Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: Atwell, Cassie, Trostle, Lawrence C., Bureau of Justice Statistics
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1999
• Subjects: Anchorage; Alaska; capital punishment; criminal history record information; firearms; gun control; weapons; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3254

The Spring 1999 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents findings from a study of the effectiveness of the Brady Act in Alaska, focusing on procedures used by Alaska law enforcement agencies to determine eligibility of applicants for handgun purchases and looking at handgun purchase applications denied by the Anchorage Police Department; a related article presents views on problems with the Brady Act's implementation. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on capital punishment in the U.S. in 1997, and the use of the death penalty in by other nations is examined. "The Brady Act in Alaska" by Cassie Atwell / "Notes on the Brady Bill (A Viewpoint)" by Lawrence C. Trostle / "Capital Punishment in the U.S. in 1997 (A BJS Report)" / "International Data on the Death Penalty" / "Gun Control Resources on the Web"