CIVIL AIR PATROL CADET PROTECTION POLICY

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CIVIL AIR PATROL CADET PROTECTION POLICY

• The Cadet Perspective

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Policy

• The Civil Air Patrol has zero tolerance for all
  forms of child abuse and drug abuse within the
  CAP program.
• The protection of CAP cadets is the highest
  priority
• The best effort has been made to eliminate both
  child abuse and drug abuse from all CAP
  activities.

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Types of Cadet Abuse

• Sexual
• Molestation, touching, contact, exposure,
  suggestions
• Physical
• Assault, hitting, kicking, pushing
• Hazing
• Conduct whereby someone causes another to suffer
  or to be exposed to any activity that is cruel,
  abusive, humiliating, oppressive, demeaning, or
  harmful.

Mental
Emotional

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Hazing?

• You have been inspected and your shoes did not
  have a high shine. After the inspection, your
  flight sergeant yells at you and makes you do 50
  push-ups.

YES
NO
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NO?

• Hazing
• Conduct whereby someone causes another to
  suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is
  cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive,
  demeaning, or harmful.
• Examples of hazing include using exercise as
  punishment or assigning remedial training that
  does not fit the deficiency.

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Correct

• Hazing
• Conduct whereby someone causes another to
  suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is
  cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive,
  demeaning, or harmful.
• Examples of hazing include using exercise as
  punishment or assigning remedial training that
  does not fit the deficiency.

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Hazing?

• You have been inspected and you did not know your
  memory work. After the inspection, your flight
  sergeant yells at you and makes you stand and
  teach the memory work to the building while the
  flight continues with other training.

YES
NO
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NO?

• Hazing
• Conduct whereby someone causes another to
  suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is
  cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive,
  demeaning, or harmful.
• Examples of hazing include using exercise as
  punishment or assigning remedial training that
  does not fit the deficiency.

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Correct

• Hazing
• Conduct whereby someone causes another to
  suffer or to be exposed to any activity that is
  cruel, abusive, humiliating, oppressive,
  demeaning, or harmful.
• Examples of hazing include using exercise as
  punishment or assigning remedial training that
  does not fit the deficiency.

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Discipline

• Training that corrects, molds, strengthens or
  perfects
• Real discipline is the guide an individual uses
  in everyday life, regulating and controlling
  ones actions.
• Discipline should never be punishment driven

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Prevention

• Use good judgment and discretion when selecting
  senior members, cadets, and other persons to
  conduct or supervise cadet activities
• Encourage at least two senior members to be
  present at all cadet activities
• Provide parents with calendar of activities and
  notification of changes
• Provide parents with opportunity to meet senior
  members

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Senior Member Applicants
Reference
FBI

• Background and reference check
• FBI criminal record check
• Cadet Protection Training Program

Senior Member
CPPT
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Squadron Support

• Every person below you is here for your welfare
  and training needs.
• Their combined goal is your success.

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Chain of Command

• Orders and information flow down from the top.

• You report to the next level up.

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Your Participation

• You will not abuse another cadet
• You will be watchful for the welfare of yourself
  and other cadets
• You will report your suspicion of another cadet
  being abused

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If You Are a Victim, What Next?

• Aggressors may be male or female, young or old.
• Individuals who present the biggest risk are not
  strangers
• You are not to blame, the aggressor is
  responsible

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What If you Suspect Something?

• Talk to a friend?
• Tell your flight commander?
• Tell your cadet commander?
• Tell a senior member?

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Tell The Squadron Commander

• In matters of Cadet protection, there is no chain
  of command.
• You report to the next level up.

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Questions
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