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AR 600-52 — SEXUAL HARASSMENT/ASSAULT RESPONSE AND PREVENTION PROGRAM
AR 600-52: sharp program, sexual harassment, sexual assault. Explore the scope overview and open the official Army source.
Official Army source
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What this publication covers
AR 600-52 is the Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program regulation. Its chapters separate sexual harassment, sexual assault, victims' rights, prevention, and SHARP professional responsibilities. Those distinctions help readers locate the official program subject instead of searching for a single generic command policy answer. The applicability statement also distinguishes this program from separate Department of the Army Civilian harassment authorities.
Use the program contents to identify the appropriate official reference and trained professional for the subject involved. Broader command policy is connected through AR 600-20, and conduct between grades has its own focused regulation. This scope guide does not classify a report, promise confidentiality, determine reporting eligibility, or reproduce a reporting procedure from memory. For an actual concern, use the current official program guidance and the responsible support channels rather than treating a publication overview as a reporting service.
- SHARP program
- Sexual harassment
- Sexual assault
- Victims' rights
- Prevention
Who commonly uses it
Soldiers, commanders, prevention personnel, and readers locating official SHARP program responsibilities and support references.
Where to start in the official publication
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- Chapter 2: Sexual Harassment
- Chapter 3: Sexual Assault
- Chapter 5: Prevention
Common questions
What regulation covers the Army SHARP program?
AR 600-52 is the focused SHARP program regulation. Its chapters organize harassment, assault, victims' rights, prevention, and professional responsibilities separately.
Does this page establish a reporting option or confidentiality rule?
No. Reporting and support require current official guidance and trained professionals. The overview only identifies the program scope and connected publications.
Publication details and freshness
- Publication number
- AR 600-52
- Publication type
- AR
- Issuing authority / proponent
- Department of the Army · G-1
- APD source status
- ACTIVE
- Publication date
- 2025-02-11
- Revision date listed by APD
- 2026-02-18
- Last source verification
- 2026-10-09
- Distribution
- A APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE; DISTRIBUTION IS UNLIMITED
APD change entries: 001 - 02/18/2026
Earlier editions replaced by this publication: SUPERSEDED AR 600-52, 01/10/2025. This is edition history, not a claim that the displayed publication is superseded.
APD status and distribution evidence ↗Last verification records a manual source check. GreenBook does not automatically guarantee that no later guidance has been issued.