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Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage.
Photo by Melissa S. Green.
  
 
ACADEMIC>
Fall 2008 registration:
Canceled classes & schedule changes

Due to unanticipated changes in faculty, several classes have been cancelled for the fall semester. A total of nine classes have been canceled; they are clearly marked on the complete list of Justice Center Fall 2008 course offerings. Also, some offered courses have had a change in scheduled time/date; please consult the list of course offerings. We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

SYMPOSIUM>
ECCA 2008 Symposium

The 2008 Environmental Crime and Crime Analysis (ECCA) Symposium, sponsored by the Justice Center, will be held at University of Alaska Anchorage on July 23-26, 2008. The symposium will focus on research on situational and geographic approaches to crime reduction. The symposium's organizers are Sharon Chamard of the Justice Center at UAA and Rashi Shukla of the University of Central Oklahoma. Further information about the symposium, registration, and accomodations can be found at the ECCA 2008 website.

RESEARCH>
Second Forum on Minority Overrepresentation in the Juvenile Justice System: Realizing Just Solutions
Justice Center research data clearly demonstrate that minorities are overrepresented in Alaska's juvenile justice system both at the point of arrest and at the point where a juvenile is either diverted to a community-based option or a petition is filed with the Court. Local experts and community members joined together on Thursday and Friday, July 10–12, 2008 at the BP Energy Center (1014 Energy Court, Anchorage) to share information on the problem and their vision for solutions at the Second Forum on Minority Overrepresentation in the Juvenile Justice System: Realizing Just Solutions. Materials related to the forum include the flyer, press release, and a binder of information compiled for conference participants.

RESEARCH>
The Anchorage Community Survey, 2007: Executive Summary
The Anchorage Community Survey is conducted by the Justice Center biannually to assemble longitudinal data on public opinions about life in Anchorage neighborhoods, perceptions of local services and community interactions. The 2007 survey achieved a 55 percent response rate—a high level for this type of survey. For additional information, please contact the Justice Center at the University of Alaska Anchorage (Dr. Sharon Chamard, 786-1813). The executive summary can be found at ACS 2007 Executive Summary.

ACADEMIC>
Summer 2008 classes
A complete list of Justice Center course offerings for Summer 2008 are available online.

ALASKA JUSTICE FORUM>
Comparing the American and Russian constitutions

The Winter 2008 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum includes an article by Alaska Court of Appeals Judge David Mannheimer in comparing the American and Russian constitutions. A longer version of this article, providing a history of how the two constitutions were developed, is available as a supplement. Also in this issue of the Forum: Marla Greenstein on the history of the Khabarovsk-Alaska Rule of Law Partnership, a historic partnership between the Alaska justice system and the legal system of the Russian region of Khabarovsk; a look at Alaska children with parents in prison; an update on correctional populations in Alaska and the nation as a whole; a discussion of immigrants to the U.S. over the past century; and a look at noncitizens in the Alaska correctional system. Antonia Moras, editor of Alaska Justice Forum since 1987, bids farewell.

MOVE>
The Justice Center has moved!
The Justice Center has moved to its new address at LIB 213 (Consortium Library building); a map with directions to our new location is available in Acrobat .pdf format. All telephone and fax numbers remain the same.

RESEARCH>
Sexual assaults reported to the Alaska State Troopers

Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers: 2003-2004 by Greg Postle, André B. Rosay, Darryl S. Wood, and Katherine TePas provides the first statewide overview of sexual assault and sexual abuse of minor cases reported to the Alaska State Troopers. The descriptive analysis documents the characteristics of these reports, suspects, victims, incidents, and witnesses, and examines three legal resolutions: whether cases were referred for prosecution, whether cases were accepted for prosecution, and whether cases resulted in a conviction. An accompanying Powerpoint presentation provides an overview of the study's major findings.

RESEARCH>
Reporting sexual assault victimizations

As part of a larger study examining the characteristics of sexual assault victimizations in Alaska as observed and recorded by sexual assault nurse examiners, 101 patients in Bethel, Fairbanks, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, and Soldotna provided information about their decision to report their victimization to law enforcement. Reporting Sexual Assault Victimizations to Law Enforcement by André Rosay and Tara Henry documents who these patients consulted prior to reporting, the actions and reactions that patients received from others, how patients initially attributed blame, and how concerned patients initially were about disbelief and negative reactions from others. The report also examines whether patients had begun to take control over the recovery process, the amount of time elapsed from assault to examination, and what factors predict the amount of time elapsed from assault to examination.


