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.
Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ’s domestic violence council explores restorative justice methods in court sentencing
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’s Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.
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.
Racial disparities for Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native and American Indian inmates: A troubling picture
UAA Justice Center Professor and Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æ Native and American Indian inmates in the Â鶹ÎÞÂë°æn and U.S. prison system.
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