Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993-2013

The full report upon which this article is based, Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993–2013 by Troy C. Payne (Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 11 Dec 2013) is available online at https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/3992.This article presents findings from the December 2013 report Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993–2013, which describes shootings involving officers of the Anchorage Police Department (APD) for the period January 1, 1993 through May 11, 2013.[Introduction] / Data Source and Limitations / Shooting Incident Characteristics / Weapon Use by Citizens / Injuries to Citizens, Officers, and Bystanders / Officer and Citizen Characteristics / Mental Illness and Drug Use / Warrants, Suspicion of Other Crimes, and Criminal Histories of Citizens / Discussion and ConclusionYe

Officer-Involved Shootings in Anchorage 1993–2013

This report describes situational, officer, and citizen characteristics of the 45 officer-involved shootings in Anchorage for the period 1 Jan 1993 through 11 May 2013 as recorded in Anchorage Police Department (APD) criminal investigation files. An “officer-involved shooting” is defined as an incident in which a sworn APD employee purposefully discharged a firearm with the intent of stopping a human being while acting under color of law, including firing at vehicles when the intent is to stop the vehicle. A total of 45 officer-involved shootings occurred during the 20-year study period. APD policy with regard to use of force and investigation of officer-involved shootings is also described.Anchorage Police Department.Executive Summary / Introduction / Investigation of officer-involved shootings and current policy / Policy / Data source and limitations / Temporal and spatial characteristics / Situational characteristics / Types of weapons used by police / Number of shots fired by police / Officer characteristics / Citizen characteristics / Summary / Appendix A: Variables Collecte

How Do You Determine the Right Size of a Police Department? Don’t Look to Crime Rates.

This article also appeared on pp. 3–5 of the Fall 2017 print edition.Studies have shown that changing the number of police officers has no effect on crime rates. This article explains why and describes alternative measures. An accompanying chart compares rates of violent crime in Alaska for 1986–2015 with the number of police officers per 1,000 residents for the same period.Why might police force size be related to crime? / What do the studies say? / Does this mean we can safely reduce the number of officers? / Is crime the only concern of police departments? / What about Alaska? / Reference

Research Perspectives on the Use and Control of Police Force

Anchorage Community Police Relations Task Forc

Green Bay Chronic Nuisance Notification Evaluation, 2006–2010

Green Bay City Ordinance Chapter 28 allows the City of Green Bay, Wisconsin to recover the cost of providing police services for chronic nuisances. Enforcement of Chapter 28 began in October 2006 and continues as of this writing. This report examined calls for service at properties with chronic nuisance enforcement to determine if enforcement was associated with a reduction in calls for service. Enforcing the chronic nuisance ordinance is associated with reduced calls for service but is costly in terms of officer and analyst hours. The best use of the chronic nuisance ordinance may be as a credible threat to entice property owners to partner with the Green Bay Police Department on crime prevention and nuisance abatement efforts

'Stand Your Ground': History and Effects

This slide presentation discusses Stand Your Ground laws in other states and available research on the impact of these laws. The presentation was presented as part of a community forum at Clark Middle School in Anchorage on "Stand Your Ground Law in Alaska" sponsored by the Anchorage Community Police Relations Task Force and the Anchorage Equal Rights Commission.Defining "stand your ground" / States with “stand your ground” / Why “stand your ground” / Effects of “stand your ground” / Academic research / Further informatio

Alaska State Troopers B Detachment Patrol Staffing Study and Description of Dispatched Police Incidents

This report is supplemented by an infographic summarizes major findings and recommendations from the report, which can be downloaded below.This study provides a workload-based staffing model for police patrol in B Detachment of the Alaska State Troopers and describes the pattern of police incidents in B Detachment over the study period of 2009 to 2015. Alaska State Troopers provide service in unincorporated areas of the state. B Detachment, headquartered in Palmer with additional posts in Wasilla and Glennallen, serves a large part of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and portions of the Valdez-Cordova Census Area along the Richardson Highway, — an area of about 20,000 square miles containing 2,250 miles of roadways. According to the study, Troopers in B Detachment are chronically over-utilized, which causes operational problems. From 2009 to 2015, Alaska State Troopers and Alaska Wildlife Troopers in B Detachment responded to an average of 48,000 incidents per year.Alaska Department of Public SafetyExecutive summary / Introduction / B Detachment description and staffing as of August 2017 / Definitions and measurement / The “correct” staffing is determined by both citizen demandand organizational preferences / Patrol demand / Troopers needed in the field / Leave, shift-relief, and administrative time / Number of Troopers required to meet 60% obligated time targets / Total staffing recommendation / Alternate obligated time target: 85% / Troopers in B Detachment are chronically over-utilized —and this means workload-based staffing models may underestimate demand / Workload description / Appendi

Does Changing Ownership Change Crime? An Analysis of Apartment Ownership and Crime in Cincinnati

This Powerpoint slide presentation examines the question of changes in level of crime when ownership of an apartment building changes. Examination of data from Cincinnati, Ohio, shows that ownership change, size of apartment complex, and past crime all have some effect on crime counts. In particular, when the apartments that are sold are high-crime apartments, change in ownership tends to worsen the crime problem.Key question: Does crime increase when ownership of an apartment building changes? Apartment characteristics Findings Implications Final thought

Persons Who May Be Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries were more likely to experience Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Violence

The Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) at the University of Alaska Anchorage has released this Fact Sheet in conjunction with a new report, “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Among Persons Who May Be Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries: Findings from the Alaska Victimization Survey.” This report used data from the 2020 Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) to estimate the extent to which victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault were Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries. It also estimated the extent to which Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries include Alaskans with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chronic alcohol or drug addiction, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, and traumatic brain injuries

Persons Who May Be Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries had more Adverse Childhood Experiences

The Alaska Justice Information Center (AJiC) at the University of Alaska Anchorage has released this Fact Sheet in support of the report, “Adverse Childhood Experiences, Intimate Partner Violence, and Sexual Violence Among Persons Who May Be Alaska Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries: Findings from the Alaska Victimization Survey.” This report used data from the 2020 Alaska Victimization Survey (AVS) to estimate the extent to which victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault were Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries. It also estimated the extent to which Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Alaska Mental Health Trust beneficiaries include Alaskans with mental illness, developmental disabilities, chronic alcohol or drug addiction, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, and traumatic brain injuries