Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high
UAA Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the UAA Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.
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Welcome to the AJiC web page – your primary conduit to learn about the center’s crime and justice research, both past and present. are always freely available to the public, and accessible on our ScholarWorks@UA website. AJiC publishes new research reports, research briefs, fact sheets and data visualizations on a regular basis, and a few of the center’s most recent research publications are highlighted below. Alternatively, a great way to keep current with AJiC’s research activities is to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter and have our most current publications delivered directly to your email inbox!
About AJiC
AJiC is the acronym for the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ (UAA) Justice Center’s research center, the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center. Since 1986, Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s has been housed in the UAA Justice Center. In its role as Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s SAC, AJiC assists Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ justice agencies and organizations with the development, implementation, and evaluation of justice programs and policies by collecting and analyzing Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ-specific crime and justice statistics. AJiC also pursues SAC-specific provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics for special projects and research initiatives to advance criminal justice policy and practice in the state. There are currently 53 SACs located in the United States and its territories.
AJiC is a member of the (JIRN), a national nonprofit organization and resource center for statistical analysis centers, criminological researchers, justice data analysts, and justice practitioners.
Have questions? Please feel free to contact us via email: uaa_ajic@alaska.edu
Recent Publications
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Fighting Crime By Design
UAA Justice Center Professor, Sharon Chamard provides expertise on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED), emphasizing the importance of design elements like natural surveillance, access control, and maintenance in creating safer communities.
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Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ lawmakers aim to expand eligibility for scholarships
UAA’s Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center researcher, Rus’sel Sampson is quoted in an Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon article about merit-based Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Performance Scholarships.
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Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes
The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Victimization Survey (AVS) released a new report about the health of women who have experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Physical violence is a part of IPV, but it also includes things like controlling behaviors, threats of harm, and inflicting harm against people and things an intimate partner cares about. Dr. Ingrid Johnson with AVS told the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.
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New statewide data tells mixed story about crime in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ
This year's annual Crime in Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.
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