Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: Chamard, Sharon, Carns, Teresa W., Green, Melissa S.
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2009
• Subjects: Alaska Violent Death Reporting System (AK VDRS); Alaska Court System; Alaska Judicial Council; capital punishment; collective efficacy; community disorder; community indicators; community survey; courts; fear of crime; homicide; judges; judicial selection; Matanuska-Susitna Borough; Alaska; suicide; violent death; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3206

The Winter 2009 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on capital punishment in the U.S. and internationally, as well as a brief history of the death penalty in Alaska; violent deaths in Alaska and nationwide; an exploration of the relationship fear of crime and collective efficacy, social ties, and community disorder in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough; and findings of the Alaska Judicial Council's 2008 report on judicial selection and retention from 1984 to 2007. "Capital Punishment 2007 and 2008" / "Violent Deaths in Alaska and Nationwide" / "Collective Efficacy and Fear of Crime in the Mat-Su Borough" by Sharon Chamard / "Selecting and Evaluating Alaska's Judges: 1984–2007" by Teresa White Carns / "An International Perspective on the Death Penalty" / "The Death Penalty in Alaska" by Melissa S. Green