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Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 8, No. 2 (Summer 1991), Otwin Marenin, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Allan R. Barnes, N/A Criminal Justice Statistics Association

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Summer 1991 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents data from a study of crime in five unnamed Athabascan villages in central Alaska from 1985 through 1990; extracts from Village Public Safety Officer and Alaska State Trooper reports provide concrete details of individual incidents and a sense of context. The Offender-Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) program of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, which tracks adult offenders from the point of entry into the criminal justice system through final disposition; OBTS data from eight U.S. states, including Alaska, indicate that for every 100 persons arrested for a felony in 1988, 81 …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 8, No. 1 (Spring 1991), N. E. Schafer, Emily E. Read, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Spring 1991 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum describes provisions of the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 and discusses the juvenile jail monitoring activities conducted by the Justice Center for 1987–1989 under contract to the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services. The Bureau of Justice Statistics describes the characteristics, criminal histories, and drug use patterns of women under the jurisdiction of federal and state prison authorities in the U.S. Alaska homicide statistics for 1965–1992 in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, and Alaska overall are presented; Alaska homicide rates have been below the national average since …

Alaska's Plea Bargaining Ban Re-Evaluated, Teresa White Carns, John Kruse

ISER Reports

This article summarizes the findings of the Alaska Judicial Council's most recent evaluation of Alaska's ban on plea bargaining. The study found several major differences between Alaska's pre-ban practices and current practices that could be directly attributed to the ban. First, the standard for screening of cases was tightened immediately after the ban was announced, resulting in an increase in the number of cases not accepted for prosecution. According to most persons interviewed, the present screening policy is a positive influence on the quality of cases and a useful tool for prosecutors. The Alaska Judicial Council recommends that the present …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 7, No. 4 (Winter 1991), Rieger N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Nella Lee

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Winter 1991 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum discusses the first year of work by the Alaska Sentencing Commission, which was created by an act of the Alaska Legislature to evaluate the effect of sentencing laws and practices on Alaska's criminal justice system and to recommend improvements in criminal sentencing practices. The Bureau of Justice Statistics presents a detailed examination of data on rape from the National Crime Survey for 1973 to 1987. Crime statistics for sixteen predominately Yup'ik villages in the Bethel area of Alaska for 1983–1987 are presented.

Eight United Nations Congress On The Prevention Of Crime And The Treatment Of Offenders, M. Cherif Bassiouni

Nova Law Review

The various forms and manifestations of international and transnational

criminality require a comprehensive approach by the international

community from which effective strategies of prevention, control,

and suppression can follow.

Eight United Nations Congress On The Prevention Of Crime And The Treatment Of Offenders

Nova Law Review

The establishment of an international criminal tribunal has long

been a goal, first of the League of Nations1 and then of the United

Nations. It is consistent with this tradition and appropriate that the

United Nations adopt this Draft.

Crime And Punishment In The Federal Courts, Roger J. Miner '56

Criminal Law

No abstract provided.

International Cooperation In Criminal Matters: Western Europe's International Approach To International Crime, Scott Carlson, Bruce Zagaris

Nova Law Review

Any sophisticated discussion of criminal law is apt to touch on the

nature of the criminal process itself.

Crime: The Un Agenda On International Cooperation In The Criminal Process, Roger S. Clark

Nova Law Review

This article focuses on a package of model treaties on international

criminal cooperation that were approved at the Seventh and Eighth

United Nations Congresses on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment

of Offenders, in 1985 and 1990.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 7, No. 3 (Fall 1990), Trostle C. N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Lisa Rieger

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Fall 1990 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents findings from a report on the progress of Los Angeles Police Department in actively recruiting women and minorities in response to a 1980 federal consent decree mandating changes in its recruitment, selection, training, and employment practices. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports statistics on criminal victimization for 1989 from the National Crime Survey, which measures personal and household offenses, including crimes not reported to police. The Alaska Sentencing Commission, created to evaluate Alaska’s sentencing laws and practices and to recommend improvements, begins its work.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 7, No. 2 (Summer 1990), Ender L. N/A

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The Summer 1990 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents findings from a 1989 study of the Alaska bar membership, which analyzed sex-based differences between resident members of the Alaska Bar Association regarding economic and professional status and career path, particularly with regard to the "gender gap" in law practice income. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on federal, state, and local government expenditures and employment in civil and criminal justice in fiscal year 1988. Uniform Crime Report figures reported in the FBI's annual Crime in the United States found a slight drop in the crime rate in Alaska between …

Selective Return Of Criminal Law Activity To Alaska Native Villages: Neocolonialism Or Revitalization Of Tribal Sovereignty?, Conn N/A

