The Anchorage Community Survey, 2007: Sourcebook
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Anchorage, AKAnchorage Community Survey
Anchorage Police Department (APD)
collective efficacy
community disorder
community indicators
community survey
fear of crime
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Abstract
A sample of 1,772 adult residents of the Municipality of Anchorage participated in a survey conducted by the Justice Center in late 2007. The results, compiled in this sourcebook — the second in a series of biannual surveys of the Anchorage municipality — provide one of the most detailed pictures available of community attitudes within the network of communities forming the Anchorage municipality, containing information on the demographics of residents, their perceptions of the life in their neighborhoods, social activities and organizations, and their satisfaction with various municipal and government functions, including policing. Survey results are presented in summary form for the entire municipality and also by community council area.Table of Contents
Acknowledgements / Table of Contents / List of Tables / REPORT / Introduction / Methodology / Organization of the Sourcebook / Part 1. Life in Anchorage Neighborhoods / Part 2. Social Activities and Organizations / Part 3. Local Services // LOCATOR MAPS // TABLES / Respondent Demographic Characteristics / PART 1. LIFE IN ANCHORAGE NEIGHBORHOODS / Neighborhood / Racism / Informal Social Control / Violence / Community Disorder / Fear of Crime / Self-Protection / PART 2. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS / Social Ties / Residence / Organizations / PART 3. LOCAL SERVICES / Satisfaction with Local Services / Usage of Local Services / Local Government — Municipality of Anchorage / Health Care / Community Justice Centers / Police Effectiveness / Contact with Police // APPENDIX: Anchorage Community Survey 2007 QuestionnaireDate
2009-09-23Publisher
Justice Center, University of Alaska AnchorageType
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Flexman-Evans, Shel Llee. (2009). The Anchorage Community Survey, 2007: Sourcebook. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.Collections
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