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Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission. (2006). Initial Report and Recommendations of the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission, 2006. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Native Justice Center. (http://www.law.state.ak.us/pdf/press/040606-ARJLEC-report.pdf)

Associated Press. (3 Feb 2004). "Law Would Set Up Separate Legal System for Native Villages: Some Native Leaders Say Proposal Is an Assault on Tribal Sovereignty ." At AlaskaLegislature.Com [web site]. Juneau, AK: Juneau Empire. (Accessed 28 Mar 2005.) This wire service article discusses the establishment of the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission, a federal commission charged with making recommendations to create a "unified" law enforcement system, court system, and local governance system for Alaska Native villages and communities.

U.S. Department of Justice. (2 Sep 2004). "Attorney General John Ashcroft Appoints the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission." At United States Department of Justice [web site].Office of Public Affairs, U.S. Department of Justice. (Accessed 28 Mar 2005.) Press release announcing the nine members of the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission.

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (Winter 2005). "Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission." Alaska Justice Forum 21(4): 1.

Moras, Antonia. (Spring 2006). "Report From the Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission: A Review." Alaska Justice Forum 23(1): 2-4.

Reports of commissions dealing with Alaska rural justice issues
An overview of the findings of these comissions can be found in the Alaska Justice Forum article "Report From the Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission: A Review."

Alaska Commission on Rural Governance and Empowerment. (1999). Final Report to the Governor. Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs. (http://www.dced.state.ak.us/dca/RGC/RGC_Final_6_99.pdf)

Alaska Court System. (1997). Report of the Alaska Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Fairness and Access. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Court System. (http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/reports/fairness.pdf)

Alaska Criminal Justice Assessment Commission. (2000). Final Report of the Alaska Criminal Justice Assessment Commission. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council. (http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/reports/cjacframe.htm)

Alaska Natives Commission. (1994). Alaska Natives Commission, Final Report, Volumes I-III. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Natives Commission. (http://www.alaskool.org/resources/anc_reports.htm). Volume II includes a discussion of Native self-governance, including justice, law enforcement, and corrections.

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission. (2006). Initial Report and Recommendations of the Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission, 2006. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Native Justice Center. (http://www.law.state.ak.us/pdf/press/040606-ARJLEC-report.pdf)

Alaska Sentencing Commission. (1992). 1992 Annual Report to the Governor and the Alaska Legislature. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Sentencing Commission. (http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/reports/sent92.pdf).

Annotated bibliographies on rural justice in Alaska

Alaska Judicial Council. (1991). Alaskan Rural Justice: A Selected Annotated Bibliography. Anchorage, AK: Alaska Judicial Council. (Covers documents to about 1991.)

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (2006). Alaska Rural Justice Issues: A Selected Bibliography. Anchorage, AK: Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (Covers documents from 1990s through early 2006.)

Other reviews of literature on rural justice in Alaska

Roberts, Justin. (Winter 2005). "Improving Public Safety in Rural Alaska: A Review of Past Studies." Alaska Justice Forum 21(4): 1, 3-8.

Alaska Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program

See Alaska VPSO Program

Other articles

Carns, Teresa W. (Fall 1993). "A Picture of Rural Justice: Alaska Judicial Council Studies." Alaska Justice Forum 10(3): 1, 4-5.

Erlich, Richard. (Fall 1996). "Criminal Justice in the Northwest Arctic Borough." Alaska Justice Forum 13(3): 1, 6-8.

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (Apr 1979). "Bush Justice: A Critical Report." Alaska Justice Forum 3(4): 1, 15.

Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage. (May 1979). "Bush Justice Report." Alaska Justice Forum 3(5): 1, 4-8.

King, Rachel. (Spring 1998). "Criminal Defense in Rural Alaska." Alaska Justice Forum 15(1): 1, 5-8..

   
 

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