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The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska
Periman, Deborah
Periman, Deborah
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Abstract
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.
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A slightly different version of this article was published in the Alaska Justice Forum:
"The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska" by Deborah Periman. Alaska Justice Forum 24(3): 1, 6–12 (Fall 2007). (https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-health/departments/justice-center/alaska-justice-forum/24/3fall2007/a_collateral.cshtml).
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2007-12
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Justice Center, University of Alaska Anchorage
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Alaska Administrative Code (AAC), Alaska Constitution, Alaska Statutes, civil rights, collateral consequences, criminal justice reform, criminal sanctions, felon disenfranchisement, offender reentry
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Periman, Deborah. (2007). "The Hidden Impact of a Criminal Conviction: A Brief Overview of Collateral Consequences in Alaska." UAAJC Occasional Paper 1 (Dec 2007).