RESEARCH>
Collateral consequences in Alaska

Collateral consequences are, in general, those effects of laws and measures that increase the negative consequences of a criminal conviction beyond that actual court-imposed sentence. In the latest Justice Center Working Paper, "The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska", Prof. Deborah Periman examines policy considerations of collateral consequences and makes a preliminary effort to list all of the provisions of Alaska state law that may diminish in some respect the opportunities available to an individual with a criminal conviction in his or her background.

RESEARCH>
Community Indicators Project

The Community Indicators Project is a public education project aimed at providing information about various aspects of Alaskan communities through data collection, analysis, and distribution. The site brings together information about communities and quality of living in the Anchorage and Mat-Su regions of Southcentral Alaska. These two areas comprise over 52 percent of Alaska's total population and represent some of the fastest growing areas within the state, driving the need for comprehensive studies during their growth and development.

 
  

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ACADEMIC>
Justice & Paralegal Internships
The application deadline for Spring 2008 internships is past. The application deadline for Fall 2008 internships is Friday, February 22, 2008. Please note that internships (JUST 495) are not offered during the summer. For futher information and application forms, see Justice Internships: Information and Required Forms or Paralegal Internships: Information and Required Forms.

  
STUDENTS>
Requesting letters of recommendation
Students frequently request letters of recommendation from faculty members for financial aid, job applications, applications to graduate or law schools, or other purposes. Forms for requesting letters of recommendation from Justice Center and other UAA faculty can be filled out online and printed (though they cannot be saved online).


Alaska Justice Forum   
The Fall 2007 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum features articles on collateral consequences in Alaska, an evaluation of recidivism among participants in the Alaska Court System's three felony therapeutic courts, a summary of findings on disproportionate minority contact with the juvenile justice system in Fairbanks North Star Borough, and results of a community survey of Matanuska-Susitna Borough residents.
Recent Publications Current & recent projects

Postle, Greg; Rosay, André B.; Wood, Darryl S.; and TePas, Katherine. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers: 2003-2004. Report prepared under Grant No. 2005-WG-BX-0011 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice and Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Grant Numbers 2003-WR-BX-0210 and 2004-WF-AX-003 awarded by the Violence Against Women Office, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B. (Jan 2008). "Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers: 2003-2004" (Powerpoint slide presentation). (Available from Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.)

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Reporting Sexual Assault Victimizations to Law Enforcement. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Periman, Deborah. (Dec 2007). "The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska." Justice Center Working Papers 6.

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations in Anchorage: 1996-2004. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations in Fairbanks: 2005-2006. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations in Bethel: 2005-2006. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations in Bethel, Homer, Kodiak, Kotzebue, Nome, and Soldotna. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B. and Henry, Tara. (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Assault Nurse Examinations in Alaska. Report prepared under Grant No. 2004-WB-GX-0003 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Snodgrass, G. Matthew and Rosay, André B. (2007). Quantitative Analysis of Disparities in Juvenile Delinquency Referrals to the Fairbanks North Star Borough, FY2005-06. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Rosay, André B.; Postle, Greg; Wood, Darryl S.; and TePas, Katherine . (2007). Descriptive Analysis of Stalking Incidents Reported to Alaska State Troopers: 1994-2005. Report prepared under Grant No. 2005-WG-BX-0011 awarded by the National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage.

Assessment of Minority Youth Overrepresentation in the Alaska Juvenile Justice System (JC 0502.02). André Rosay and Ronald Everett. National Institute of Justice. 2005-2007.

Sexual Assault Case Processing: A Descriptive Model of Attrition and Decision Making (JC 0611). André Rosay. Alaska Department of Law. 2005-2006.

Alaska Justice Forum (JC 9998). Antonia Moras. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Ongoing since 1987.

Anchorage Community Indicators (JC 0509). Robert H. Langworthy and Brad A. Myrstol. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. 2003-2005.

Anchorage Community Survey (JC 0508). Robert H. Langworthy and Brad A. Myrstol. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. 2004-2005.

Anchorage Wellness Court Evaluation (JC 0404). Robert H. Langworthy and Alan R. McKelvie. National Institue of Justice. 2003-2007.

Descriptive Analysis of Domestic Violence in Alaska (JC 0507). André Rosay. Alaska Council on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. 2004-2005.

Evaluation of SAFE City Program's Multicultural Child Abuse Prevention Campaign (MCAPC) (JC 0505). Robert H. Langworthy and Lisa Schwarzburg. Municipality of Anchorage. 2005.

Justice Center Working Papers (JC 9997). Darryl S. Wood. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. Ongoing since 2005.

Video on Court Procedures for Domestic Violence Restraining Orders (JC 0515). Antonia Moras. Alaska Court System. 2005.

Youth Violence in Anchorage (JC 0419). André Rosay and Sharon Chamard. Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. 2004-2005.

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