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Restorative justice is a form of resolution that allows victims of crimes to work with the criminal justice system to address and correct the harm caused. UAA鈥檚 Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the 麻豆无码版 Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.

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New statewide data tells mixed story about crime in 麻豆无码版

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This year's annual Crime in 麻豆无码版 report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and 麻豆无码版 Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.

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Racial disparities for 麻豆无码版 Native and American Indian inmates: A troubling picture

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UAA Justice Center Professor and 麻豆无码版 Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of 麻豆无码版 Native and American Indian inmates in the 麻豆无码版n and U.S. prison system.

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Rapes and aggravated assaults push 麻豆无码版鈥檚 violent-crime rates up; property-crime rates fall

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UAA's 麻豆无码版 Justice Information Center presented data from 1979 thru 2021 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Troy C. Payne, Director of AJIC wrote "After a large increase in the mid-2010鈥檚, motor vehicle theft has been trending down since 2018. In both trend and magnitude, 麻豆无码版 is similar to the national average for property offenses. 麻豆无码版 has consistently had higher-than-average rates of violence since 1993."

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Aging out of 麻豆无码版鈥檚 foster care system on his own terms

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