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Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high

 |  Corinne Smith, Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon  |  , , ,

UAA Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the UAA Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.

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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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Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ lawmakers aim to expand eligibility for scholarships

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UAA’s Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center researcher, Rus’sel Sampson is quoted in an Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon article about merit-based Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Performance Scholarships.

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Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes

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The Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°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 Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.

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New statewide data tells mixed story about crime in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ

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This year's annual Crime in Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and Âé¶¹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.