AJSAC Fact Sheet highlighted on Justice Research and Statistics Association website

The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) and the 16-01 Fact Sheet — "Alaska Trauma Registry: Trauma Admissions Involving Alcohol or Illegal Drugs, 2014" — are in the member spotlight of the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA).
 
The fact sheet presents data from the Alaska Trauma Registry (ATR) on numbers of trauma admissions, patient demographics, and the presence of alcohol or illegal drugs in trauma admissions in 2014. Khristy Parker, Research Professional, is the author of the fact sheet.

JRSA also tweeted about the recent AJSAC Fact Sheet on Alaska Trauma Registry admissions.



The Justice Research and Statistics Association is a national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, and other researchers and practitioners throughout government, academia, and the justice community who are dedicated to the use of research and analysis to make informed policy and program decisions.

Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center Fact Sheets noted in national SAC Publication Digest

Three Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) Fact Sheet articles by Khristy Parker, AJSAC Research Professional, have been included in the recent online SAC Publication Digest covering July–December 2014.

The SAC Publication Digest contains abstracts of reports produced by state Statistical Analysis Centers (SACs), with links to the full reports. These reports cover a wide array of topics and analysis approaches for criminal justice data at the state level.  The Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) is the online publisher.

Crime Statistics/Crime Studies

• "Arrests for Drug Offenses in Alaska: 2000–2011"  (September 2014)
• "Burglary in Alaska: 1985–2011" (July 2014)

Law Enforcement

• "State and Local Law Enforcement Personnel in Alaska: 1982–2012" (August 2014)

JRSA is a national nonprofit group of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, and also includes other researchers and practitioners in government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC) is housed within the UAA Justice Center.  Dr. Brad Myrstol is the Director of the AJSAC.

Dr. Myrstol invited to join the Justice Research and Policy Editorial Board as Associate Editor

Dr. Brad Myrstol, Director of the Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center (AJSAC), was recently invited to join the Justice Research and Policy Editorial Board as an Associate Editor.

Justice Research and Policy is a publication of the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA). It is a semiannual, peer-reviewed journal which publishes policy-oriented research on a wide range of topics, with a particular focus on criminal and juvenile justice policies and practices relevant to state and local government.

The AJSAC is housed in the Justice Center.

Forum articles included in digest of statistical analysis center publications

Abstracts of five Alaska Justice Forum articles from the Summer/Fall 2011 issue have been included in the recently released online SAC Publication Digest, Vol. XV, July - December 2011 issued by the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA).

The Forum articles are:

• "Immigrants in Alaska - Authorized and Unauthorized" by Antonia Moras
• "Enforcement of Immigration Laws" by Antonia Moras
• "Pace: A Pilot Project for Probation Violators in Anchorage"
• "Alaska's Five-Year Prisoner Reentry Strategic Plan, 2011-2012"
• "A Brief Look at VPSOs and Violence Against Women Cases" by André Rosay, Marny Rivera, and Barbara Armstrong

JRSA is a national nonprofit group of state Statistical Analysis Center(SAC) directors, and also includes other researchers and practitioners in government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center is housed within the UAA Justice Center.

Forum articles included in digest of statistical analysis center publications

Abstracts of two Alaska Justice Forum articles have been included in the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) Publication Digest for January - June 2011.

The articles, "Prisoner Reentry and the Uniform Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act" by Prof. Deb Periman, J.D., and "Gangs: National Data and the Fairbanks Gang Assessment" by Khristy Parker, Justice Center Research Professional and Shea Daniels, Juvenile Probation Officer, Alaska Division of Juvenile Justice, were published in the Alaska Justice Forum, volume 27, number 4, Winter 2011.

JRSA is a national nonprofit group of state Statistical Analysis Center(SAC) directors, and also includes other researchers and practitioners in government, academia, and criminal justice organizations. The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center is housed within the UAA Justice Center.