The Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage has joined an international network of research institutes with interests in urban studies, criminology and evidence-based government decision-making. The affiliation was formalized in a memorandum of agreement between the Center and the Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies at Simon Fraser University. Other universities and institutes in the network include: University College London, Northeastern University, University of Western Australia, Texas State University, Bowling Green State University, University of Arkansas—Little Rock, Mount Royal College in Calgary, and University College of the Fraser Valley.
The network facilitates cooperation among its members on large-scale projects and proposals as well as the sharing of methodologies, techniques and ideas. It will also permit staff and student exchange programs.
