Dr. Lindsey Blumenstein, Justice faculty, and Ms. Lauree Morton, Executive Director of the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (CDVSA), were interviewed by KTUU Channel 2 News about gender-based violence following the recent release of the Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) Municipality of Anchorage 2015 estimates.Ms. Morton discussed the results for Anchorage:
- 1 in 2 adult women in the Municipality of Anchorage (48%) have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime;
- 1 in 13 have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year;
- The percentage of women in the Municipality of Anchorage who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or both in their lifetime dropped from 55% to 48%.
- The percentage of women who have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence, or both in the past year dropped from 10% to 8%.
- Rates of violence against women in the Municipality of Anchorage remain unacceptably high.
The presentation on the Anchorage estimates also included discussion by Dr. Blumenstein of the results from the 2015 survey of sexual violence against UAA students.Conducted in the spring of 2016, this survey measured the prevalence of sexual misconduct and sexual assault against UAA students, both on and off campus. Findings include:
- From January 2015 to Spring 2016, 1 in 10 UAA students have experienced sexual assault and/or misconduct.
- 1 in 30 have experienced sexual assault.
- 1 in 11 have experienced sexual misconduct.
KTUU news reports:
"Victims of Violence" - interview of Dr. Lindsey Blumenstein by Rebecca Palsha. KTUU Channel 2 News. 26 Aug 2016.
"Victimization Survey Results" - interview of Ms. Lauree Morton by Rebecca Palsha. KTUU Channel 2 News. 26 Aug 2016.
MORE INFORMATION:
For more background on this project, visit http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/justice/avs
For more information about CDVSA, visit http://www.dps.state.ak.us/CDVSA/
To learn more about Abused Women’s Aid in Crisis, visit http://www.awaic.org
To learn more about Standing Together Against Rape, visit http://www.staralaska.com/
