If you receive a report of sexual abuse or harassment, what should you do?

If you receive a report of sexual abuse or harassment, what should you do?

• A. Write a DC-121 Part 3BO to the shift commander or BCC/MOC
• B. Submit a written report to the external sexual abuse reporting address
• C. Private report to the facility PREA compliance manager or department PREA coordinator
• D. Ignore the report

Answer: (B)

The essential idea is that reports of sexual abuse or harassment must be forwarded through the official external reporting channel so they can be investigated independently and promptly. Submitting a written report to the external sexual abuse reporting address creates a formal, auditable record that triggers the proper oversight, protection measures, and potential law enforcement involvement. This external path helps ensure accountability and reduces the chance that the report is mishandled or delayed. Internal routes like notifying a shift commander or a PREA coordinator may be part of the process, but they do not by themselves fulfill the external reporting requirement. Ignoring the report is not an option and internal steps should not replace the mandated external submission.

The essential idea is that reports of sexual abuse or harassment must be forwarded through the official external reporting channel so they can be investigated independently and promptly. Submitting a written report to the external sexual abuse reporting address creates a formal, auditable record that triggers the proper oversight, protection measures, and potential law enforcement involvement. This external path helps ensure accountability and reduces the chance that the report is mishandled or delayed.

Internal routes like notifying a shift commander or a PREA coordinator may be part of the process, but they do not by themselves fulfill the external reporting requirement. Ignoring the report is not an option and internal steps should not replace the mandated external submission.