Alaska Justice Forum 34(3), Winter 2018
High referral rate for VPSO-assisted sex assault cases
Brad A. Myrstol
The likelihood that a sexual assault or sexual assault of a minor case will be accepted for prosecution in western Alaska is enhanced when VPSOs are first responders, according to new study.
Alaska Victimization Survey: Aleutian/Pribilof Islands
Results of the 2014–2015 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Aleutian/Pribilof Islands show 45% of adult women in the region have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both in their lifetime.
Sexual Assault Kit Initiative: Alaska making progress
Pamela Cravez
Victim-centered policies being developed by the Alaska Department of Public Safety for processing unsubmitted and untested sexual assault kits collected by Alaska State Troopers are one part of the state’s efforts to tackle more than 3,000 untested kits.
Sequential Intercept Model: Framework for a ‘wicked problem
Pamela Cravez
This model offers conceptual points at which a person with serious mental illness could be diverted from the criminal justice system and into community-based treatment. A recent book looks at the success of programs along the intercept continuum.
Myrstol is new Justice Center director
Dr. Brad Myrstol, new Justice Center director, brings breadth of experience in Alaska justice issues and more than 14 years with the Justice Center to new position.
Alaska State Troopers B Detachment Patrol Staffing Study
Troy C. Payne
The UAA Justice Center produced a workload-based staffing model for police patrol in the Alaska State Troopers B Detachment, studying a period for 2009–2015. Alaska State Troopers provide service in unincorporated areas of the state. B Detachment’s service area is a large part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and portions of the Valdez-Cordova Census Area along the Richardson Highway, an area of about 20,000 square miles containing 2,250 miles of roadways. According to the study, Troopers in B Detachment are chronically over-utilized, which causes operational problems. See also the Department of Public Safety press release providing additional details from the study and an infographic based on the study.
Spring 2018 print edition
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