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Fact Sheet Identifies Trends in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Court Caseloads

 |  Melissa Green  |  , ,

An analysis by the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Information Center 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.

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Dr. Troy Payne Examines Place Management in Neighborhood Context

 |  Melissa Green  | 

Dr. Troy Payne co-authored an article, titled "Place management in neighborhood context: An analysis of crime at apartments in Cincinnati," that was published in Security Journal.

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Dr. Johnson seeks participants for study to improve sexual assault reporting system

 |  Melissa Green  |  , ,

KTVA Channel 11 News in Anchorage and the Anchorage Press reported this week on the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) research study being conducted by Dr. Ingrid Johnson of the UAA Justice Center.

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AJiC Fact Sheet on property crime focuses on motor vehicle theft

 |  Melissa Green  |  , ,

The January 2019 issue of the ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ Justice Information Center Fact Sheet, "Property Crime in ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ 1985–2017," describes ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ property crime trends from 1985 through 2017, with a focus on motor vehicle theft rate trends.

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What happened when Juneau took fluoride out of the drinking water?

 |  Matt Jardin  | 

According to Healthy People 2020 approximately four out of five Americans have access to optimally fluoridated water (OFW). That figure comes from assistant professor of health sciences Jennifer Meyer, Ph.D., M.P.H., C.P.H., R.N. In ÐÜèÔÚÏßÊÓƵ, the percent of the population with access to OFW has dropped significantly from 60 percent in 2007 to only 42 percent in 2017.