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ALASKA CRIME PREVENTION RESOURCES
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| Your State - Crime Statistics and Research | |
| Disaster Center Crime Rates in Alaska from 1960 to 1997 www.disastercenter.com/crime/akcrime.htm |
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| Teen Violence Prevention Programs | |
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Burchell High School - Mat-Su Alternative School 1775 West Parks Hwy. Wasilla, AK 99654 Telephone: 907-373-7775 Fax: 907-373-1430 Web: mas.mat-su.k12.ak.us /msas.htm |
Burchell High School (formerly Mat-Su Alternative School), in Wasilla, AK, works with teens who can't meet class graduation requirements in one of five partcipating high schools-- among them teen parent, adjudicated youth, special-ed and self-suppoting students. MSA networks with 150 businesses to provide job sites, with a 100 percent job placement rate. Students must work 15-20 hours at a job site. |
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Parent Networks Kathy Shanti, Parent Network Coordinator Volunteers of America, Alaska 441 West Fifth Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 Telephone: 907-279-3966 Fax: 907-276-5489 |
Parent Networks is a simple concept. Parents list the names of their children's friends, their phone numbers and their parents' names. Then they call the other parents, hold get-togethers and establish common rules and procedures to stay in touch to keep our kids safe and them avoid drugs, alcohol and other trouble. Over 60 cities in American have asked for permission to replicate the Parent Networks program. Started in 1995 and still going strong, the program is strengthening families, helping Your State - Crime Statistics drop three times as fast as the national average, and keeping kids safe. |
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Western Region Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Denise Grothaus, Program Assistant University of Nevada, Reno Mail Stop 279 Reno, NV 89557 Telephone: 888-734-7476 Fax: 775-784-6265 Email: denise@unr.edu Web: www.unr.edu/westcapt |
The fundamental mission of the national CAPT system is to bring research to practice. The CAPT system is designed to work with States and local communities, policymakers and local leaders, agencies and task forces to apply the science-based substance abuse prevention technology that works. This group works in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap), Marshall Islands,and Palau. |
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Interior Alaska Center for the Healing of Racism Kandie Christian, Co-Chair of the Board and Co-Facilitator PO Box 75105 Fairbanks, AK 99707 Telephone: 907-455-7046 Email: kandiejc@gci.net |
Purpose: To create an environment in which people of all races can address one another through open and honest discussions. Programming works to identify the cycles of racial conditioning and share how racism affects all of humanity. The Center offers a series of courses on racism and provides facilitator training that allows course participants to return to the community as leaders. |
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Alaska Department of Public Safety - Community Services Bureau Tim DeSpain, Supervisor 5700 E Tudor Road Anchorage, AK 99507 Telephone: 907-269-5719 Web: www.dps.state.ak.us/ DPSLinks/ |
A helpful agency for finding referrals to crime prevention organizations. The web site includes links to major police departments and other state agencies. |
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Matsu Crime Stoppers Law Enforcement Coordinator, Investigator Ruth Josten PO Box 3036 Palmer, AK 99645 Crime Tip Number: 907-745-3333 Main Contact Number: 907-745-2131 Web: www.matsu-crimestoppers.org |
Put simply Crime Stoppers is a three part approach to solving the crime problem. It relies on cooperation between the police, the media, and the general community to provide a flow of information about crime and criminals. Mat-Su Crime Stoppers selects a Crime of the Week and it is published in the local newspaper and reported on local radio stations. Periodically a reenactment of the crime of the week is shown on area television stations. |
| Check with your local police department for more crime prevention resources in your area. | |
