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the miles foundation, inc.
p. o. box 423
newtown, ct 06470-0423
telephone: 203.270.7861
email: Milesfdn@aol.com or milesfd@yahoo.com
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The Miles Foundation: Mission, Service and Advocacy
The Miles Foundation is a private, non-profit organization providing comprehensive services to victims of violence associated with the military; furnishing professional education and training to civilian community-based service providers and military personnel; conducting research; serving as a resource center for policymakers, advocates, journalists, scholars, researchers and students; and serving to ensure that public policy is well-informed and constructive.
The Foundation is responsible for the development of a coalition of organizations throughout the country and abroad fostering administrative and legislative initiatives to improve the military response. The Foundation and its partners drafted Improving the US Armed Forces Response to Violence Against Women: Recommendations for Change. A copy of the Recommendations may be obtained by contacting our office at 203-270-7861 or Milesfdn@aol.com.
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Facts and Findings
Recent estimates suggest that spouse abuse in the military declined from 29.1 per 1000 in 1998 to 24.6 per 1000 in 2003.-FY98-04, Family Advocacy Program, Department of Defense, 2005.
~ In FY 2003, 17,000 reported cases of spouse abuse occured involving military personnel. Ninety-eight hundred were substantiated, rate of substantiated aggression of 14.2 per 1000.-FY98-04, Spouse & Child Maltreatment, Family Advocacy Program, Department of Defense, 2005.
~ The predominant type of substantiated spouse abuse is physical abuse. Eighty-five percent of the abuse is physical abuse.-Final Report on Spouse Abuse in the US Armed Forces, Caliber Associates, 1996.
~The severity of nonmutual abuse increased from about 8% in 1999 to 13% in 2002 in the US Army. Female victims accounted for 78.5% of the severe nonmutual abuse cases and 58% of the severe mutual abuse cases.-Patterns of mutual and nonmutual spouse abuse in the US Army (1998-2002), Violence and Victims, 2004.
~It is apparent that relatively few military personnel are prosecuted or administratively sanctioned on charges stemijng from domestic violence.-Initial Report, Department of Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence, 2001.
~Commander discretion plays a major role in determining the extent of impact, as well as servicemembers performance and amenability to treatment.-A Considerable Service, Domestic Violence Report, 2001.
~Less than seven percent of spouse abuse cases are adjudicated by court-marital.-Symposium on DV Prevention Research, Department of Defense, 2002.
~Rates of marital aggression are considerably higher than civilian rates, double, three to five times.-The War At Home, 60 Minutes, January 17, 1999; Heyman and Neidig. (1999). A comparison of spousal agression prevalence rates in U.S. Army and civilian representative samples. Journal of Consulting and Clinicial Psychology, 67 (2), 239-242; Rosen, Brennan, Martin, and Knudson. (August 2002). Intimate Partner Violence and US Army Soldiers in Alaska, Military Medicine; The War At Home, 60 Minutes, September 1, 2002.
~Firearms were used against 35% percent of female victims. Twenty-eight percent of female victims were beaten or strangled. Females were over 10 times more likely than males to be strangeled.-Homicide victims in the military (1980-1992), Military Medicine, 1995.
Recent estimates suggest that sexual assault in the military is experienced by three percent of female servicemembers, according to a recent survey released by the Department of Defense.-Armed Forces 2002 Sexual Harassment Survey, 2004. An earlier study conducted by the Defense Manpower Center indicated that 6 percent of female respondents and 1 percent of male respondents were victims of actual or attempted rape.-Department of Defense Sexual Harassment Survey, 1995.
~The prevalence of adult sexual assault among female veterans has been estimated as high as 41%.-Prevalence of physical and sexual abuse in women veterans, Military Medicine, 1996; Factors associated with women's risk of rape in the military, Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2003; and Prevalence of military sexual assault, Interpersonal Violence, 2000.
~Thirty-seven percent of women who reported a rape or attempted rape had been raped more than once; fourteen percent of the victims reported having been gang raped.-Factors associated with women's risk of rape in the military, Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2003.
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GUIDES FOR VICTIMS, SURVIVORS AND ADVOCATES
VOICES: A Guide for Survivors Associated with US Armed Forces in Public Forums (1999/2002/2003/2004/2005)
Choices and Challenges: A Guide to Surviving Intimate Partner Violence within the U. S. Armed Forces (2003/2004)
Choices and Challenges: A Guide to Survivring Sexual Violence within the U. S. Armed Forces (2003/2004)
Choices and Challenges: An Advocate's Guide to Sexual and Domestic Violence Associated with the U. S. Armed Forces (2003/2004)
Intimate Partner Violence and the Military: A Victim's Handbook (2000/2001/2002)
Frequently Asked Questions: Intimate Partner Violence and Military Communities
What is a military protective order?
