Cadet Protection Cadet Protection PolicyPolicy

CAPR 52-10CAPR 52-10

Col Rafael A Robles, CAPCol Rafael A Robles, CAPGeneral CounselGeneral Counsel

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CAP Cadet Protection CAP Cadet Protection PolicyPolicy

CAP is committed to doing everything CAP is committed to doing everything reasonably possible to combat the potential reasonably possible to combat the potential for child abuse within our organization and for child abuse within our organization and to discourage our cadets from illegal use of to discourage our cadets from illegal use of alcohol and other drugs. CAP members are alcohol and other drugs. CAP members are expected to avoid even the appearance of expected to avoid even the appearance of impropriety involving cadets and report impropriety involving cadets and report suspected abuse immediately. For the suspected abuse immediately. For the purpose of this policy, abuse is defined in purpose of this policy, abuse is defined in three categories: three categories: Sexual Abuse, Physical Sexual Abuse, Physical Abuse and HazingAbuse and Hazing..

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Reporting RequirementsReporting Requirements

Senior members, cadets, and Senior members, cadets, and parents/guardians should immediately parents/guardians should immediately report incidents of observed or suspected report incidents of observed or suspected abuse to the unit commander or commander abuse to the unit commander or commander at the next higher level of command.at the next higher level of command.

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Reporting RequirementsReporting Requirements

Sexual AbuseSexual Abuse. Sexual abuse is defined as sexual . Sexual abuse is defined as sexual molestation, touching, contact, exposure, suggestions, or other molestation, touching, contact, exposure, suggestions, or other incidents of a sexually oriented nature. incidents of a sexually oriented nature.

Physical AbusePhysical Abuse. Physical abuse is defined as any conduct . Physical abuse is defined as any conduct whereby someone physically strikes or assaults another in any whereby someone physically strikes or assaults another in any way. way.

HazingHazing.. Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby someone Hazing is defined as any conduct whereby someone causes another to suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is causes another to suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful.cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or harmful.

Reporting to State AgencyReporting to State Agency. There may be a mandatory . There may be a mandatory requirement to report certain types of physical, sexual or requirement to report certain types of physical, sexual or emotional abuse to a designated state agency. Requirements emotional abuse to a designated state agency. Requirements vary from state to state. vary from state to state.

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Personnel ActionsPersonnel Actions Commanders will initiate appropriate Commanders will initiate appropriate

personnel actions when they determine personnel actions when they determine there is cause to suspend any member. there is cause to suspend any member.

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Standards for LeadershipStandards for Leadership Senior members, cadets, and persons who supervise Senior members, cadets, and persons who supervise

cadet activities or serve in leadership positions must cadet activities or serve in leadership positions must possess high moral and ethical standards, be possess high moral and ethical standards, be emotionally stable, and demonstrate leadership emotionally stable, and demonstrate leadership qualities necessary to serve as positive role models. qualities necessary to serve as positive role models.

All senior members must be screened in accordance All senior members must be screened in accordance with CAPM 39-2 and undergo Cadet Protection with CAPM 39-2 and undergo Cadet Protection Program Training (CPPT) before working with cadets.Program Training (CPPT) before working with cadets.

All cadets, within 6 months following their All cadets, within 6 months following their eighteenth birthday, must undergo the same Cadet eighteenth birthday, must undergo the same Cadet Protection Program Training (CPPT) that senior Protection Program Training (CPPT) that senior members must complete.members must complete.

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Standards for LeadershipStandards for Leadership Exceptions to this policy: Exceptions to this policy:

(1) FAA certified flight instructors (1) FAA certified flight instructors participating in National special activities. participating in National special activities.

(2) Activity instructors. (2) Activity instructors.

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Commander Commander ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Commanders must be sensitive to the Commanders must be sensitive to the potential for cadet abuse and carry out the potential for cadet abuse and carry out the policies and procedures set forth in this policies and procedures set forth in this regulation.regulation.

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Parental InvolvementParental Involvement Parental involvement is one of the most Parental involvement is one of the most

effective deterrents of child abuse. The effective deterrents of child abuse. The following suggests are ways to encourage following suggests are ways to encourage parental involvementparental involvement