Crime and the Justice System in Rural Alaskan Villages

Authors

• John E. Angell

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Description

Approximately 20 percent of Alaska's population live in small remote Native villages. Very little factual data regarding contemporary criminal justice operations has been compiled. For example, comprehensive data concerning present crime rates, policing methods, and local deviancy control mechanisms in rural Alaska simply do not exist. The research underlying this paper was an exploratory effort to begin the collection of crime and justice information which can be used in criminal justice policy development in rural areas of the state by the State of Alaska.

Publication Date

3-15-1979

Keywords

Alaska Natives, bush justice, corrections, courts, criminal justice, jails, law enforcement, paraprofessional police, police, public safety, rural justice, Village Police Officers (VPO)

Recommended Citation

Angell, John E., "Crime and the Justice System in Rural Alaskan Villages" (1979). Conference papers. 27.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_papers/27

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/10687