- Constitutional analysis
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Justice Center Research
Research Spotlight
- Recent
Fall 2019 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
The Alaska Justice Forum has resumed publication with our Fall 2019 issue. In this issue we explore a study of Alaska sexual assault survivor experiences; recent changes to Alaska sex offense law; an innovative academy that trains health care providers to support victims of interpersonal violence; and how legal representation affects custody determinations in divorce cases.
Fact Sheet Identifies Trends in Alaska Court Caseloads
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Analysis of state court system data shows a steady decrease in trial court filings for violent and property crimes, but an increase in weapons case filings.
Dr. Troy Payne Examines Place Management in Neighborhood ContextFriday, May 24, 2019
Dr. Troy Payne coauthored an article "Place management in neighborhood context: An analysis of crime at apartments in Cincinnati" published in Security Journal.
- Also of note
Dr. Johnson seeks participants for study to improve sexual assault reporting system:
Media reportsFriday, April 19, 2019
KTVA Channel 11 News in Anchorage and the Anchorage Press reported this week on the Alaska SAKI research study being conducted by Dr. Ingrid Johnson of the UAA Justice Center.
AJiC Fact Sheet on property crime focuses on motor vehicle theftThursday, March 7, 2019
The January 2019 issue of the AJiC Fact Sheet, "Property Crime in Alaska 1985–2017," describes Alaska property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends.
Expertise
Justice Center faculty and staff are experts in a number of areas related to criminal justice and legal studies, including:
- Cost-benefit analysis
- Crime mapping
- Data analysis
- Legal analysis, research, and writing
- Legal education
- Policy review
- Process and outcome evaluation
- Recidivism analysis
- Survey data collection and analysis
- Survival analyis
- Trial preparation
Research Areas
Justice Center faculty and staff engage in research in areas related to criminal justice and public health including:
- Access to justice
- Administrative courts
- Civil liberties
- Collateral consequences of conviction
- Comparative law and legal systems
- Corrections
- Crime and public health
- Crime prevention
- Criminal case processing
- Empirical legal studies
- Homelessness
- Intimate partner violence
- Juvenile justice
- Law and the courts
- Lay judges and adjudication
- Marijuana law and policy
- Offender reentry
- Policing
- Public administration law
- Recidivism
- Regulation of the legal profession
- Sexual assault
- Specialized and alternative courts
- Substance abuse
- Victimization
- Violence and violent crime