Combating a Different Enemy: Proposals to Change the Culture of Sexual Assault in the Military
Categories: Human Rights, Violent Conflict
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: The United States
Region: North America
Year: 2010
Citation: Schmid, Megan N. "Combating a Different Enemy: Proposals to Change the Culture of Sexual Assault in the Military." Villanova Law Review 55, no. 2 (2010): 475-508.
Sub-Categories: Access to Justice and Rule of Law, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV)
Country: The United States
Region: North America
Year: 2010
Citation: Schmid, Megan N. "Combating a Different Enemy: Proposals to Change the Culture of Sexual Assault in the Military." Villanova Law Review 55, no. 2 (2010): 475-508.
Executive Summary
Military members agree to sacrifice their lives for their country; yet, United States military women are more likely to be raped by a fellow military member than killed by enemy fire in Iraq. The irony is that a deployed female military member must find ways to protect herself not just against the enemy, but also against her comrades-in-arms. Statistics justify these fears; military sexual assault rates are twice as high as civilian rates and the majority of the assailants in the military setting are fellow service members. Moreover, the problem is not limited to women; military men are also victims of sexual assault.