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Alaska Victimization Survey (2010)

Related project:Alaska Victimization Surveys FY11

Principal investigator(s):	André B. Rosay
Other project personnel:	Brad A. Myrstol Marny Rivera Darryl S. Wood
Project dates:	2009–2010
JC#:	1004
Funding agency:	Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public Safety
Project amount:	$280,143
Project status:	In progress

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Alaska has long been plagued by a high incidence of violence against women. For example, Uniform Crime Reports data shows rates of forcible rape over two and a half times higher in Alaska than in the U.S. has a whole. However, because there is no victimization data in Alaska, it is impossible to determine if higher rates of rape and other violence against women are due to higher victimization rates, higher rates of reporting, or both. A statewide victimization study will provide the first definitive measures of incidence and prevalence, which can be used to provide greater empirical support for responses to, and prevention of, violence against women.

The Alaska Victimization Survey will be modeled upon the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Surveillance System (NISVSS) developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Department of Defense. The NISVSS survey, started in 2009, is designed to generate accurate lifetime and 12-month incidence and prevalance estimates on intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking victimization.

Products

Presentations	Summary	Document
"2010 Alaska Victimization Survey: Report to the Alaska State Legislature" (Powerpoint slide presentation) by André B. Rosay and Lauree Morton. Slide presentation presented at the joint meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Senate Health and Social Services Committee, Alaska State Legislature, Juneau, AK, 24 Jan 2011.
"2010 Alaska Victimization Survey" (Powerpoint slide presentation) by André B. Rosay, Sandy Samaniego, Marny Rivera, Brad Myrstol, Darryl S. Wood, and Lauree Morton. Slide presentation presented at University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK, 30 Sep 2010.
"Alaska Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Update" (Powerpoint slide presentation) by André B. Rosay, Katherine TePas, and Joseph A. Masters. Slide presentation presented to agencies of the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of the Interior (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Washington, DC, Mar 2011.
"Alaska Victimization Survey: Detailed Responses to Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence Questions" by André B. Rosay, Marny Rivera, Brad A. Myrstol, and Darryl S. Wood. Presented to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Training Conference, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Anchorage, AK, Apr 2011. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
"Results of the 2010 Alaska Victimization Survey" (Powerpoint slide presentation) by Marny Rivera and Lauree. Morton. Slide presentation presented to Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Training Conference, Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Anchorage, AK, Apr 2011. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.
Conference papers and presentations	Abstract	Document
"Alaska Victimization Survey: From Research to Policy and Practice" (poster) by André B. Rosay; Katherine TePas; Darryl S. Wood; Marny Rivera; and Brad A. Myrstol. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA, Nov 2010.
Press releases	Document
Victimization Survey Press Conference (media advisory). September 21, 2010.