Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 News
    
        Photos

    Week in Photos

    Air Force TV

    Commentaries

    Features

    Art

    About Us
    
        Air Force Senior Leaders
    
        SECAF

    CSAF

    CMSAF

    Biographies

    Fact Sheets

    SECAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library
    
        CSAF Leadership Library 2022

    CSAF Leadership Library 2021

    CSAF Reading List Pre-2020 Archive
    
        2018 CSAF Reading List

    2017 CSAF Reading List

    2016 CSAF Reading List

    CSAF Leadership Library 2023

    CMSAF Leadership Library

    50 Years of the CMSAF

    Adjunct Professors

    Air Force Strategic Documents

    Arctic Strategy

    Empowered Airmen

    State Licensure Portability

    Careers

    AF Federal Advisory Committees

    AF 75th Anniversary

    Policy Updates

    AF Content Management

    Contact Us

    AF Sites
    
        Site RegistrationU.S. Air Force LogoAir Force

        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. We take time this month to raise awareness & provide resources to prevent sexual assault and harassment.April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and with it comes updates to restricted reporting policies and protections available to victims. (Department of Defense graphic)
                
                Photo Details /
                        Download Hi-Res

SAPR restricted reporting policies increase victim protectionsPublished April 12, 2022
                    
                    By Estella Holmes
                    
                    
                    Air Force Materiel Command
            **WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) --**April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and an opportunity to make**Air Force Materiel Command**personnel aware of changes in restricted reporting policies and protections available to victims. 
 “This policy change is important to SAPR reporting because it gives AFMC victims, seeking services, added control over their options,” said Yvonne Veil, AFMC Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program manager. 
 Victims of sexual assault still have multiple reporting options. These include restricted,unrestricted and independent reporting. 
 Restricted reporting allows the victim to make a report to the SAPR office, but not to the**Office of Special Investigations**. Unrestricted reporting requires a report be made to the OSI and command. Independent reporting occurs when athird-party reports the incident to command or law enforcement. Once the victim’s leadership knows an incident has occurred, filing a report is required. 
 Instructions containing SAPR policies were re-released Nov. 10, 2021, and the restricted reporting option was expanded following anIndependent Review Commission’s findings. The findings prompted strengthening the original policies. 
 The new policy change allows any AFMC victim to make a restricted report after knowledge of the incident has been reported to officials, or SAPR. This is a major change from past policies which limited options after an assault was reported to command officials. Now, victims have the option to make a restricted report even if the assault is disclosed through their chain of commandas long as it is not divulged to law enforcement. 
 Changes in the new policies for restricted reporting include: 
 -Confidential report made to the SAPR Office by the victim through signing **DD Form 2910**-Available to military members, dependents (18+) and civilian employees

-The sexual assault is NOT reported to OSI or command

-Victim may receive medical care, including forensic exam, advocacy,counseling and Victim's Counsel

-May choose to go unrestricted at any time

-Victims may make a restricted report even if they disclose the assault to their commander, supervisor or chain of command, and before or after an independent investigation is initiated as long as the victim has not disclosed the assault to law enforcement 
 -May enter subject information into**CATCH**, a serial defender program which gives people making a sexual assault report, where the name of the suspect is not known by law enforcement, an opportunity to anonymously submit suspect information to help identify serial offenders. 
 AFMC strives for an environment where sexual assault is not tolerated and all Airmen are respected. 
 “SAPR’s primary mission is to take care of people. The expanded eligibility to file a restricted report gives our SAPR teams in the field greater flexibility in fulfilling the mission,”Viel said. 
 Additional information on SAPR can be found on the AFMC SAPR **webpage**.LR 



USAF 



AF 



Air Force 



SAPR 



sexual assault 



resiliency 



CATCH 



DD Form 2910 



April 



Sexual Assault and Prevention Month 



safety 



readiness 



Wright Patterson AFB 



Air Force Materiel Command 



reporting

Related Links
        SAPR Resources Featured News
        Senior Leader Priorities
                DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force
                    
                    DAF leaders speak at National Character and Leadership Symposium
                    
                    DAF members recognized during BEYA STEM awards
                    
                    DAF senior enlisted advisors discuss Airmen, Guardians in the fight
                    
                    SecAF Kendall AFA Warfare Symposium Q&A: Reoptimizing for Great Power CompetitionInnovation
                AFWERX director discusses role of tech startups, quick innovation in Great Power Competition
                    
                    DAF delivers lethality at the speed of data during Project Convergence Capstone 4
                    
                    DAF welcomes industry partners to HQ development program
                    
                    DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalists
                    
                    Chief Digital, Artificial Intelligence Office to host hackathon in HawaiiMAJCOM News
                Safety enterprise announces new mission, vision, goals in 2024 strategic plan
                    
                    Air Combat Command welcomes new commander
                    
                    USAFE-AFAFRICA commander discusses Integrated Air, Missile Defense during Munich Security Conference
                    
                    Flosi to AFMC family: Embrace change, make every day count
                    
                    AMC rises to increasing global tension
 Quick Links
AccessibilityContact UsEqual OpportunityFOIA | Privacy | Section 508Information QualityInspector GeneralJAG Court-Martial DocketLink DisclaimerNo FEAR ActOpen GovernmentOSI Tip LinePlain LanguageQuestionsResilienceRSSSite MapVeterans Crisis LineCareers
Join the Air ForceAir Force BenefitsAir Force CareersAir Force ReserveAir National GuardCivilian ServiceConnect
            Get Social with Us
            
            Official United States Air Force Website
    Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil