Epidemiological Study of Sexual Assault in Anchorage

Research > Epidemiological Study of Sexual Assault in Anchorage

Principal investigator(s):	Robert H. Langworthy André Rosay
Other project personnel:	Melissa S. Green
Project dates:	Oct 1 2000 - Sep 30, 2002
JC#:	0107.02
Agency:	Bureau of Justice Statistics
Project amount:	$49,323
Project status:	Completed

See also:
> Spatial Patterning of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage (project) > Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assaults in Anchorage, Alaska: 2002-2003 Update (project) > Sex offenses

It has long been known that sexual assaults occur at a higher rate in Anchorage and in Alaska than in the U.S. as a whole, but until now no methodical study of the problem had even been conducted. This project was aimed at providing a better understanding of the parameters of the rape and sexual assault problem in Anchorage, providing the first detailed look at: victim and suspect characteristics, time and location of assaults, relationship between victim and suspect, and other characteristics of sexual assaults in Anchorage. In some cases the data contradicted some of the more common assumptions regarding Anchorage’s rape problem.
Project staff designed two databases: (1) for the Anchorage Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) for extraction of information from victims of sexual assault from SART files; (2) for extraction of data from sexual assault cases reported to the Anchorage Police Department. The second database became the basis for the first epidemiological study of sexual assault in Anchorage, providing information which may help policymakers and police to plan effective prevention and law enforcement programs.

Products

Green, Melissa S., designer. (2002). "SART-PD Database" [Microsoft Access database (Access 2000)]. Database designed under Grant No. 2000-RH-CX-K039 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. [Confidential; cannot be released without authorization.]

Green, Melissa S., designer. (2003). "SART Database" [Microsoft Access database (Access 2000)]. Database designed for the Anchorage Sexual Assault Response Team under Grant No. 2000-RH-CX-K039 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. [Confidential; cannot be released without authorization.]

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.

Articles

Rosay, André. (Winter 2004). "Forcible Rapes and Sexual Assaults in Anchorage." Alaska Justice Forum 20(4): 1, 9-11.

Press releases

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (24 Nov 2003). "Study on Sexual Assaults in Anchorage Released" (press release).

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