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ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É adds millions to address domestic violence and sexual assault; advocates say more is needed

 |  Claire Stremple  | 

The ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey, conducted by the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É’s Justice Center, shows a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault rates, leading advocates to argue that, despite ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É allocating millions of dollars to combat these issues, the funding is still not enough to meet demand or address the root causes.

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AK-SAKI conducts research on DPS policies, procedures

 |  Ingrid Johnson  |  ,

The ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Justice Center worked in partnership with the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Department of Public Safety (DPS) through the Federal Bureau of Justice Assistance funded ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (AK-SAKI) to conduct research on DPS's policies and procedures related to sexual assault investigations, prosecutions, and victim-survivor engagement and support.

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Ingrid Johnson's newest publication explores victim-survivors’ reasons for not reporting to the police

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Justice Center Assistant Professor Ingrid Johnson recently published an article in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence, titled "Victim-Survivors’ Prioritization of Reasons for Non-Reporting Adult Sexual Assaults to Law Enforcement." This manuscript used data from a survey of survivors of adult sexual assault in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É on their reasons for not reporting to the police, which was part of the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (AK-SAKI).

Justice Center assistant professor Ingrid Johnson (inset) shares ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey results to the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É House Judiciary Committee during session on April 8 in this screenshot Read More

ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey results shared with ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É House Judiciary Committee

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

Justice Center assistant professor Ingrid Johnson shared results from the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey (AVS) with the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É House Judiciary Committee.

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New domestic violence report features Justice Center Research

The Domestic Violence in ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É report has been published by the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Criminal Justice Commission. The report cites the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Victimization Survey; Justice Center director and professor Brad Myrstol; and work by the ÑÇÖÞÉ«°É Justice Information Center in partnership with the Anchorage Police Department. AJiC director and Justice Center associate professor Troy Payne also was an active participant with the domestic violence work group.