Justice Center research cited in Alaska Dispatch article

The online newspaper, Alaska Dispatch, cited Justice Center research on sexual assaults in a December 6, 2010 online article, "Feds fighting sex abuse cycle in rural Alaska." Reporter Craig Medred cited data from the 2008 Spring/Summer issue of the Alaska Justice Forum, "Sexual Assaults Reported to Alaska State Troopers," co-authored by André B. Rosay, Greg Postle, Darryl S. Wood, and Katherine TePas. The Forum article reviewed data from a Justice Center report examining sexual assaults reported to Alaska State Troopers in 2003-2004 in Alaska's smaller communities.

Article by Justice Center authors selected for Criminal Justice Policy Review

Dr. Darryl Wood, former Justice faculty now Assistant Professor with Washington State University, Vancouver; Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center Director; Greg Postle, graduate student at the University of Delaware; and Katherine TePas, State of Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coordinator, are the authors of the article, "Police Presence, Isolation, and Sexual Assault Prosecution," recently published in the Criminal Justice Policy Review.

The article considers the effects of geographic isolation and local police presence on the processing of 230 sexual assault cases reported to Alaska State Troopers. Policing in rural areas throughout the United States is hindered by geographic isolation. In Alaska, this hindrance is often severe. The authors examined how the Village Public Safety Officer program provides an effective solution to policing in rural areas - areas that lack the resources to have their own policing. Findings show that Village Public Safety Officers facilitate case processing by enhancing the likelihood that referred cases would be accepted for prosecution. However, after accounting for other potential influences, isolation did not impact the likelihood of prosecution. These results provide strong support for the Village Public Safety Officer program and have important implications for all rural areas in the United States.

Criminal Justice Policy Review is a multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal committed to the study of criminal justice policy through quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methodological approaches. The Review is published quarterly.

DV Study by Dr. Rivera cited by Alaska Attorney General's Office

A domestic violence study by Dr. Marny Rivera, Justice faculty, was cited by the Alaska Attorney General's office in a brief for a case on appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court, State of Alaska v. Robert Duane Gibson, III.

The study, "Assaults in Domestic Violence Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers," appears in the Fall 2008, Vol. 25, No. 3 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum. The article was co-authored by André Rosay, Justice Center Director; Darryl S. Wood; Greg Postle; and Katherine TePas.

New publication: Alaska Justice Forum Reprints

The Justice Center has launched a new series of publications, Alaska Justice Forum Reprints. Selected articles originally published in the Alaska Justice Forum will appear as single reprints.

There are currently four reprints available, all dealing with violence against women issues:

• "Case Attrition of Sexual Violence Offenses: Empirical Findings" by Darryl S. Wood and André B. Rosay
• "Sexual Assaults Reported to Alaska State Troopers" André B. Rosay, Greg Postle, Darryl S. Wood, and Katherine TePas
• "Stalking in Alaska" André B. Rosay, Greg Postle, Katherine TePas, and Darryl Wood
• "Assaults in Domestic Violence Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers" Marny Rivera, André B. Rosay, Darryl S. Wood, Greg Postle, and Katherine TePas

Additional reprints are in preparation, and will be available soon.