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Education

• 2003: Ph.D. (Criminal Justice), Rutgers-Newark

Biography

Dr. Sharon Chamard is a professor in the Justice Center. She received her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers-Newark in New Jersey. Dr. Chamard is interested in the spatial distribution of crime, and conflict over use of public space. She has conducted research on geographic patterns of sexual assault and youth violence in Anchorage, and currently is focusing on the mobility patterns of chronic public inebriates and the spatial features associated with homeless encampments. Dr. Chamard has written two Problem-Oriented Guides for Police for the U.S. Department of Justice, one on partnering with businesses to address public safety problems, and the other on homeless encampments. She works closely with the Community Action Policing Team of the Anchorage Police Department, providing training on problem-oriented policing and helping evaluate their activities.

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Research Interests

• Homeless encampments
• Situational crime prevention
• Community-based crime prevention
• Problem-oriented policing
• Community policing
• Survey design and administration
• Crime mapping

Publications

 by Sharon Chamard. Chap. 11. In Martin A. Andresen & Graham Farrell (eds.), The Criminal Act: The Role and Influence of Routine Activity Theory, pp. 146–168. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

"Community Cohesion and Empowerment" by Sharon Chamard. In Kenneth J. Peak (ed.), , pp. 34–37. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2013.

"Involving Local Businesses" by Sharon Chamard. In Kenneth J. Peak (ed.), , pp. 224–228. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2013.

"Neighborhood Associations" by Sharon Chamard. In Kenneth J. Peak (ed.), , pp. 257–260. Los Angeles: SAGE Publications, 2013.

 (monograph) by Sharon Chamard. Problem-Specific Guides Series #56. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010.

"Routine Activities" by Sharon Chamard. Chap. 11. In Eugene McLaughlin & Tim Newburn (eds.), , pp. 210–224. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, 2010.

"Routine Activities Theory" by Sharon Chamard. In Bonnie Fisher & Steven P. Lab (eds.), , pp. 795–799. SAGE Publications: Thousand Oaks, CA, 2010.

 by Sharon Chamard and Rashi Shukla. Security Journal 23(1): 1–2 (Feb 2010).

 (monograph) by Sharon Chamard. Problem-Solving Tools Series #5. Washington, DC: Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice, 2006.

 by Sharon Chamard. Western Criminology Review 5(3): 133-34 (Jul 2004).

 by Sharon Chamard. Security Journal 17(1): 51–59 (Jan 2004).

 by Maria LoÅ› and Sharon Chamard. Canadian Journal of Criminology 39(3): 293–328 (Jul 1997).

ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum

 by Barbara Armstrong and Sharon Chamard. ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum 31(1–2): 2–11 (Spring/Summer 2014).

"Leading Causes of Death 2007–2010" by Sharon Chamard. .

"Experience of Racism in Anchorage" by Melissa S. Green and Sharon Chamard. ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum 30(2): 8–9 (Summer 2013).

"Self-Protective Behaviors in Anchorage" by Sharon Chamard. .

"Correlates of Gun Ownership in Anchorage and the Mat-Su Borough" by Sharon Chamard. .

"A Look at Chronic Inebriate Housing in Seattle" by Sharon Chamard. .

"Collective Efficacy and Fear of Crime in the Mat-Su Borough" by Sharon Chamard. .

"East Anchorage Weed and Seed 2008 Community Survey" by Sharon Chamard. .

"The History of Crime Mapping and Its Use by American Police Departments" by Sharon Chamard. .

"Youth Violence in Anchorage" by André B. Rosay and Sharon Chamard. .

Research Reports

 by Sharon Chamard, Luke Barnes, Lily Fox, Kris Lyons, Daniel Reinhard, and Derek Witte. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, Jul 2014.

 by Sharon Chamard and Heather MacAlpine. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Anchorage, Dec 2012.

 by Sharon Chamard and Heather MacAlpine. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Anchorage, Nov 2011.

 by Sharon Chamard. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, Oct 2011.

 by Sharon Chamard. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, Jan 2011.

 by Sharon Chamard and Khristy Parker. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Anchorage, May 2010.

by Robert H. Langworthy, Shel Llee Flexman-Evans, Sharon Chamard, Alan R. McKelvie, and Donald Yunker. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, May 2009.

 by Sharon Chamard. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, 2008.

 by Sharon Chamard and Brad A. Myrstol. Report prepared for the East Anchorage Weed & Seed. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, Oct 2008.

Maps

"Chloropleth Map of Midtown Anchorage" by Sharon Chamard. ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Forum 23(3): 4–5 (Fall 2006).

"Domestic Violence Reports, Anchorage Bowl, 1999–2002" by Sharon Chamard. In Municipality of Anchorage (ed.), , pp. 44. Anchorage, AK: Municipality of Anchorage, 2006.

Videos & Multimedia

 (streaming video) by Sharon Chamard. Science: Becoming the Messenger. 1 min. 50 secs. Fairbanks, AK: NSF ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, 2013.

Public Presentations

 by André B. Rosay and Sharon Chamard (2005).

 by André B. Rosay and Sharon Chamard (2004).