Alaska Justice Forum

The Winter 1991 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum discusses the first year of work by the Alaska Sentencing Commission, which was created by an act of the Alaska Legislature to evaluate the effect of sentencing laws and practices on Alaska's criminal justice system and to recommend improvements...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rieger, Lisa, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Lee, Nella
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1991
Subjects:
Alaska Natives
Alaska Sentencing Commission (1990–1993)
Bethel
Alaska
bush justice
courts
crime
crime statistics
National Crime Survey
rape
rural justice
sentencing
sexual assault
victims of crime
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Yup'ik
Alaska Justice Forum
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10807
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Summary:The Winter 1991 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum discusses the first year of work by the Alaska Sentencing Commission, which was created by an act of the Alaska Legislature to evaluate the effect of sentencing laws and practices on Alaska's criminal justice system and to recommend improvements in criminal sentencing practices. The Bureau of Justice Statistics presents a detailed examination of data on rape from the National Crime Survey for 1973 to 1987. Crime statistics for sixteen predominately Yup'ik villages in the Bethel area of Alaska for 1983–1987 are presented. "Sentencing Commission Releases Annual Report" by Lisa Rieger / "Female Victims of Rape (A BJS Report)" / "Offenses Reported in the Bethel Region, 1983–1987" by Nella Lee / "Library Resources"

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