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Briana Moffat, UAA School of Justice and Human Services alumna posed with puffy coat in winter weather Read More

Alumni Spotlight: Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center Research Professional

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Briana Moffat, an alumna of UAA’s School of Justice and Human Services and a new employee at the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center, shares her passion for both justice and emergency medicine.

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Fighting Crime By Design

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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 adds millions to address domestic violence and sexual assault; advocates say more is needed

 |  Claire Stremple  | 

The Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Victimization Survey, conducted by the UAA’s Justice Center, shows a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault rates, leading advocates to argue that, despite Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ allocating millions of dollars to combat these issues, the funding is still not enough to meet demand or address the root causes.

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Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ lawmakers aim to expand eligibility for scholarships

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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

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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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