ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ property crimes decline over long term, but violent crime rates remains ‘exceptionally’ high
UAA Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the UAA ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.
UAA Justice Center Chair Brad Myrstol shares data from the UAA ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Justice Information Center with the House Judiciary Committee.
The Associate Dean in the College of Health has been selected by the World Health Organization to serve as an expert on its Technical Advisory Group on Violence against Women Prevalence Estimation and Data.
The ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ allocating millions of dollars to combat these issues, the funding is still not enough to meet demand or address the root causes.
The ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ 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 ľ¹ÏÖ±²¥ Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.
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