Preventing sexual harassment
Subtitle: DOD needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework : report to the Ranking Member, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives [by the] United States Government Accountability Office
Series: Hein's electronic documents reprint series; Hein's electronic documents reprint series -- title 34
Publisher: William S. Hein & Co., Inc.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Buffalo, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
ISBN-13: 9780837738741
Subjects: Rules and practice; Evaluation; Sexual harassment in the military; Prevention; Sexual harassment; Sexual harassment of women; United States. Department of Defense
Other titles: DOD needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework; Department of Defense needs greater leadership commitment and an oversight framework
Description: "Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination that can jeopardize the military's combat readiness and mission accomplishment by weakening interpersonal bonds and eroding unit cohesion. GAO was asked to examine the most current available data on sexual harassment in the military and to assess the Department of Defense's (DOD) efforts to address this issue. GAO evaluated the extent to which DOD (1) has developed and implemented policies and programs to help prevent and address incidents of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, (2) has visibility over the occurrence of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, and (3) provides oversight of its policies and programs for addressing incidents of sexual harassment. To conduct this review, GAO analyzed DOD and service policies and DOD's available sexual harassment complaint data. GAO also conducted small-group discussions and administered a non-generalizable survey during site visits to six military installations."--Why GAO did this study, p. [i].
Notes: "September 2011."

"GAO-11-809."

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online as a PDF document.

Reprint. Originally published: [Washington, D.C.] : Government Accountability Office, [2011].
Table of contents: title: Letter; title: Background; title: DOD has a policy and a program to prevent and address incidents of sexual harassment involving servicemembers, but opportunities exist for improvement; title: DOD has limited visibility over the occurrence of sexual harassment involving active duty servicemembers; title: DOD has limited oversight of its sexual harassment policies and programs; title: Conclusions; title: Recommendations for executive action; title: Agency comments and our evaluation.