After the sexual assault scandals, which occurred in Iraq and at the Air Force Academy, the Pentagon has created new policies to end such crimes, to further examine these cases, and to improve treatment of victims.
According to the L.A. Times, the Pentagon plans to establish a sexual assault response coordinator at every U.S. military installation in the world, as well as at all the service academies and academic institutions. They are also working on defining sexual assault and harassment.
Many victims' rights groups strongly believe that the Pentagon should have independent groups monitor and investigate sexual abuse cases.
Fifteen percent of the overall military is composed of women.
Compiled from: Pentagon Issues New Policies to Prevent Sexual Assault in the Military, Feminist Daily News Wire, 5 January 2005, www.Feminist.org