Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey

Research > 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
Agency:	Bureau of Justice Statistics
Project amount:	$88,125
Project status:	Closed

See also:
> National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS)

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

Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center, Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (2002). Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Technical Report. 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.

———. (2002). Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Survey Software Syntax Guide. 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.

———. (2002). Measuring Adult Victimization in Alaska: Codebook. 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.

———. (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.

Giblin, Matthew. (2003). Measuring Adult Criminal Victimization: Findings From the Anchorage Adult Criminal Victimization Survey. 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.

Articles

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

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

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

Press releases

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

Conference papers

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

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