United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2004-06-22 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:GAO-04-903T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T P0b002ee1803a16c5 f:d04903t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T GAO-04-903T Collection procedures Data collection Physical security Reporting requirements Safety Safety standards Sex crimes Sexual abuse Sexual harassment Volunteer services Testimony A10586 About 7,500 Peace Corps volunteers currently serve in 70 countries. The administration intends to increase this number to about 14,000. Volunteers often live in areas with limited access to reliable communications, police, or medical services. As Americans, they may be viewed as relatively wealthy and, hence, good targets for crime. In this testimony, GAO summarizes findings from its 2002 report Peace Corps: Initiatives for Addressing Safety and Security Challenges Hold Promise, but Progress Should be Assessed, GAO- 02-818, on (1) trends in crime against volunteers and Peace Corps' system for generating information, (2) the agency's field implementation of its safety and security framework, and (3) the underlying factors contributing to the quality of these practices. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T.pdf GAO-04-903T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-04-903T Testimony GAO-04-903T; Peace Corps: Observations on Volunteer Safety and Security; Collection procedures Data collection Physical security Reporting requirements Safety Safety standards Sex crimes Sexual abuse Sexual harassment Volunteer services Public Law 108-7 Public Law 108-199