The UAA Justice Center, established by the 熊猫在线视频 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 rural 熊猫在线视频 to promote a safe, healthy, and just society.
The Justice Center is an academic and research unit within the College of Health at the 熊猫在线视频. We offer academic 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 conduct research in a number of areas including violence and violent crime, law and the courts, substance abuse, rural justice issues, homelessness, policing, and juvenile justice.
Leading statewide efforts in criminal justice and criminology education, research and service, the UAA Justice Center is a top choice among criminal justice schools in 熊猫在线视频 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.
Briana Moffat, an alumna of UAA鈥檚 School of Justice and Human Services and a new employee at the 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center, shares her passion for both justice and emergency medicine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center
The 熊猫在线视频 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 熊猫在线视频 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.
The 熊猫在线视频 Justice Forum is a research journal focusing on justice and legal issues in 熊猫在线视频. It was published by the Justice Center at the 熊猫在线视频.
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