Justice Center Working Papers
An occasional paper series

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.

Collateral consequences, a term used in this paper to refer generally to the effect of any measure that might increase the negative consequences of a criminal conviction, fall roughly into three categories: impaired access to, or enjoyment of, the ordinary rights and benefits associated with citizenship or residency, such as voting or driving; impaired economic opportunity, primarily through reduction of the range of available employment; and increased severity of sanctions in any subsequent criminal proceeding brought against the offender. These indirect but significant consequences of a felony or misdemeanor conviction are receiving increasing attention from policy makers, ethicists, and the bar. Setting aside issues of constitutional or statutory rights, the growing web of civil disabilities triggered by a criminal conviction raises fundamental questions about what makes sense as a matter of public policy. This paper examines policy considerations of collateral consequences and provides 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.

ADAM-Anchorage Data: Are They Representative? by Brad A. Myrstol and Robert H. Langworthy

No. 2, May 2005

Seasonal Use of Marijuana and Cocaine by Arrestees in Anchorage, Alaska by Robert H. Langworthy and Alan R. McKelvie

No. 3, May 2005

Drugs and Crime in Anchorage, Alaska: A Note by Robert H. Langworthy and Alan R. McKelvie

No. 4, December 2006

Anchorage Community Survey 2007 Survey Sampling Design: Power and Sample Size by Shel Llee Evans

No. 5, February 2007

Collective Efficacy and Firearms Violence in Anchorage, Alaska: Preliminary Findings by Shel Llee Evans and Robert H. Langworthy

No. 6, December 2007

The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska by Deborah Periman

Evans, Shel Llee. (Dec 2006). "Anchorage Community Survey 2007 Survey Sampling Design: Power and Sample Size." Justice Center Working Papers 4.

Evans, Shel Llee and Langworthy, Robert H. (Feb 2007). "Collective Efficacy and Firearms Violence in Anchorage, Alaska: Preliminary Findings." Justice Center Working Papers 5.

Langworthy, Robert H. and McKelvie, Alan R. (May 2005). "Seasonal Use of Marijuana and Cocaine by Arrestees in Anchorage, Alaska." Justice Center Working Papers 2.

Langworthy, Robert H. and McKelvie, Alan R. (May 2005). "Drugs and Crime in Anchorage, Alaska: A Note." Justice Center Working Papers 3.

Myrstol, Brad A. and Langworthy, Robert H. (Mar 2005). "ADAM-Anchorage Data: Are They Representative?" Justice Center Working Papers 1.

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