Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: UAA Criminal Justice Center, Endell, Roger V.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Criminal Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1979
• Subjects: Alaska Natives; Alaska Supreme Court; appellate courts; bush justice; corrections; courts; criminal appeals; criminal justice; jails; justice education; law enforcement; paraprofessional police; police; public safety; rural justice; Village Police Officers (VPO); Alaska; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10828

The report discussed in the article "Bush Justice: A Critical Report" is "Alaskan Village Justice: An Exploratory Study" by John E. Angell (1979) (https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/4154). The April 1979 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features the first of two article on the major findings of Alaskan Village Justice — the first comprehensive study of public safety and the criminal justice system in the predominately Alaska Native villages of rural or "bush" Alaska — and part 2 of a discussion of police education in the United States. Also included are digests of recent Alaska Supreme Court opinions and points brought up in criminal appeals cases, and a justice training calendar. Grant 77-A-032 of the Governor's Commission on the Administration of Justice, State of Alaska "Bush Justice: A Critical Report" / "The Future of Police Education: A National Debate" by Roger Endell / "Opinions of Note" / "Points on Appeal" / "Justice Training Calendar" / 'Forum Subscriptions" / "Subscription Form"