Conference papers

As Alaska struggles with criminal justice delivery to Alaska Native villages, many experiments have been undertaken or postulated which would reinvigorate criminal law activity in these rural places. Initial enthusiasm for alleviation of burdens on the formal system has been replaced with a state concern that village activity will be viewed as tribal activity. The author isolates areas where the needs of the state and villages can be met without feeding the flames of the conflict between state sovereignty and village tribal sovereignty.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 6, No. 3 (Fall 1989), Angell E. N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, David L. Parry

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Fall 1989 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features a discussion President George H.W. Bush's drug control plan, “The National Drug Control Strategy,” presents details of the plan, its anticipated results, funding plans, and reaction to the plan by Congress and others. The Bureau of Justice Statistics presents 1988 statistics on criminal victimization. The Justice Center, under contract to the Alaska Division of Family and Youth Services, has designed a new monitoring system to improve Alaska’s compliance with the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. September 1989 population figures for Alaska Department of Corrections facilities are …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer 1989), Becker N/A, Emily E. Read, N. E. Schafer, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Summer 1989 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on delinquent activity in Southcentral Alaska, which declined from 1984 to 1988, and on criminal cases heard in federal courts from 1980 to 1987.

Independent, Vol. 1 No. 27, May 4, 1989, Kean College Of New Jersey

Independent 1985-1989

The Reflector was a student-run newspaper created in 1922 at the State Teachers Normal School at Newark, now Kean University. It began as a monthly newsletter with the same name, some were printed by Lackawanna Press, Newark. In 1960, the newspaper changed its name to the Independent. The editor of this issue was Eric L. Greenberg.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 5, No. 4 (Winter 1989), Parry L. N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Allan R. Barnes

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The Winter 1989 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents the first of two articles analyzing Alaska crime trends from 1963 to 1987 based on Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) data and additional data compiled by the Alaska State Troopers, this article analyzes statewide crime trends from 1963 to 1987. The the National Crime Survey questionnaire has added expanded questions which permit analysis of crime victims' perception of drug and alcohol use by violent offenders; protective actions taken by victims and bystanders; and the response of police and other criminal justice authorities to reported crimes. A study of 1984 Alaska felony …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 5, No. 2 (Summer 1988), Lee N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, N/A Uaa Justice Center

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Summer 1988 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features an article presenting 1985-1986 crime statistics for eight predominately Yup'ik villages in the Bethel area of Alaska, with preliminary analysis indicating that crime rates in rural Alaska may higher than statewide or national averages — although data from such a small sample should be viewed with caution. A Bureau of Justice Statistics study which examined data from the United Nations, the International Police Organization (Interpol), and the World Health Organization on crime rates internationally finds that violent crime and property crime appear to be higher in the United States than …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 5, No. 1 (Spring 1988), Bureau Of Justice Statistics

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Spring 1988 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on preliminary Uniform Crime Reporting statistics showing a decline in crime in Anchorage between 1986 and 1987; national data on state court caseloads showing more than 14.3 million new civil cases filed in limited and general jurisdiction state courts in 1985, with 42,351 new civil cases filed in Alaska; and Bureau of Justice Statistics data on drunk driving in the U.S.

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 4, No. 4 (Winter 1988), Bremson N/A, Teresa White Carns, Marla N. Greenstein, Bill Parker, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics

Vols 01-10 (1977-1994)

The Winter 1988 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on policy and procedural changes implemented by the Alaska Judicial Council since 1983 to improve Alaska's judicial selection and retention processes; findings from an Alaska Judicial Council research report on news cameras in Alaska courts; a summary of pending corrections bills in the Alaska Judicial Council; and data from eleven states, including Alaska, which report Offender-Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS), which tracks adult offenders from the point of entry into the criminal justice system through final disposition. January 1988 population figures for Alaska Department of Corrections facilities are presented.

Human Biology And Criminal Responsibility: Free Will Of Free Ride ?, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

This Comment presents three major arguments concerning biological deficiency defenses, using, respectively, a critique of biosocial science research, a statistical model of biological and sociological data, and an examination of theories and philosophies on causation and behavior. First, this Comment argues that there should be no defense to mitigate criminal responsibility except in the less that one percent of cases eligible for the insanity defense. Second, this Comment argues that social science research has not successfully demonstrated sufficiently strong links between biological factors and criminal behavior to warrant major consideration in determining criminal responsibility. Third, this Comment demonstrates that no …

Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 4, No. 2 (Summer 1987), Parry L. N/A, N/A Bureau Of Justice Statistics, Nella Lee

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The Summer 1987 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on juvenile offense patterns in Alaska in 1985; the lifetime likelihood of victimization; crime definitions from the National Crime Survey; and a reviews two recent studies on runaway children in Alaska. April 1987 population figures for Alaska Department of Corrections facilities are presented.

