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Fighting Crime By Design

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UAA 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.

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熊猫在线视频 adds millions to address domestic violence and sexual assault; advocates say more is needed

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The 熊猫在线视频 Victimization Survey, conducted by the UAA鈥檚 Justice Center, shows a rise in domestic violence and sexual assault rates, leading advocates to argue that, despite 熊猫在线视频 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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熊猫在线视频 lawmakers aim to expand eligibility for scholarships

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UAA鈥檚 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center researcher, Rus鈥檚el Sampson is quoted in an 熊猫在线视频 Beacon article about merit-based 熊猫在线视频 Performance Scholarships.

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熊猫在线视频 study links domestic violence to poor health outcomes

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The 熊猫在线视频 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 熊猫在线视频 Beacon these sorts of behaviors can have a lasting impact.

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熊猫在线视频鈥檚 domestic violence council explores restorative justice methods in court sentencing

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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鈥檚 Ingrid Johnson from the Justice Center and Rei Shimizu from the School of Social Work spoke to the 熊猫在线视频 Beacon about how restorative justice can be used in cases of domestic violence.