Alaska Felony Sentencing Patterns: Selected Findings

This article describes selected findings from the Alaska Judicial Council's recently released report Alaska Felony Sentencing Patterns: 2012–2013. The report examines factors associated with felony sentences under new presumptive ranges set by the Alaska Legislature in 2005 and 2006. The study...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carns, Teresa White
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage 2016
Subjects:
Alaska Criminal Justice Commission (2015–2017)
Alaska Court System
Alaska Judicial Council
courts
felonies
sentencing
Alaska
Alaska Justice Forum
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7340
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Summary:This article describes selected findings from the Alaska Judicial Council's recently released report Alaska Felony Sentencing Patterns: 2012–2013. The report examines factors associated with felony sentences under new presumptive ranges set by the Alaska Legislature in 2005 and 2006. The study has been used by the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission (ACJC), established by the legislature in 2014 to make recommendations about criminal justice reform and sentencing. Classification of Felony Offenses / Background / Selected Findings

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