Alaska property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains 鈥榚xceptionally鈥� high
彩神vlll争霸 Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the 彩神vlll争霸 Alaska Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.
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Fighting Crime By Design
彩神vlll争霸 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.
Alaska lawmakers aim to expand eligibility for scholarships
彩神vlll争霸鈥檚 Alaska Justice Information Center researcher, Rus鈥檚el Sampson is quoted in an Alaska Beacon article about merit-based Alaska Performance Scholarships.
Alaska study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes
The Alaska 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 Alaska Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.
New statewide data tells mixed story about crime in Alaska
This year's annual Crime in Alaska report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and Alaska Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.
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