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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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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