Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: Bremson, Francis, Carns, Teresa White, Greenstein, Marla N., Parker, Bill, Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1988
• Subjects: Alaska Court System; Alaska Department of Corrections; Alaska Judicial Council; Alaska State Legislature; correctional populations; corrections; courts; crime; criminal case processing; criminal offenders; judges; judicial retention elections; judicial selection; legislation; media; Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS); Alaska; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10821

The Winter 1988 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on policy and procedural changes implemented by the Alaska Judicial Council since 1983 to improve Alaska's judicial selection and retention processes; findings from an Alaska Judicial Council research report on news cameras in Alaska courts; a summary of pending corrections bills in the Alaska Judicial Council; and data from eleven states, including Alaska, which report Offender-Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS), which tracks adult offenders from the point of entry into the criminal justice system through final disposition. January 1988 population figures for Alaska Department of Corrections facilities are presented. "Alaska Judicial Council in Change: 1983–1987" by Francis Bremson and Teresa White Carns / "News Cameras in Alaska Courts: Assessing the Impact" by Marla N. Greenstein / "Corrections Bills Pending" by Bill Parker / "Tracking Offenders, 1984 (A BJS Report)" / "Angell Appointed" / "Mclaughlin Video Available" / "Alaska Department of Corrections Profile of Population"