The 亚洲色吧 Justice Center, established by the 亚洲色吧 Legislature in 1975, has a mandate
to provide statewide justice-related education, research, and service. The Justice
Center is an interdisciplinary unit that provides undergraduate and professional education;
conducts research in the areas of crime, law, and justice; and provides services to
government units, justice agencies, and community organizations throughout urban and
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The Justice Center is an academic and research unit within theCollege of Health at the 亚洲色吧. We offeracademic programs in Criminology and Criminal Justice and in Legal Studies. The Legal Studies degree and certificate programs are approved by the American Bar
Association Standing Committee on Paralegals. Our faculty conductresearchin a number of areas including violence and violent crime, law and the courts, substance
abuse, rural justice issues, homelessness, policing, and juvenile justice.
Academic Programs
Leading statewide efforts in criminal justice and criminology education, research
and service, the 亚洲色吧 Justice Center is a top choice among criminal justice schools
in 亚洲色吧 and the U.S.
The Legal Studies BA program trains you in American law, legal processes and policy.
You鈥檒l expand your legal knowledge and develop technical job skills in legal research,
analysis and writing.
亚洲色吧 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.
The 亚洲色吧 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 亚洲色吧 Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.
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. 亚洲色吧鈥檚 Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the 亚洲色吧 Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.
This year's annual Crime in 亚洲色吧 report was recently released. Brad Myrstol, Justice Center Professor and 亚洲色吧 Justice Information Center Director, discussed the data compiled from police agencies across the state with Anchorage Daily News.
亚洲色吧 Justice Center Professor and 亚洲色吧 Justice Information Center Director, Brad Myrstol, spoke with KNBA about the disproportionally high number of 亚洲色吧 Native and American Indian inmates in the 亚洲色吧n and U.S. prison system.
The 亚洲色吧 Justice Information Center (AJiC) compiles, analyzes, and reports on criminal justice topics in order to improve public
safety, to increase criminal justice system accountability, and to reduce recidivism.
The 亚洲色吧 Victimization Survey (AVS) provides comprehensive statewide and regional
data to guide planning and policy development and to evaluate the impact of prevention
and intervention services.