Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 3, No. 5 (May 1979)
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Alaska NativesAlaska Supreme Court
appellate courts
bush justice
corrections
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criminal justice
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The May 1979 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features the second of two article on the major findings of Alaskan Village Justice — the first comprehensive study of public safety and the criminal justice system in the predominately Alaska Native villages of rural or "bush" Alaska — and a summary of the defense reply to a petition for review in the case of State v. Sundberg involving the (nonfatal) police shooting of a suspect running from the scene of a burglary. Also included are digests of recent Alaska Supreme Court opinions and points brought up in criminal appeals cases.Description
The report discussed in the article "Bush Justice Report" is "Alaskan Village Justice: An Exploratory Study" by John E. Angell (1979) (https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/handle/11122/4154).Table of Contents
"Bush Justice Report" / "State v. Sundberg: Defendant's Reply" / "National TASC Evaluation" / "Oral Appellate Decisions" / "Criminal Justice Center Program Honored" / "Points on Appeal" / "Opinions of Note" / "Justice Training Calendar"Date
1979-05Source
Alaska Justice ForumPublisher
Criminal Justice Center, University of Alaska AnchorageType
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Alaska Justice Forum 3(5), May 1979Collections
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