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Table 1
Mean Estimated Number of Valid Derogatory Incidents Reported to Collateral
and SC1 Installation Security Offices During the Past Twelve Months
(Per 1000 Cleared Individuals)
Tvoe of Reoorted Incident
Alcohol abuse 12.1
Other incidents (e.g., non-judicial punishments) 9.5
Drug abuse 6.6
Criminal felony acts not covered in other categories 3.4
Financial problems 3.1
Court martials/desertions 3.1
Falsification of information acts
EmotionaJ/mental/family problems K
Security violation incidents 2:1
Sexual misconduct 1.6
Foreign associations/travel incidents
Disloyalty to the U.S. ::
Collateral SC1
Sites Sites
Note. The samples include 43 collateral sites and 12 SC1 sites.
The results in Table 1 suggest that alcohol abuse and other incidents
(e.g., NJPs) are the most frequently reported areas at both collateral and
SC1 sites. Overall, the average number of reported incidents across all
incident categories (per 1000 cleared individuals) is 46.9 for collateral
sites and 42.3 for SC1 sites.
The CA survey yielded a considerable amount of quantitative and qualitative
data. In addition to the interview data provided by installation security
managers, four types of data were gathered: (1) ratings by installation
security managers, unit security managers, and unit commanders of 136
obstacles in maintaining an effective CA program, (2) write-in responses
(n=684) by these three groups regarding the major CA problems, (3) ratings
by installation security managers of 143 suggestions for improving CA, and
(4) write-in suggestions (n = 636) by installation security managers, unit
security managers, and unit commanders for improving CA.
In order to have a common basis for comparing the quantitative and
qualitative data and to facilitate the interpretation of the survey
results, a taxonomy of CA problem/recommendation (or "finding") areas was
developed. This taxonomy included eight general categories: (1) security
education for cleared personnel; (2) training for security personnel; (3)
derogatory information indicators, sources, and methods; (4) clearance
adjudication procedures; (5) accountability for CA; (6) CA regulations; (7)
CA emphasis; and (8) CA system considerations (e.g., legal issues, number
of cleared personnel).
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9.3
9.8
3.2
:::
:1
2.8
6.8
2:
.2