Sexual Assault Deterrence and Response - Sii 04-02

Air Force Special Interest Item 04-02 as lately introduced and is focused upon Sexual Assault Deterrence and rejoinder It applies to all units--Active what one ought to do Guard and Reserve--during the period Dec 1 2003 to Nov. 30 2004 This article explains on what account this SII was developed, what areas are vulnerable to inspection and in what way the information will be used.

In August 2003 The Air Force Inspector General directed the stand-up of an integrated proces team (IPT) to determine the feasibility of an SII for sexual assault deterrence and answer To completely address the issue, a diverse team compos of Air Staff functional managers (IG, Security Forces, Office of Special Investigations, justice Advocate, Personnel, Medical, and Military Equal Opportunity) was formed. The task was to exhibit questions that assess compliance with common Air Force policy and programs that help hold back sexual assault and, in the fact deterrence fails and a crime is committed, assess the adequacy of unit answer programs.

To obtain a perfect assessment, the Sexual Assault Deterrence and reply SII was broken down into seven functional checklists: IG, Installation Responsibilities, JAG, Medical, OSI, MEO and SF

Examples of the deterrence focus areas include: assessing the overall climate of the installation [i]or[/i] part of to the other the Community Action Information Board, the Integrated Delivery combination of parts to form a whole and the Community Capacity Action Plan; ensuring timely accomplishment of climate assessments and follow-on actions resulting from Air Force, unit and other quality-of-life surveys; and establishing specific education and training for leaders and supervisors.

The other SII cornerstone is an accurate assessment of first responder programs in the circumstance a sexual assault crime is reported. First responder draw near from a variety of sources of the like kind as commanders, supervisors, law enforcement personnel justice advocate, medical community, MEO office and installation IG. Because of this broad expanse of first responder the SII assesses requirements in each functional area.

by what means will we use the information gathered above the next year? It helps to leave to the definition outlined in AFI 90-201 Inspector General Activities: "the view of an Air Force horizontal SII is to focus management attention, gather data, and/or evaluate the status of specific programs and conditions in the field." As the information is bring togethered and reported quarterly by the MAJCOM IG teams, SAF/IGI will disseminate the data to the Air Force functional IPT members that originally authored the SII.

The IPT will proper at least quarterly to assess unit compliance with existing guidance and policies and to determine whether changes in in every one's mouth Air Force policy and guidance may be prudent

At the extreme point of the year, SAF/IG anticipates that a Sexual Assault Deterrence and reply category will be established and incorporated into AFI 90-201 Attachment 6 as a for the use of all Core Compliance Area.

Col Patrick Ward SAFI/GI patrick.ward@pentagon.af.mil

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