Privately Run Juvenile Facilities

In the state of Alaska, there are privately run juvenile facilities. In the year 2000, there were 14 privately ran juvenile facilities. The number then increased in 2002, making the number of private juvenile facilities 16 and then a decrease occurred in 2004 making it 12 private juvenile facilities. There may be many reason for the fluctuation of juvenile facilities between 2000 and 2004. One possibility may be that the court systems are actually working and juveniles are thinking twice about becoming criminals and are choosing the right path. Another reason may be that judges may be letting off first time offenders with a warning and some other form of punishment rather than sending them to a juvenile facility. Thirdly, the increase from 2000-2002 may have been the court systems trying to show juvenile criminals that they will be punished. They could have been making an example of them.

*JW *VP

Jail Capasity

In 1999 there were 15 jails with a total of 160 prisoners in the state of Alaska. Only putting it at 46% full.


This is not full or anywhere close to full let alone over capacity.

1. 160 prisioners just doesn't sound like a lot period.
2. Plus it is almost 2 correctional officer per inmate
3. There is almost 1 staff person of some sort alone to each inmate.

This is good in my eyes because an overcrowded jail is just ridiculous and causes too much chaos. This way they can keep a close watch on them as they do their day to day activities. If there was anymore inmates and the same amount of staff it would not even out and i would consider it crowded even if the percent was still low.


Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 2003, page 91 retrieved from
http://www.albany.edu/sourcebook/pdf/t198.pdf

- SF

Increase in inmates population

According to the Bureau Justice Statistics the number of female prisoners in Alaska in 2000 were 284, in 2006(518) and in 2007 were (564.) There annual average was 10.5% with a percent change of 8.9% in the year 2006-2007. The male prisoners in Alaska in the year of 2000 were 3,889, 2005 (4551) and 2007 were (4603.) There annual average was 2.7% with a 1.1 percent change in the year of 2006-2007
As you can see for both male and female there was an increase in the prison population. From research on Alaska crime, drug abuse seems to be a major issue in the state. According to Drug trends from 1991-2000 the number of arrest for drugs for men increased. The increase in the prison system for both male/female could be the increased use of drugs, alcohol, perscribiton pills etc.
Another reason for the increase in the prison system for men could be due to socioeconomic factors. Men are more likely to commit robbery, and sell drugs as a way to make more money.


Another factor is that women in society based of studies done in 2000, women have been more app to commit more crimes in America than they usually would have committed in these studies female mostly were found guilty of committing relationship's crimes such the Lorena Bobbitt story for example. Males numbers aren't moving than much differently than before articles have shown more drug trafficking crimes in Alaska than any other crimes, besides moving violations.
L.B & C.C

(n.d.). Alaska bureau of alcohol and drug enforcement. Retrieved from http://www.dps.state.ak.us/ast/abade/default.aspx

Denial of DNA testing .

This picture is the location that an Alaska prisoner tried to receive DNA testing to prove his innocents and the Supreme Court of Alaska denied him that privilege.

If the test would actually prove this man, William Osborne, innocent or guilty then why would the state deny him of that. You could possibly be holding the wrong person accountable for an action he did not do.

They were basically saying that the states are doing a fine job with the testing of DNA and that the federal courts in the state of Alaska does not need to get involved for a case such as this. Also saying that if they were to give this man testing it would open doors to a lot of other people who would suddenly request testing as well. Sounds skeptical in my eyes, and probably in the eyes of a lot of others. Entirely too much skepticism within the judgments of the courts. Maybe it should be granted to those that request it. It is up in the air.

SF . :)

Alaska parole and probation

In alaska the rates on probation and parole differ. The probation rate that enters and exists is 1350 for the reported entered ones , and reported exited are 935. The probation number per 10,000 residents is 1,239. The parole rates for Alaska were smaller. The reported entered number for parole is 705, exited reported is 634. Per 100,000 residents the number was 212. Alaska has a higer rate of probation than parole.

*VP

Compared to Colorado, Alaska has a much lower rate for probation populations. Colorado had 30,328 entries and 24,071 exits. The probation population was 63,032 and the number of probation per 100,000 adult residents was 1,743. Alaska's probation population rates may be much lower because of where it is located. There may be more people willing to live in Colorado than in Alaska, therefore the rates would be much lower as shown.

