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Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey

 Principal investigator(s): 

 N.E. Schafer
Matthew Giblin
Project dates:  Oct 1 2000 – Dec 31, 2002
JC#:  0109.01, 0109.02
Funding agency:  Bureau of Justice Statistics
 Project amount:  $88,125
Project status:  Closed
 

See also:

> Victims of crime
Nationally administered surveys such as the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) are designed to account for underreported criminal events that are not captured by other measures such as the Uniform Crime Reports (UCR), but the national scope of the survey makes it impossible to extract crime data for less populated areas, thus limiting the utility of this data for Alaska criminal justice planners. With a land area larger than Texas and California combined, Alaska has a population less than half of the city of Philadelphia. Its residents live in pockets of populated areas throughout the state, with approximately half living in Anchorage, the state's largest city. Many Alaska communities are accessible only by airplane, boat, or off-road vehicles like snowmachines and ATVs. In addition to being geographically isolated, much of rural Alaska is culturally distinct from urban communities. In combination, these factors make it difficult to gather data on crime and criminal victimization, which are essential for guiding criminal justice planning.

The primary goal of the present research is to develop the capacity to administer a crime victimization survey (using Bureau of Justice Statistics Crime Victimization Survey Software) throughout Alaska and to obtain a more accurate picture of crime and criminal victimization in the state. Researchers will first conduct a local victimization survey of Anchorage households to provide data of value to policymakers, practitioners, and researchers in the state's largest city. Second, researchers will develop a protocol for surveying rural Alaskans about their experiences with criminal victimization. This second activity, while not actually conducting a survey of rural residents, is an important first step that will establish a framework for future victimization research in rural Alaska.

Products

Measuring Adult Criminal Victimization: Findings From the Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey by Matthew J. Giblin. Report prepared under Grant No. 2001-BJ-CX-K030 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Jul 2003.

Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Codebook by Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Report prepared under Grant No. 2000-BJ-CX-K013 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Feb 2002.

Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Survey Software Syntax Guide by Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Report prepared under Grant No. 2000-BJ-CX-K013 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Feb 2002.

Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Technical Report by Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Report prepared under Grant No. 2000-BJ-CX-K013 from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, Feb 2002.

"Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Technical and Syntax Files" (CD-ROM) . Bureau of Justice Statistics. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2002.

Articles

"Fear of Crime and Quality of Life in Anchorage" by Matthew J. Giblin. Alaska Justice Forum 19(4): 6-8 (Winter 2003).

"Victimization in Anchorage: Findings From the Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey" by Matthew J. Giblin. Alaska Justice Forum 20(1): 6-8 (Summer 2003).

"A Further Perspective on Satisfaction With Policing" by Matthew J. Giblin. Alaska Justice Forum 20(3): 2-4 (Fall 2003).

Press releases

"Fear of Crime and Quality of Life in Anchorage" (press release). Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage (31 Mar 2003).

Conference papers

"Examining Public Satisfaction With the Police: Findings From the Anchorage Adult Victimization Survey" by Matthew J. Giblin and Matthew V. Robinson. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, Boston, March 2003. (Available from Department of Behavioral Sciences, York College of Pennsylvania.)

Data

cvs2002pubfiledata.sav. Data file in SPSS format.

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