The Alaska Justice Statistical Analysis Center is the Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) for Alaska under a program funded by the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of Justice. It has been housed in the Justice Center of the University of Alaska Anchorage since its inception in the mid-1980s.
     The SAC supports the mission of the Justice Center by acting as a clearinghouse for justice-related information, by forming a liaison with federal and state officials, and by conducting research on justice issues relevant to Alaska.

SAC Activities

• Research support for publication of the Alaska Justice Forum, a quarterly justice research newsletter published jointly by the Justice Center and the Statistical Analysis Center. The Forum publishes articles on Alaska justice issues, including many based on Justice Center and SAC research, and national reports from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.
• Acting as an information clearinghouse for justice information and data of agencies and bureaus of the U.S. Department of Justice, including the Office of Justice Programs, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) through its collection of government documents in the Justice Center Library, Internet resources made available through the Justice Center Web Site and the SAC website, articles in the Alaska Justice Forum, and providing information directly to members of the public and justice and news agencies and organizations.
• Providing information, data, and statistical analysis assistance to public officials and agencies related to crime and the administration of justice in Alaska.
• DICRA Reporting for deaths during arrest, statewide.