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Study of Sexual Assault in Anchorage > Final report |
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| Rosay,
André and Langworthy, Robert H. (2003). Descriptive
Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska. Report prepared
under Grant No. 2000-RH-CX-K039 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. |
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in Adobe Acrobat format | Press release
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Abstract:
It has long been known that forcible rapes and sexual assaults occur at
a higher rate in Anchorage and in Alaska than in the U.S. as a whole. The
Justice Center, in collaboration with the Anchorage Police Department, conducted
an epidemiological study aimed at providing a better understanding of the
parameters of the rape and sexual assault problem in Anchorage. Researchers
looked at case data drawn from the 541 sexual assaults reported to the Anchorage
Police Department in 2000 and 2001. These data provide the first solid information
on victim and suspect characteristics, time and location of assaults, and
other details about sexual assaults and rapes reported to the police. In
some cases the data contradict some of the more common assumptions regarding
Anchorage’s rape problem. |
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