Victim Participation In Plea Bargains, Sarah N. Welling

Law Faculty Scholarly Articles

There is a trend in the criminal law today to focus on the rights of victims. This trend has been manifested in actions by legislatures, courts, the President of the United States and others. Various programs have been implemented to ameliorate the crime victim's experience. For example, many states now provide compensation for victims, and victim/witness assistance programs have sprung up around the country. It has also been suggested that the victim's lot should be improved by granting them a right to participate in the prosecution of the defendant. This article examines whether victims should be accorded a right to …

Responsibility And Excuse In Medicine And Law: A Utilitarian Perspective, Seymour L. Halleck

Law and Contemporary Problems

No abstract provided.

The Risks And Rewards Of Criminal Activity: A Comprehensive Test Of Criminal Deterrence, W. Kip Viscusi

Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Publications

Whereas previous analyses of criminal deterrence have focused on the effect of criminal enforcement on crime rates, this study analyzes the existence of compensating differentials for criminal pursuits. By analyzing the risk-rewards trade-off, this approach represents a more comprehensive test of the criminal deterrence hypothesis. The sample consisted of black inner-city youths who reported their crime participation, crime income, and self-assessed risks from crime. The risk premiums for the three principal adverse outcomes (arrest, conviction, and prison) constituted between one-half and two-thirds of all crime income on the average, providing strong support for the criminal deterrence hypothesis

Review Of "Vigilante: The Backlash Against Crime In America" By William Tucker, Steven H. Goldberg

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Victim, Offender, And Situational Characteristics Of Violent Crime, Deborah W. Denno

Faculty Scholarship

The examination of offenses rather than offenders in past research often overlooked the importance of offender characteristics and background. Indeed, a growing body of research suggests that the biological or psychological characteristics of offenders may strongly influence the outcome of particular encounters or future offense behavior. For instance, offenders with poor verbal ability or low school achievement scores may be more prone to repeat confrontational violence, irrespective of the characteristics of the victim or the situation of the offense. Thus, it is important to distinguish between those offenders with short or repeat offense histories, and those offenses which do or …

Merging Social Control And Criminal Law In Small Eskimo Villages In Alaska — Can It Be Done? The Portrait Of The Inner Logic Of Social Control Governing Drinking Behavior And Its Relationship To Criminal Law Process, Conn N/A

Conference papers

The legal reaction by Yup'ik and Inupiat Eskimos in Alaska to drunken behavior has changed over time from one that penalizes drunkenness to one that seeks to prevent drinking. This new therapeutic approach interferes with any preemptive aggressive response by persons seeking to control an intoxicated person. Moreover, since the law perceives an intoxicated person as sick rather than bad, the traditional perception that an intoxicated person is not his normal self may be reinforced by the law. Indeed, a drunken person may act aggressively without fear of later community blame. The author concludes that the law should re-orient Native …

Jailbirds In Mid-Victorian Halifax, Judith Fingard

Dalhousie Law Journal

The social history of crime and criminal justice in the nineteenth century has recently tended to emphasize two themes: first, attitudes towards crime and punishment, and the administrative reforms of institutions which grew out of those attitudes; second, the nature of criminality, particularly of serious crime and long-term trends, as revealed in case studies of offences in particular localities, including computer-based, statistical profiles of criminal populations. Both these approaches have their strengths, but it must be recognized that they are heavily weighted in favour of the theoretical, the institutional, and the statistical; they are also predominantly concerned with the view …

The Politics Of Crime And Criminal Justice, Erika S. Fairchild, Vincent J. Webb

Publications

This volume is about politics, crime, and criminal justice in the United States. As such, it reports on some of the fruits of an increasing amount of research that has been devoted to this topic in recent years. With the exception of one analytical essay on crime as an issue in American politics, all of the articles in the volume are based on original field research.

The Use Of Research In Confronting Violence In Alaska: Final Report, Knowlton W. Johnson

Reports

This study of research diffusion and use in Alaska was a major effort to generate empirical information about the connection between research and policymaking relating to the critical problem of violence, a problem which threatens the quality of life for Alaskans . Policy questions of interest centered on: (1) describing the research diffusion process in connection with human service agencies that deal with problems of violent behavior; (2) determining how research influences decisions about violence reduction policy and programming; and (3) discovering what facilitates or inhibits the use of research in making decisions about combating violence.