Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: Parry, David L., Bureau of Justice Statistics, Barnes, Allan R.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1989
• Subjects: Alaska Department of Corrections; Alaska Department of Public Safety; Alaska State Troopers; alcohol & alcohol abuse; correctional populations; corrections; courts; crime; criminal case processing; criminal offenders; drugs & drug abuse; felonies; National Crime Survey; Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS); prosecution; Uniform Crime Reports (UCR); victims of crime; Parry; Alaska; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10817

The Winter 1989 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents the first of two articles analyzing Alaska crime trends from 1963 to 1987 based on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data and additional data compiled by the Alaska State Troopers, this article analyzes statewide crime trends from 1963 to 1987. The the National Crime Survey questionnaire has added expanded questions which permit analysis of crime victims' perception of drug and alcohol use by violent offenders; protective actions taken by victims and bystanders; and the response of police and other criminal justice authorities to reported crimes. A study of 1984 Alaska felony cases used 1984 Alaska Offender-Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) to analyze the process of case attrition and charge change between arrest and initial prosecution. January 1989 population figures for Alaska Department of Corrections facilities are presented. "Alaska Crime Trends — 1963 to 1987" by David L. Parry / "New Data from National Crime Survey (a BJS Report)" / "Felonies Prosecuted in 1984" by Allan R. Barnes / "Jail Monitoring Undertaken" / "Alaska Department of Corrections Profile of Population"