targeted, including psychological and physical health effects. In addition, sexual assault and harassment may have deleterious and costly consequences for employers if the abuse results in higher turnover or low morale and productivity. This report describes data analyses designed to assess the effects of sexual assault and sexual harassment on service members' decisions to separate from the military. The researchers found that exposure to sexual assault (as determined by survey responses) doubled the odds that a member would separate from the military in the ensuing 28 months. Over this period, an estimated 2,000 more separations occurred than would be expected had members not been sexually assaulted, and 8,000 separations (or roughly 8 percent of all separations) were similarly associated with sexual harassment. Secondary analyses demonstrated that separations associated with sexual assault and harassment were disproportionately voluntary-that is, the service members were not discharged for problem behaviors or other failures to adhere to standards or expectations in the military. These findings suggest that sexual assault and harassment are costly for both the affected service members and the services and that they harm military readiness. The report concludes with recommendations for how the Department of Defense could use this study's findings to reduce sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the separations associated with these experiences. Data for these analyses are drawn from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study, which invited close to 560,000 U.S. service members to share their experiences.

Names

• Morral, Andrew R., author
• Matthews, Miriam (Behavioral scientist), author
• Cefalu, Matthew, author
• Schell, Terry L., 1967- author
• Cottrell, Linda, author
• National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). Forces and Resources Policy Center
• Rand Corporation
• United States. Department of Defense. Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office

Created / Published

• Santa Monica, CA : RAND, [2021]

Contents

• Introduction -- Approach to Estimating the Effects of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment on Separation from the Military -- Findings on the Effects of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment on Separation from the Military -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix A: Separations by Service, Pay Grade Category, and Gender -- Appendix B: Discharge Codes Indicating a Failure to Adhere to Standards or Expectations.

Headings

• -  Sexual harassment in the military--United States
• -  Sex crimes--United States
• -  Women soldiers--Crimes against--United States
• -  Sexual abuse victims--United States
• -  Soldiers--Crimes against--United States
• -  Social surveys--United States
• -  Harcèlement sexuel dans les forces armées--États-Unis
• -  Crimes sexuels--États-Unis
• -  Femmes militaires--Crimes contre--États-Unis
• -  Victimes d'abus sexuels--États-Unis
• -  Enquêtes sociales--États-Unis
• -  Sex crimes
• -  Sexual abuse victims
• -  Sexual harassment in the military
• -  Social surveys
• -  United States

Notes

• -  "RAND National Defense Research Institute."
• -  "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
• -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
• -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 39-42).
• -  See also RAND/RR-870-OSD, RAND/RR-870/1-OSD, RAND/RR-870/2-1-OSD, RAND/RR-870/3-OSD, RAND/RR-870/4-USCG, RAND/RR-870/5-USCG, RAND/RR-870/6-OSD, RAND/RR-870/7-OSD, RAND/RR-870/8-OSD, RAND/RR-944-USCG, RAND/RR-2031-OSD.
• -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

• 1 online resource (xvii, 42 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

• UB783

Digital Id

• https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/gdcebookspublic.2024739178

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2024739178

Rights Advisory

• This is non-restricted, fully open content that may be accessed on and off of the Library of Congress campus, with no restrictions, by an unlimited number of users

Access Advisory

• Unrestricted online access

Online Format

• image
• pdf

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2024739178

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