The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission: A Legislative Call for Action
| dc.contributor.author | Geddes, Mary | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-05-27T18:11:10Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-05-27T18:11:10Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-09-22 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Geddes, Mary. (2014). "The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission: A Legislative Call for Action." Alaska Justice Forum 31(1–2): 11–12 (Spring/Summer 2014). | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11122/6582 | |
| dc.description.abstract | With its enactment of Senate Bill 64 during the 2013–2014 legislative session, the Alaska Legislature created the Alaska Criminal Justice Commission. This article describes the work of the commission, which is charged with evaluating and making recommendations “for improving criminal sentencing practices and criminal justice practices, including rehabilitation and restitution” over a three-year period. An accompanying sidebar describes other provisions of SB 64, the omnibus crime bill. | en_US |
| dc.description.tableofcontents | [Main article] / [SIDEBAR:] Senate Bill 64 — Omnibus Crime Bill | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage | en_US |
| dc.source | Alaska Justice Forum | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alaska Criminal Justice Commission (2015–2017) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Alaska Legislature | en_US |
| dc.subject | criminal justice reform | en_US |
| dc.subject | justice reinvestment | en_US |
| dc.subject | legislation | en_US |
| dc.subject | smart justice | en_US |
| dc.title | The Alaska Criminal Justice Commission: A Legislative Call for Action | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
| dc.description.peerreview | Yes | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2020-03-05T13:26:08Z |
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