Vol 30 (2013–2014)

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    Employment Barriers and Domestic Violence
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) Periman, Deborah
    Research has found the link between perpetrator unemployment and domestic violence to be so significant that experts conclude any effective domestic violence prevention strategy must address unemployment and male poverty.
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    In Memoriam [Nancy E. Schafer]
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) UAA Justice Center
    Dr. Nancy E. Schafer, a member of the Justice Center faculty from 1983 to 2002, died in September 2013 after an illness. Research publications and papers by Dr. Schafer can be viewed at the Justice Center website.
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    Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force Update
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) UAA Justice Center
    The Alaska Prisoner Reentry Task Force, a subcommittee of the Alaska Criminal Justice Working Group (CJWG), focuses on promoting the goal that individuals released from incarceration do not return to custody. This article presents an update on progress on Alaska's Five-Year Prisoner Reentry Strategic Plan, 2011–2016, which was released by Task Force in February 2011.
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    Prison Visitation Policies in the U.S. And Alaska
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) UAA Justice Center
    This article examines prison visitation in Alaska and nationally based on a 2012 survey of prison visitation policies for all 50 states and in the federal prison system.
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    Collateral Consequences and Reentry in Alaska: An Update
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) Periman, Deborah
    This article describes recent efforts at the national level to ameliorate the public costs of unnecessary collateral consequences, summarizes the array of statutory and regulatory impediments faced by released offenders in Alaska, and highlights legislative efforts in Alaska to improve community safety and public health by facilitating prisoner reintegration and reducing rates of recidivism.
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    Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 30, No. 3-4 (Fall 2013 / Winter 2014)
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2014-02-19) Periman, Deborah; UAA Justice Center
    The Fall 2013/Winter 2014 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum presents articles on offender reentry and the collateral consequences of criminal conviction, the relationship between unemployment and domestic violence, and prison visitation policies. The issue also includes faculty and staff news, and a memorial to retired Justice Center faculty member Dr. Nancy E. Schafer, who died in September 2013.
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    Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 30, No. 2 (Summer 2013)
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2013-06-01) Rivera, Marny; Coté, Shirley; Chamard, Sharon; Green, Melissa S.; Carns, Teresa W.
    The Summer 2013 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum includes articles on reducing sales of alcohol to underage persons, leading causes of death including homicide and suicide, experience of racism in Anchorage, selection and evaluation of Alaska judges since 1984, and an update from the Criminal Justice Working Group.
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    Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring 2013)
    (Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage, 2013-03-01) Rosay, André B.; Rivera, Marny; Williams, Dean; Comeau, Carol; Hitchcock, William D.; Armstrong, Barbara
    The Spring 2013 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum is devoted primarily to issues related to school discipline and the juvenile justice system, and features three articles on "zero tolerance" policies by Dean Williams, who was the Superintendent of the McLaughlin Youth Center; Carol Comeau, who was the Superintendent of the Anchorage School District; and William Hitchcock, who was the Master of the Anchorage Children’s Court. Background is provided through an examination of recent data on juvenile delinquency and school suspensions and expulsions for Alaska. A fifth article describes StepUp, a diversion program for expelled or long-term suspended students which has operated for the past four years in the Anchorage School District. The issue also includes updates on Alaska Victimization Survey data releases, faculty and staff news, and a memorial to retired Justice Center faculty member Dr. Lawrence C. Trostle, who died in May 2013.