Alaska Justice Forum

The Summer 1993 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features an examination, based on courtroom observation, of cultural and linguistic factors that result in miscommunication between English speakers and native Yup'ik speakers in legal and justice contexts. A second article describes findings fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Morrow, Phyllis, Bureau of Justice Statistics
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 1993
Subjects:
Alaska Natives
Bethel
Alaska
bush justice
corrections
courts
jails
language interpretation
legal anthropology
legal interpretation
rural justice
Morrow
Yup'ik
Alaska Justice Forum
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3277
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Summary:The Summer 1993 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features an examination, based on courtroom observation, of cultural and linguistic factors that result in miscommunication between English speakers and native Yup'ik speakers in legal and justice contexts. A second article describes findings from the 1992 Annual Survey of Jails, which reported data from 1,113 jails in 795 jurisdictions. "A Sociolinguistic Mismatch: Central Alaskan Yup'iks and the Legal System" by Phyllis Morrow / "Jail Inmates in 1992 (A BJS Report)" by Bureau of Justice Statistics

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