The July issue of
Senior Voice features research conducted by
Dr. Andre Rosay, Justice Center director, on the prevalence of psychological and physical abuse among Alaskan women aged 60 and older. According to Dr. Rosay's research, one in nine Alaska women aged 60 and older experienced psychological or physical abuse in the past year. Results are based upon the
Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS), an annual survey conducted from 2010 through 2015 by the Justice Center and funded by the Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. Dr. Rosay is the principal investigator for the survey.
Dr. Rosay used data from both a state survey (AVS) and national survey (National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey), and found Alaska rates for psychological and physical abuse higher than the national rates.
A more comprehensive article on Dr. Rosay's research appears in the Summer edition of the
Alaska Justice Forum, published later this month. Sign up to receive the summer edition of the
Forum at
http://eepurl.com/cDlViD.
