# Presentation: 925416

***Chapter 18***
***The NEW AR 27-10***
***Military Justice***
***Dated 6 September 2002***
***Effective 14 Oct 2002***

## Areas of Change

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***Areas of Change***

***Victim/Witness Liaisons***
***Identification of Victims/Witnesses***
***Medical, Financial, Legal and Social Services***
***Protection of Victims & Witnesses***

***Civilian Witness Travel to Proceedings Overseas ***
***Transitional Compensation***
***Reporting Requirements & Responsibilities***

## Paragraph 18-7 VICTIM/WITNESS LIAISON  

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_***Paragraph 18-7 VICTIM/WITNESS LIAISON***_*** ***

- Describes V/W liaison qualifications
- 	-Should not be an attorney
- 	-If attorney, specify no attorney/client relationship
- 	-Should be outside the military justice section

**Notes:**
-Outside MJ section to ensure v/w liaison maintains an impartial appearance
-Role of the v/w liaison is to act as a facilitator and coordinator.
	-It is generally not the responsibility of the v/w liaison to personally provide specific services unless they are qualified to act in the role, I.e, victim advocate.
-Appointed v/w liaison should be  a commissioned of warrant officer or civilian in grade of GS 11 or above.  If necessary can be an E6 or above

## Paragraph 18-8 IDENTIFICATION OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES 

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_***Paragraph 18-8 IDENTIFICATION OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES***_*** ***

- Identify and notify Vs and Ws at “earliest opportunity”-issue DD 2701
- If victim is no longer located where crime occurred, refer that victim to the nearest V/W liaison
- Victims identified in investigations of potential UCMJ violations must receive assistance IAW this chapter

**Notes:**
-DD Form 2701 (Initial  Information for Victims and Witnesses of Crime) will be provided each v/w along with the name of the liaison even if no UCMJ is anticipated.

-Paragraph 18-5 provides the victim definition:
	-A person who has suffered direct physical, emotional, or pecuniary harm as a result of the commission of a crime committed in violation of the UCMJ or law of another jurisdiction if any portion of the investigation is primarily conducted by DoD personnel. 
	-includes military members and their family members and DoD civilians and contractors overseas.

## Paragraph 18-12 MEDICAL, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES 

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_***Paragraph 18-12 ***__***MEDICAL, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL SERVICES***__*** ***_

- Added section c: Judge Advocates will serve on the Sexual Assault Review Board (SARB), which establishes the medical procedures and responsibilities for medical management of sexual assault victims

**Notes:**
-Presumably, this would be a JA assigned to the medical facility.

## Paragraph 18-19 PROTECTION OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES 

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_***Paragraph 18-19 PROTECTION OF VICTIMS AND WITNESSES***__*** ***_

- Provides option for commanders to issue  administrative measures (i.e. No contact order to the offending soldier)
- SJA should contact USACID for all V/W requests to be in the federal witness protection program, and for fear of life (FoL) transfers

## Paragraph 18-22 CIVILIAN WITNESS TRAVEL TO PROCEEDINGS OVERSEAS

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_***Paragraph 18-22 ***__***CIVILIAN WITNESS TRAVEL TO PROCEEDINGS OVERSEAS***_

- Provides instruction to fax requests to US Army Judiciary w/ fax number
- Requests must be received at least 10 days prior to desired arrival date (15 days in previous 27-10)

## Paragraph 18-24 TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION 

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_***Paragraph 18-24 TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION***_*** ***

- New paragraph detailing reference sources for Transitional Compensation questions
- Provides role of JA to be familiar with the references
- Transitional Compensation program is outlined at Appendix F to AR 608-1

**Notes:**
AR 608-1, DoD instruction 1342.24 and 10 USC 1059
-DD Form 2698 (Application for Transitional Compensation)

## Paragraph 18-27 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

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_***Paragraph 18-27 ***__***REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES***__*** ***_

- Annual report from Central Repository due to DAJA-CL NLT 15 January (formerly 15 February)
- Annual report from SJA due to DAJA-CL NLT 15 January (formerly 15 February)

**Notes:**
-DD Form 2706 is used to compile the report information.
-SJA offices must report the number of victims and witnesses who received   DD Form 2701 or 2702 (Victime/Witness Information Packet) and number who received 2703 (Post-trial Information for Victims and Witnesses of a crime. 

-DD 2704 (Victim/Witness Certification and Election Concerning Inmate Status)

## POC INFORMATION

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_***POC ***__***INFORMATION***_

- Mr. Charles A. Cosgrove, OTJAG, (703) 588-6748, V/W Liaison Program Manager
- DAMO-ODL: MP Operations Branch
- Assigns inmate spaces after trial and serves are the central repository for the 2701 notices distributed by the MP
- Sylvia Mitchell- (703) 695-8872
- Jeffrey Porter – (703) 695-8823

## POC INFORMATION

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_***POC ***__***INFORMATION***_

- Confinement Facility V/W Liaisons:
- Fort Knox, Regional Confinement Facility  (RCF)
- Alice Gallop-West
- (502) 624-5942/1111 - FAX: 6834
-  Fort Leavenworth, US Disciplinary Barracks (USDB)
- Joslyn Wolf
- (913) 758-3650 - FAX: 4360
- Fort Lewis, Regional Confinement Facility (RCF)
- Deirdre Bickham
- (253) 967-5618 - FAX: 5184
- Fort Sill, Regional Confinement Facility (RCF)
- Tommie Nelson
- (580) 442-6825/4110 - FAX: 7138

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