Alaska Justice Forum

• Main Authors: Erlich, Richard, Bureau of Justice Statistics, Cravez, Pamela
• Format: Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1996
• Subjects: Alaska Court System; Alaska Natives; bush justice; courts; criminal justice; federal courts; gender bias; Justice Center Web Site; Kotzebue; Alaska; lawyers; Northwest Arctic Borough; rural justice; victims of crime; website; Arctic; Alaska Justice Forum
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3264

The Fall 1996 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum leads with a discussion of the particularities of justice system issues in the Northwest Arctic Borough based on historical evidence, research and personal observations made from Judge Richard Erlich’s experience as a long-term resident and Superior Court judge in Kotzebue. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on criminal victimization in the United States in 1994. The Joint State-Federal Courts Gender Equality Task Force reports on its three-year investigation into gender bias in Alaska state and federal courts, finding that sex-related bias affects not only litigants, witnesses, lawyers, employees, and judges with regard to process, but also with regard to the substantial outcome of cases. "Criminal Justice in the Northwest Arctic Borough" by Richard Erlich / "Criminal Victimization in 1994 (A BJS Report)" / "Courts' Task Force Urges Education" by Pamela Cravez / "Justice Center Web Site Develops"