Theme: STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate
"The Department of Defense (DoD) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) represents the Secretary of Defense as the central authority charged with preventing sexual assault in the military and facilitating recovery for warfighters. SAPRO’s mission is to provide unparalleled warfighter support, advocacy, and recovery assistance – anytime, anywhere. SAPRO envisions a military free from sexual assault."
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) occurs during April and this year's theme is 'STEP FORWARD. Prevent. Report. Advocate.' "The STEP FORWARD campaign is a call to action for all individuals to use their personal and collective strength to advance meaningful change in preventing and responding to sexual violence." Click on SAAPM to view a history timeline of important SAPRO events.
In support of SAAPM, the Learning Resources Center created a physical books display of the following books highlighted below. These books are still available for checkout in the LRC. Please contact the LRC if you have any questions.
Books available in the LRC and on display during April
Formation a woman's memoir of stepping out of line by Call Number: U410 .M1 D67 2019ISBN: 9781538731536Publication Date: 2019-06-04Struggling with trauma and a command hierarchy that doesn't trust her story, Dostie finds herself fighting through her isolation amid the challenges of an unexpected war. What follows is a sweepingly beautiful, riveting, and inspiring story of one woman's extraordinary journey to prove her worth, physically and mentally, in a world in which the odds are stacked against her. -- Book jacket
When the subject is rape: A guide for male partners, friends & family members by Call Number: HV6558 .M334 2023ISBN: 9780757005220Publication Date: 2023-06-01Rape is, unfortunately, an all-too-common violent crime usually perpetrated against women. For victims, the process of sharing information about the assault with loved ones or reporting the crime to police can be harrowing, embarrassing, and painful. The emotional aftermath and the responses of others can greatly affect the way a rape survivor copes. Although there are trained counselors to help women through the process of recovery, the question remains: What role should the men in their lives play? Often the men who are closest to rape survivors--intimate partners, friends, and family members--are simply unprepared to offer the right assistance. The wrong word or action may trigger an unexpected response. This book is designed specifically for men to help them identify, understand, and respond appropriately in their role as allies in a woman's recovery from rape. -- Back cover
Rape Warfare by Call Number: HV6569 .B54ISBN: 9780816628186Publication Date: 1996-02-01In Rape Warfare, Allen examines the complexity of identity in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia through the accounts of rape/death camp survivors and those who work to help them. Allen provides a compelling testimony and analysis of the horrifying phenomenon of "a military policy of rape for the purpose of genocide." This book is a lucid guide for anyone seeking to make sense of what is (was) happing in Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. -- Book jacket
Know My Name by Call Number: HV6561 .M54 2019ISBN: 9780735223707Publication Date: 2019-09-24Know My Name will forever transform the way we think about sexual assault, challenging our beliefs about what is acceptable and speaking truth to the tumultuous reality of healing. It also introduces readers to an extraordinary writer, one whose words have already changed our world. Entwining pain, resilience, and humor, this memoir will stand as a modern classic. -- Book jacket
Reckoning: The epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment by Call Number: HQ1237.5 .U6 H57 2019ISBN: 9781328566447Publication Date: 2019-06-11Linda Hirshman, acclaimed historian of social movements, delivers the sweeping story of the struggle leading up to #MeToo and beyond: from the first tales of workplace harassment percolating to the surface in the 1970s, to the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal—when liberal women largely forgave Clinton, giving men a free pass for two decades. Many liberals even resisted the movement to end rape on campus. And yet legal, political, and cultural efforts, often spearheaded by women of color, were quietly paving the way for the take-down of abusers and harassers. Reckoning delivers the stirring tale of a movement catching fire as pioneering women in the media exposed the Harvey Weinsteins of the world, women and flooded the political landscape. -- Book jacket
Honor betrayed: Sexual abuse in America's military by Call Number: UB481 .W65 H86 2007ISBN: 9781569803257Publication Date: 2007-04-26Sexual abuse occurs in all branches of America's military: It is perpetrated by recruiters before personnel are even enlisted, drill instructors in boot camp, and continues right on up to those in charge -- the "big brass." Until very recently, the topic of sexual abuse in the military has been widely ignored --and actively covered up by those responsible. Honor Betrayed breaks the silence, explaining exactly how, why, and how frequently this abuse occurs. -- Book jacket
The GAMe: Unraveling a military sex scandal by Call Number: HQ1237.5 .U6 S53 2013ISBN: 9781592989966Publication Date: 2013-04-01Retired Major General Robert D. Shadley allows readers to walk by his side as he unravels the GAM ("Game ala Military") at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. This abuse of power is based on the insidious efforts of male drill sergeants and other instructors to obtain sexual favors from young female trainees. As Shadley uncovers the story, it becomes obvious that other military installations have the same problem--or worse. Due to numerous external agendas driving the Army's response, Shadley's objectives--to identify and care for the victims, bring the perpetrators to justice, and implement corrective actions--are pushed aside. Shadley's story bring to light the problem of military sexual assaults, which continues to this day. This is a book about a leader in crisis doing the "hard right," not the "easy wrong." -- Book jacket
Sexual Assault in the U. S. Military: The battle within America's Armed Forces by Call Number: UB783 .S63 2016ISBN: 9781440833786Publication Date: 2015-12-01Sexual assault has been an aspect of the U.S. military historically and is today widely recognized as a significant problem with far reaching repercussions. How does sexual assault negatively impact not only the victims themselves but also the U.S. military's strength, readiness and morale? This book answers these questions and documents the problems with reporting and prosecuting sexual assault complaints within our armed forces, examines the current policy and laws to identify what changes are needed, and analyzes recent efforts to prevent sexual assault. -- Book jacket
The relationship between sexual assault and sexual harassment in the U.S. military by Call Number: UB783 .S34 2021ISBN: 9781977406675Publication Date: 2021-04-15In this report the authors find that ambient sexual harassment against service women and men is strongly associated with risk of sexual assault, even after controlling for many other sexual assault risk factors (such as age, rank, marital status, and education level). Indeed, on average, service women's sexual assault risk increased by more than a factor of 1.5 when they worked in environments where the rates of ambient sexual harassment against women and men were above average, compared with the sexual assault risk for women working where the rates were below average. Service men's sexual assault risk increased by a factor of 1.8 when working in such environments. The authors conclude that sexual assault and harassment in the military should be thought of as a single problem or as a single underlying workplace disorder. The data used was drawn from the 2014 RAND Military Workplace Study. -- Back cover.
