Alaska Victimization Survey: From Research to Policy and Practice

Rosay, André B.; TePas, Katherine; Wood, Darryl S.; Rivera, Marny; and Myrstol, Brad A. (Nov 2010). "Alaska Victimization Survey: From Research to Policy and Practice." Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.

Abstract: The Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage partnered with the Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault to conduct a statewide victimization survey. The Alaska Victimization Survey was modeled after the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance System (NISVSS) survey, developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice and the Department of Defense. The NISVSS survey is designed to “generate accurate and reliable lifetime and 12-month incidence and prevalence estimates on intimate partner violence (physical aggression, psychological aggression, and sexual violence); sexual violence (unwanted sexual situations, abusive sexual contact, and completed or attempted sex without consent); and stalking” (CDC). This poster presents key results from the Alaska Victimization Survey and identifies how survey results are being used to impact policy and practice.