Heres a look. During this Academic Year, reports of Sexual Assault decreased at two of the three academies when compared to the previous Academic Years. With an overall total of 70 reports, involving at least one military victim, one military subject. Of those 70 reports, 53 were made by cadets and midshipmen. Because there is no prevailing thread available for the past school year, the department cannot determine whether the decrease in reporting this year at the Service Academies was due to fewer assaults occurring or due to fewer victims opting to report. Rates of unwanted Sexual Conduct and harassment will be updated via survey conducted later this year. As part of our assessment, faculty and staff participated in focus groups, along with cadets and midshipment at each of the academies. During these focus groups participants believe the reports of Sexual Harassment or Sexual Assault would be taken seriously by the Academy Leadership and dealt with a properly. Thats good. Cadets and
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