Victims Rights Created
1. Right to the reasonably protected from the accused.
2. Right to reasonable, accurate, and timely notice.
3. Right not to be excluded from any public proceedings.
4. Right to be reasonably heard.
5. Reasonable right to confer with governments attorney.
6. Right to full and timely restitution as provided in law.
---in military this is the special victims prosecution
7. Right to proceedings free from unreasonable delay.
8. Right to be treated with fairness and with respect for victims dignity and privacy.
1970s Victims Rights Programs Created
-Aid for victims of crimes
-Bay area women against rape
-Rape crisis center
Policies and Directives SHARP uses
AR 600-20 - Command Policy
DoDD 6495.01 SAPR
AR 27-10 - Military Justice
Policies used by sister programs
EEO - DoDD 1440.1
EEO - AR 690-600
Army Vision For SHARP
Eliminate sexual harassment and sexual assault
What is the of the I. A.M. STRONG campaign?
It is the Army's campaign to combat sexual assaults by engaging all Soldiers in
preventing sexual assaults before they occur
Phases of the SHARP Campaign
P1: Committed Army Leadership
P2: Army wide Conviction
P3: Achieve Cultural Change
P4: Sustainment, Refinement, and Sharing
Program Responsabilities
Standardize sexual assault response to victims and professionalize military victim
advocacy.
Prevent Steps of Sexual harassment
1. Know and follow rules
2. Reduce threats
3. Promote awareness
4. Influence behavior
Non-Verbal Communication Skills
It's a means of exchanging information between people through gestures, facial
expressions, posture, silence, and vocal sounds other than words. behaviors include:
general appearance, posture, body movement and distance, eye contact, gestures
(arms and hands), and facial expressions