Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 1999)

Authors

• Atwell N/A
• Lawrence C. Trostle
• N/A Bureau of Justice Statistics

Files

Description

The Spring 1999 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents findings from a study of the effectiveness of the Brady Act in Alaska, focusing on procedures used by Alaska law enforcement agencies to determine eligibility of applicants for handgun purchases and looking at handgun purchase applications denied by the Anchorage Police Department; a related article presents views on problems with the Brady Act's implementation. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on capital punishment in the U.S. in 1997, and the use of the death penalty in by other nations is examined.

Publication Date

3-1-1999

Keywords

Anchorage, Alaska, capital punishment, criminal history record information, firearms, gun control, weapons

Recommended Citation

N/A, Atwell; Trostle, Lawrence C.; and Bureau of Justice Statistics, N/A, "Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 16, No. 1 (Spring 1999)" (1999). Vols 11-20 (1994-2004). 20.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_ak_justice_forum_11-20/20

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/3254