SHARP Flashcards
SHARP reg&meaning
AR 600-20 Command Policies
Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention
SHARP Categories
•Assault
•Harassment
Report types
Harassment = Complaint
Anonymous
Formal
Informal
Assault = Report
Restricted
Unrestricted
Sexual Harassment reporting options
Anonymous
Informal
Formal
Sexual Assault reporting options
-Formal
-Informal
Anonymous (SHARP)
1 An among cous capaint is defined as a report of sexual harassment, regardless of the means of transmission,
from an unknown or unidentified source. The individual reporting the information is not required to divulge any PII Commanders will publicize and enable anonymous reporting through organizational hotlines, email, or official telephone lines. Anonymous reports of sexual harassment occurring in confinement facilities involving military inmates will adhere to requirements of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA).
(2) All anonymous complaints, even those that cannot be investigated, will be referred to the subject’s BDE commander for evaluation, and entered into ICRS.
(3) Actions taken regarding anonymous complaints will depend upon the extent of information provided in the anonymous complaint. If an anonymous complaint contains sufficient information to permit the initiation of an investigation (such as, who committed the acts), what the aggrieving behavior is, when the acts) occurred, where the act(s) occurred, unit(s) of assignment for the complainant and the subject), the commander will initiate an inquiry or investigation in accordance with this instruction. If an anonymous complaint does not contain sufficient information to permit the initiation of an investigation, the complaint will be documented in a Memorandum for Record and maintained by the brigade SARC under double lock and key. The Memorandum for Record should contain the following information, if available: date and time the information was received; a detailed description of the facts and circumstances included in the complaint; date and time the complaint was resolved and by whom; any other pertinent infor-mation; and signed by the commander.
(4) Full-time brigade SARCs will process the DA Form 7746 for anonymous complaints for which the commander directs a formal investigation. The commander’s information utilized in the Complainant section of the form when processing an anonymous complaint.
Informal (SHARP)
An informal sexual harassment complaint is a complaint that a complainant does not wish to file in writing on a DA Form 7746. Typically, those issues that can be taken care of informally can be resolved through discussion, problem identification, and clarification of the issues. The SARC will provide information regarding support services that are available to help resolve the complaint, as appropriate, both on and off-post (health care, counseling, chap-lains, legal assistance, and unit or installation trained mediators for alternative dispute resolution). The SARC receiving the complaint will not provide mediation themselves but can refer the complainant or victim to another mediator.
SARCs who receive or discuss informal resolution of sexual harassment complaints will maintain a memorandum of record regarding the complaint and resolution actions taken. The SARC will ensure that the complainant understands that if a commander is informed of a complaint of sexual harassment, by the complainant or another party, the commander will inquire into the matter.
(2) If the commander investigates an informal complaint, the SARC will inform the complainant. The complainant may then decide not to pursue the complaint or complete a DA Form 7746. Within 14 days of being informed of the resolution, the complainant will accept informal resolution actions, submit a formal complaint, or decline to pursue the complaint further.
Formal (SHARP)
(1) Soldiers are encouraged to file formal complaints within 60 calendar days from the date of the aggrieving behavior. This will facilitate the investigation and resolution of these complaints.
(2) In cases where the complainant and subject are in different units, complaints may have to be elevated to the first commander in the chain of command at brigade level or above who has command authority over both the complainant and the subject. Complainant confidentiality will be protected to the maximum extent possible.
(3) There are two mechanisms by which complaints of sexual harassment are recorded by the servicing full-time brigade SARC as formal complaint
(a) DA Form 7746. Soldiers can file formal sexual harassment complaints on the DA Form 7746, documenting the nature of the complaint and the requested remedies
(B)Entry in ICRS.
The full-time brigade SARC will refer all formal complaints to the BDE commander immediately.
There are three ways Soldiers can submit a sexual harassment complaint-
(1) Formally in writing on DA Form 7746.
(2) Informally to a full-time brigade-level SARC.
(3) Anonymously by any means from an unidentified complainant.
Restricted reporting
(1) This reporting option does not trigger an investigation.
The victim can confidentially disclose and report a sexual assault to a SARC, SHARP VA, VR, or HCP. The victim will have access to medical treatment, including emergency care, counseling, and the assignment of a SARC and SHARP VA or VR, without triggering an official investigation or prosecution of the subject. If the victim chooses to file a restricted report, the SC will receive non-identifying information indicating a sexual assault has been reported
(3) If the victim tells someone outside of the restricted reporting chain (for example, a friend, Family member, roommate, or others), then they can still elect to submit a restricted report; however, if the person to whom the victim confided the information is in the victim’s chain of command or military law enforcement, the report cannot be re-stricted. If the friend, Family member, roommate or other person to whom the victim confided the information reports the sexual assault to the chain of command or law enforcement, an official investigation will be initiated.
Unrestricted reporting
reporting option triggers an investigation, command notification, and allows a person who reports sexual assault to access healthcare treatment and the assignment of a SARC and a SHARP VA or VR. When a sexual assaul is reported through unrestricted reporting, a SARC will be notified and respond or direct a SHARP VA or VR to respond, offer the victim emergency healthcare and an optional forensic exam, explain the contents of the DD Form 2910, and request that the victim elect a reporting option on the form. If the victim elects the unrestricted reporting option, a victim may not change from an unrestricted to a restricted report once it is reported to USACIDC.
(2) A victim can disclose that they are the victim of a sexual assault to a SARC, SHARP VA, VR, HCP, command authorities, or others. The victim will have access to medical treatment and counseling, support, and consideration for protection orders and expedited transfers. If the victim chooses to file an unrestricted report, the SARC, SHARP VA or VR, HCP, chain of command, and law enforcement, will be notified that the crime was reported. An official investigation will be triggered and the subject may be prosecuted. All unrestricted reports will be referred to USACIDC, regardless of severity.
Unrestricted reporting
reporting option triggers an investigation, command notification, and allows a person who reports sexual assault to access healthcare treatment and the assignment of a SARC and a SHARP VA or VR. When a sexual assaul is reported through unrestricted reporting, a SARC will be notified and respond or direct a SHARP VA or VR to respond, offer the victim emergency healthcare and an optional forensic exam, explain the contents of the DD Form 2910, and request that the victim elect a reporting option on the form. If the victim elects the unrestricted reporting option, a victim may not change from an unrestricted to a restricted report once it is reported to USACIDC.
(2) A victim can disclose that they are the victim of a sexual assault to a SARC, SHARP VA, VR, HCP, command authorities, or others. The victim will have access to medical treatment and counseling, support, and consideration for protection orders and expedited transfers. If the victim chooses to file an unrestricted report, the SARC, SHARP VA or VR, HCP, chain of command, and law enforcement, will be notified that the crime was reported. An official investigation will be triggered and the subject may be prosecuted. All unrestricted reports will be referred to USACIDC, regardless of severity.
