Sexual Assault Prevention & Response

The U.S. Navy's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program is designed to meet the needs of victims. Services are available to victims regardless of whether the victim knows the offender, and regardless of where and when the assault took place.

Sexual assaults encompass a broad range of intentional sexual contacts that are unwelcome and without consent. The most serious sexual assaults, include rape, sodomy, and forced forms of sex. No form of sexual assault is ever acceptable in the Department of the Navy, and all are crimes. Close coordination with law enforcement and legal is essential for successful prosecutions. Active intervention is one key element of sexual assault prevention. It emphasizes the responsibility of all Sailors and Marines to protect each other and to actively intervene in circumstances that may lead up to sexual assault.
 

What are the Reporting Options?
 

• Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR)
• Sexual Assault & Response Coordinator (SARC)

 

• Restricted
  • No official investigation
  • No command involvement 
  • Confidential 
  • Must be made to SARC, SAPR Victim Advocate, chaplain, medical (on base), mental health provider 
  
  
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• Unrestricted
  • Official investigation
  • Command involvement (Need-to-know)
• Call SARC for more information on reporting options
• Reporting options may vary from state to state - contact your local SARC for specifics.
• Contacting a law enforcement agency or medical personnel may not allow the victim a choice of the reporting options.