US Army crowdsources ideas to combat sexual assault crisis
Associated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sgt. Earlier this week, Knueven and six other soldiers went before a panel in the 18th Airborne Corps headquarters at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to present ideas on how the Army can revamp the way it deals with sexual assault and harassment. Last week, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at his first Pentagon news conference that reducing sexual assault is one of his top priorities and that he would introduce stronger efforts to fight it. The presentations were made as a part of the 18th Airborne Corp’s “Dragon’s Lair” series, a “Shark Tank” like competition that sources innovative ideas from within the Army’s ranks. Some ideas, like Knueven’s will be easier than others and involve simple policy changes, according to Col. Joe Buccino, Public Affairs Officer for the 18th Airborne Corps.
History of this topic
Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
Associated Press
Reported sexual assaults increase across U.S. military
LA Times
US defence chief backs change in military sex assault cases
Al Jazeera
Defense Secretary Will Back A Seismic Shift In Prosecuting Military Sex Assault Cases
NPR
Report finds ‘disturbing’ racism, sexism at US military academy
Al Jazeera
Officials: Tiny uptick in 2020 military sex assault reports
Associated Press
Pentagon says reported sexual assaults at academies dropped
Associated Press
Defense Secretary Orders Review Of Military Sexual Assault Prevention Programs
Huff Post
Defense chief orders review of military sex assault programs
Associated PressDiscover Related
)
)
)
)
