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Alaska Justice Forum ; Vol. 18, No. 4 (Winter 2002)
Carns, Teresa W. Bureau of Justice Statistics UAA Justice Center
Carns, Teresa W.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
UAA Justice Center
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Abstract
The Winter 2002 issue of the Alaska Justice Forum focuses on mental health and the justice system, with two articles about Anchorage Mental Health Court, one of the first four mental health courts in the U.S.; a description of several therapeutic court projects being implemented by the Alaska Court System; and a discussion of the mentally ill in correctional institutions in Alaska and nationwide where, in 2000, one in every eight state prisoners was receiving some mental health therapy or counseling services. An additional article presents figures from the Bureau of Justice Statistics on justice system expenditures in Alaska and the nation.
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2002-01-01
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Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
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Alaska Court System, Alaska Department of Corrections, Alaska Judicial Council, Anchorage, Alaska, correctional inmates, corrections, courts, criminal justice, Juneau, Alaska, justice system employment, justice system expenditures, mental health, restorative justice, therapeutic courts
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Alaska Justice Forum 18(4), Winter 2002