Volunteer Recruitment and Sustainability Assessment: United Youth Courts of Alaska -- Final Report

In response to a request from United Youth Courts of Alaska, we conducted an assessment of volunteer recruitment and sustainability during the Seventh Annual Statewide Youth Court Conference held in November 2003 in Anchorage, AK. We conducted three simultaneous focus groups with a total of 22 youth court volunteers to assess the advantages and disadvantages of volunteering for youth courts and the benefits and costs of continuing to volunteer for youth courts. In particular, we asked youth court volunteers about ways to improve recruitment and sustainability. All youth court volunteers clearly enjoyed their volunteer experience and planned to continue volunteering. In order to recruit and maintain skilled volunteers, focus group participants recommended to: (1) Provide potential volunteers a more accurate description of youth courts, (2) Revise the training course, (3) More proactively curtail the volunteers’ use of drugs and alcohol, (4) Enhance parental involvement in fundraising and non-court activities, (5) Publicize how to get involved in youth courts, and (6) Reward volunteers with tangible incentives. Although none of these recommendations will surprise youth court directors, we hope that this independent evaluation will confirm their beliefs and provide justifications for progress and change. Most youth court volunteers expressed an interest helping their youth court to achieve these goals.University of Alaska Anchorage Center for Community Engagement & Learning / Corporation for National and Community ServiceAcknowledgements / Executive Summary / Final Report / Need for Successful Recruitment and Sustainability / Evaluation Design / Limitations / Evaluation Results / Recommendations / Conclusion / Evaluation Resources / Appendices A. Parental Consent Form B. Youth Assent Form C. Focus Group Question

Stalking Victimization in the Municipality of Anchorage: Key Results from the 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of key results on stalking victimization in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska from the 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey. The summary describes Alaska statutory definitions of the crime of stalking, methodology and limitations of the survey, and estimates of lifetime and past year stalking victimization experienced by adult women in the Municipality of Anchorage. The 2015 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Municipality of Anchorage was conducted from May to August 2015. Stalking estimates were released on January 27, 2017. Findings include: * 1 in 4 women in the Municipality of Anchorage have experienced stalking in their lifetime; * 1 in 18 have experienced stalking in the past year; * More than 30,400 women in the Municipality of Anchorage have experienced stalking in their lifetime; and * More than 6,100 have experienced stalking in the past year. The 2015 survey also showed that stalking was particularly common among women who experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence: * Among women who experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence in their lifetime, 46% (more than 24,400) were also stalked in their lifetime; * Among women who experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence in the past year, 28% (more than 2,200) were also stalked in the past year.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyStalking in Alaska Statutes (AS 11.41.260 and AS 11.41.270) / Stalking in Alaska Victimization Survey / Lifetime Stalking Victimization of Adult Women in the Municipality of Anchorage / Past-Year Stalking Victimization of Adult Women in the Municipality of Anchorage / Nonconsensual Contacts Experienced by Lifetime Victims / Acknowledgments / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the City of Fairbanks: Key Results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey for the City of Fairbanks, which was conducted from April to June 2011, with results released on October 7, 2011 in Fairbanks. Findings include: * 57.0% of adult women in the City of Fairbanks have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * 11.5% of adult women in the City of Fairbanks have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * 3 out of every 10 adult women in the City of Fairbanks have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * 5 out of every 10 in the City of Fairbanks have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the City and Borough of Sitka: Key Results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey for the City and Borough of Sitka, which was conducted from March to May 2012, with results released on October 19, 2012 in Sitka. Findings include: * 47% of adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * Nearly 7% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * One out of every four adult women in the City and Borough of Sitka have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * Four out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough: Key Results from the 2013 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2013 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, which was conducted from April to July 2013, with results released on October 8, 2013 in Wasilla. Findings include: * 53% of adult women in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * 9% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * More than 3 out of every 10 adult women in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * More than 4 out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in Bristol Bay: Key Results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Brisol Bay region, which was conducted from April to June 2011, with results released on October 12, 2011 in Dillingham. Findings include: * Over 50% of adult women in the Bristol Bay Region have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * Nearly 15% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * 3 out of every 10 adult women in the Bristol Bay Region have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * 4 out of every 10 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the Municipality of Anchorage: Key Results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2011 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Municipality of Anchorage, which was conducted from April to June 2011, with results released on October 3, 2011 in Anchorage. Findings include: * Over 50% of adult women in the Municipality of Anchorage have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * Over 8% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * Three out of every ten adult women in the Municipality of Anchorage have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * Four out of every ten have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the Kodiak Island Borough: Key Results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2012 Alaska Victimization Survey for the Kodiak Island Borough, which was conducted from March to May 2012, with results released on October 4, 2012 in Kodiak. Findings include: * Nearly 44% of adult women in the Kodiak Island Borough have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * Over 6% have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in the past year; * More than 1 out of every 5 adult women in the Kodiak Island Borough have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime; and * More than 1 out of every 3 have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence in the Aleutian/Pribilof Island Region: Key Results from the 2014 and 2015 Alaska Victimization Surveys

This document is a two-page summary of the key results from the 2014–2015 Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) for the Aleutian/Pribilof Island region, which was conducted from April to June 2014 and May to August 2015, with results released on March 13, 2018 in Unalaska. Findings include: * 45% of adult women in the Aleutian/Pribilof Island region have experienced intimate partner violence, sexual violence or both, in their lifetime; * More than two out of every five adult women in the Aleutian/Pribilof Island region have experienced intimate partner violence in their lifetime; and * One in four women in the Aleutian/Pribilof Island region have experienced sexual violence in their lifetime.Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Alaska Department of Public SafetyPurpose of the Survey / Methodology / Acknowledgments / Key Estimates / Intimate Partner Violence Estimates / Sexual Violence Estimates / Important Limitation

Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men

Information generated by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, is in the public domain (http://www.nij.gov/publications/pages/reuse-policy.aspx). The Justice Center at University of Alaska Anchorage gratefully acknowledges the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, National Institute of Justice, for allowing us to reproduce, in part or in whole, the article "Violence against American Indian and Alaska Native Women and Men" by André B. Rosay. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.More than four in five American Indian and Alaska Native women and men have experienced violence in their lifetime, and more than one in three experienced violence in the past year, according to a new report from an NIJ-funded study. The study, part of NIJ's research program on violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women, looked at how prevalent psychological aggression and physical violence by intimate partners, stalking, and sexual violence were among American Indian and Alaska Native women and men. It also examined the perpetrators' race and the impact of the violence.Based upon research prepared under Grant Number 2012-PJ-BX-K001 from the National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of Justice.Violence Against Women / Violence Against Men / Who Are the Perpetrators? / How Does the Violence Affect Victims? / Differences Between Two National Surveys / Addressing the Problem / Examining Violence Against American Indian and Alaska Native Wome