Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: UAA Criminal Justice Center, Havelock, John E.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Criminal Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1979
• Subjects: Alaska Natives; Alaska Supreme Court; appellate courts; bush justice; courts; crime; criminal justice; criminal appeals; exclusionary rule; law enforcement; paraprofessional police; police use of force; rural justice; search & seizure; Village Police Officers (VPO); Alaska; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10826

The report discussed in the article "Village Police Training" is "Alaska Village Police Training: An Assessment and Recommendations" by John E. Angell (1978) (https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/4153). The February 1979 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features an article summarizing findings of an evaluation of the Alaska Department of Public Safety's Village Police Training Program; a review of Charles Silberman's 1978 book Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice; and a summary of a petition for review in the case of State v. Sundberg involving the (nonfatal) police shooting of a suspect running from the scene of a burglary. Also included are digests of recent Alaska Supreme Court opinions, points brought up in criminal appeals cases, and criminal justice bills proposed in the Alaska State Legislature. Grant 77-A-032 of the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice, State of Alaska "Village Police Training" / "Book Review: Criminal Violence, Criminal Justice" by John Havelock / "Petition for Review: State v. Sundberg" / "Opinions of Note" / "Points on Appeal" / "New Telephone Numbers" / "Justice Training Calendar" / "Proposed Legislation"