The DOD estimates 4.3-8.4 percent of women experience unwanted sexual contact, based on 8,500 reports, extrapolated to 29,000 estimated incidents. The author argues that the actual rate is 24% of women, using the median estimate from a range of independent studies.
DOD's most significant change was moving the prosecution authority for sexual assault to a separate tribunal in 2023.
The DOD estimates 4.3-8.4 percent of women experience unwanted sexual contact, based on 8,500 reports, extrapolated to 29,000 estimated incidents. The author argues that the actual rate is 24% of women, using the median estimate from a range of independent studies.
DOD's most significant change was moving the prosecution authority for sexual assault to a separate tribunal in 2023.
[1]: https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/20...