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Coast Guard attitudes indicate big trouble.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)

Women in Higher Education

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The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is in trouble, struggling with a climate of distrust and cynicism in which almost 25% of cadets say they wouldn't report a classmate who had committed sexual assault, according to a task force report.

The task force was created last fall after a cadet was acquitted of rape but served time for extorting sexual favors from a classmate. The group surveyed almost 1,000 cadets, 13% of whom reported having been subject to an assault or attempted rape. Nearly 25% said they would not report a fellow cadet who committed sexual assault, while 65% said they would allow personal ...

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