DoDI 6495.02, Volume 2 establishes SAPR training requirements for Service members, individuals who supervise Service members, and DoD civilian personnel. The policy was updated in 2021 and aligns training needs with DoD’s Common Military Training (CMT) to clearly define minimum training standards and to meet Congressional requirements.

DoDI 6495.02, Volume 3 establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the implementation, management, and oversight of the response to retaliation related to adult sexual assault cases within the SAPR program.

DoDI 6495.03 establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures for the implementation, management, and oversight of the D-SAACP in accordance with the certification requirements in section 584 of Public Law 112-81 (Reference (a)), DoDD 6495.01(Reference (b)), DoDI 6495.02 (Reference (c)), and in accordance with the authority in DoDD 5124.02 (Reference (d)).

DoDI 6400.09 implements an integrated violence prevention policy that is the first of its kind and is informed by best practices in the field. This policy creates a unity of effort across prevention programs and policies, establishes a common, research-based framework for violence prevention, and focuses prevention efforts on those activities that have the greatest potential to reduce multiple forms of violence that affect the military community.

DoDI 5505.19 establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures for the MCIOs to establish a special victim capability comprised of specially trained MCIO investigators, judge advocates, paralegals, and victim witness assistance personnel to support victims of covered special victim offenses (referred to as the SVIP capability).

DoDI 6310.09 establishes procedures to ensure comprehensive standards for providing health care in the Military Health System for patients who, while receiving health care, present with a disclosure of sexual assault or disclose they have committed or are suspected to have committed a sexual assault.

DoDI 6400.06 provides procedures for establishing, implementing, and updating domestic abuse policies in the military.

DoDI 6400.07 provides overarching DoD policy, responsibilities, and standards for victim assistance services throughout the military.

DoDI 1030.02 establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures to assist victims and witnesses of alleged crimes committed in violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Includes policy for the Special Victim Investigation and Prosecution (SVIP) capability in Section 3.3.

DoDI 1030.04 establishes policies, assigns responsibilities, provides guiding principles for Military Services, and prescribes procedures for minimum training standards and reporting requirements for the Military Services’ Special Victims’ Counsel (SVC) programs.

For convalescent leave, Commanders are authorized to grant convalescent leave (non-chargeable) to Service members for their treatment and recuperation from sexual assault based on a recommendation of a medical or mental health care provider or sexual assault medical forensic examiner (SAMFE). Such leave may be approved to start immediately following the release from a medical facility, the completion of a sexual assault forensic examination (SAFE), or the completion of an appointment with a health care provider after either an Unrestricted Report or Restricted Report of sexual assault incident is reported (e.g., a sexual assault victim may be granted convalescent leave immediately after their SAFE or after leaving a mental health appointment – hospitalization is NOT required).

The Updates to DoD Policy and Procedures for the SAPR Program and Adult Sexual Assault Investigations Memo implements the policy discussed in the DoD’s Congressional report for section 540K of the FY 2020 NDAA (Public Law Number 116-92) and its updates are consistent with recent IRC-SAM recommendations to “increase victim agency” by preserving victim’s Restricted Reporting option and protecting victim preference not to participate in sexual assault investigations (Section 540K Declination Letter). It expands eligibility for the Catch a Serial Offender (CATCH) Program to include any victim who files, or has already filed, an Unrestricted Report and the name of the suspect has not been uncovered. These policy updates encourage reporting, mandate the posting of resources, and require the publicizing of available resources outside a victim’s immediate chain of command.

The Revisions to CMG Meetings memorandum provides updates and clarifications to current CMG policy in DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.02, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Procedures.

Clarifying guidance is provided regarding mental health conditions, sexual assault, and sexual harassment to ensure veterans are aware of the opportunity to have their discharges and military records reviewed. This guidance ensures fair and consistent standards of review for veterans with mental health conditions, or who experienced sexual assault or sexual harassment regardless of when they served or in which Military Department they served.

Certifications Standards for DoD SAPR Program Managers provides guidance for the certification for Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Program Managers establishes minimum standards for the qualifications necessary to be selected, trained, and certified for assignment as a SAPR Program Manager.