A military protective order (MPO) is issued by the command of a suspected abuser. A MPO may be verbal or written. A MPO may direct servicemembers to stay away from victims or designated places; refrain from doing certain things; require the servicemember to move into government quarters; and provide support for family members.
What is a disbarment order?
Disbarment orders govern the conduct of suspected civilian abusers. The order denies the civilian access to the military installation.
Who is responsible for the enforcement of a MPO or disbarment order?
Enforcement of such orders is the responsibility of the command issuing the order. Apprehension and arrest are not mandated for military police or command. Local law enforcement may facilitate enforcement by responding to an incident and taking custody of the servicemember under a Memorandum of Understanding/Agreement. Local law enforcement does not have the authority to arrest a servicemember for violation of a MPO.
Are Civilian Protection Orders (CPOs) enforceable on military installations?
The Armed Forces Domestic Security Act (P.L. 107-311) requires the enforcement of CPOs on military installations. The protocols have not been developed and implemented by the Secretary of Defense to date.
What is the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act (SSCRA)?
SSCRA provides that servicemembers involved in civil litigation can request a delay in proceedings if they can show their military responsibilities preclude proper representation in court. SSCRA may be invoked due to extended training, deployments, duty stations in other states, or duty overseas. SSCRA applies to civil court actions, including bankruptcy, foreclosure, eviction, divorce and civil proection orders. Certain provisions of SSCRA apply to family members including eviction and foreclosure protections.
Do the firearms restrictions concerning respondents subject to CPOs apply to military personnel?
The official use exemption for law enforcement and military personnel permit a servicemember to possess firearms and ammunition as required by the terms of service or employment. The exemption does not apply to personal firearms used outside the scope of employment.
Do the provisions concerning persons convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence apply to military personnel?
The Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, AKA Lautenberg Amendment, is applicable to military personnel upon conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. The Interim Policy of the Department of Defense does not automatically disqualify or separate military personnel from service.
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Publications
PREVALENCE
Violence Against Women Associated with US Armed Forces: Sexual Violence (2005/2004)
Violence Against Women Associated with US Armed Forces: Intimate Partner Violence (2005/2004)
Collateral Damage: Violence Against Women Associated with the Military. (July 2003)
Intimate Partner Violence Associated with the Military: Guest Editors' Introduction. (September 2003). Violence Against Women, 9(9), 1039-1044.
Intimate Partner Violence and the Military Community: Facts and Findings. (2003)
Sexual Violence and the Military: Facts and Findings. (March 2003)
Domestic Violence in the Military: A Historical Perspective. (2002)
The War At Home: A Comparative Analysis of Domestic Violence Among Military and Civilian Communities (1998/1999)
Violence Against Women Act of 1999 (1998/1999)
Violence Against Women Associated with the Military: Facts and Findings (1999)
Violence Against Women Associated with the Military (2000)
POLICY
A Considerable Sacrifice: The Costs of Sexual Violence in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Spring/Summer 2005). Yale Manifesta, 1(1), 38-43.
Filing a Flight Plan: Policy and Social Change to Address Sexual Violence in the Military. (March/April 2004). Sexual Assault Report, 7(4), 49, 60-62.
Judging Jurisdictions: Military Installations and Intimate Partner Violence. (Summer 2003). Family Violence Forum, National Center for State Courts available at http://www.ncsconline.org
Red, White, Black and Blue: Review of the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence. (June/July 2002). Domestic Violence Report, 7(5), 65, 75-79.
Confidentiality of Communications for Victims of Violence Associated with the Military (1998/1999)
Victim's Rights, Benefits and Transitional Compensation with the Military Community (1998/1999/2000)
Improving the US Armed Forces Response to Violence Against Women:
Recommendations for Change (1999)
Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban and the US Armed Forces (1997/1998)
PRACTICES
A Considerable Service: An Advocate's Introduction to Domestic Violence and the Military, (April/May 2001). Domestic Violence Report, 6(4), 49-50, 60-64 available at http://www.civicresearchinstitute.com/dvr_military.pdf
Frequently Asked Questions: Domestic Violence and the Military (1999/2001/2002)
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