Statistics used from Colorado Crime Family : http://coloradocrimefamily.blogspot.com/

*JW

Executions in Alaska

The first recorded execution in Alaska was a Native American man named Scutdor. On December 29,1869 he was hanged and his crime was murder and his age is unknown. The last recorded execution in Alaska was on April 14, 1950. It was a black man named Eugene Lamoore. His crime and age are both unknown and the method was hanging as well. They were both part of minority groups. They were both executed by hanging so the method didn't change over time. They were both men. The only differences were that the black man's crime isn't recorded and of coarse both of these executions happened in different years. (LW)

Restorative Justice

The Victim Offender Mediation Association, is a program offered in 30 states,and 7 countries,designed for victims and offenders to meet face to face with a trained mediator.(Heffelbower, 2009)During this mediation both victim and offender are given the opportunity to discuss the crime,and their feeling about the crime.They also discuss the effects the crime has had on their lives.
Both victim and offender benefit from the mediation. The victim now has answers about the crime and the person who committed the crime.During the mediation the offender has the opportunity to take responsibility for what they have done,and learn the impact it has had on the victims life.The offender takes an active role to make things right by either serving some form of community service,or apologizing to the victim.

Research does show that offenders who participate in the mediation are treated more fairly than those who did not.They also have a higher rate of restitution completion than those who did not participate. While victims who participate in the mediation receive more restitution than others and feel safer and less fearful in comparison to others. CC&LB

Heffelbower, Duane. (2009, June 7). Victim offender mediation association. Retrieved from http://voma.org/index.html

Fairbanks man pleads not guilty

In fairbanks Alaska one of their current trials is with a man by the name of Roger Lee. Roger Lee is a 59 year old business man who resides in the town of Fairbanks.

He is being accused of evading federal income taxes for eight years. Roger Less is pleading inncoent on this case. The court date is on the 28th of December at a U.S district court. Lee will be representing himself day of trial. The court has evidence with the telephone and telegraph company. According to court documents, he did not pay 133,000 from 1996 to 2003.

This charge has a sentence of five years in prison and up to 250,000 dollars in fine.

The courts evidence as of right now is pretty concrete, the evidence that he brings will have to be good and concrete as well to be able to support his side of the case and story especially since he has choosen to represent himself.

links:http://searchalaska.adn.com/sp?skin=&aff=1132&keywords=court%20trials

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/ap_alaska/story/1000885.html

VP & JW *

Jury Selection in Alaska

Defendant Joseph Bruno, who is also an New York State senate Republican leader has been accused of using his position to collect more than $3 million in commissions. Also, he is being accused of giving gifts in return for using his influence to benefit the labor unions and private businessmen. With this jury selection, none of the jurors were challenged for cause or preemptory challenges. The prosecution would want a jury that is against bribing. Since he is being accused of giving others gifts. The defense would probably want a jury that has very high political views and would definitely be on Joseph Bruno's defense on his actions. Meaning, the would possibly see nothing wrong with what he did.

-- T.D. & S.F.

http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=11427324

Grand Jury

According to the Alaska court system they use both preliminary hearing and grand jury method in criminal court cases.A grand jury consists of a group of people who are responsible for examining evidence presented by the prosecutor and issuing indictments. A preliminary hearing is the initial proceeding after a criminal charge has been filed by the prosecutor. At that time information is gathered to determine whether there is enough evidence for a trial. The difference between the two is that the preliminary hearing is conducted first without a grand jury. The grand jury’s decision is the result of the trial. ("Grand jury," 2009) CC&LB



(2009, October 30). Grand jury. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_jury
(2009, October 14). Alasks court system. Retrieved from http://www.courts.alaska.gov/ev.htm#104

Courts In Alaska

There are four levels of courts in Alaska. The highest is the Supreme Court and then the Court of Appeals. Those are the two highest courts. After them follow the Superior Courts and lastly the District Courts. Alaska has 58 trial courts in four different districts. There is only one appellate court which has three judges.

This is a link for the Alaska court systems

http://courts.alaska.gov/

*JW *VP

Kodak Moment

Picture of a DEA badge.

http://www.militaryplaques.com/Dept%20of%20Justice/DEA-Badge.jpg

Judicial Selection Methods

Alaska selects high courts/supreme courts by having uncontested retention elections after initial appointments. Alaska also selects their intermediate appellate court judges by having uncontested retention elections after initial appointments. To select their trial court judges Alaska has uncontested retention elections for all general jurisdiction trial courts. The benefits and drawbacks fpr selecting judges through popular elections are that if the people get to vote for the judges then it will seem as if their voice was heard. But then again, everyone included in the elections i.e. the government probably feel as if they know better who should be appointed as judges and if the people vote, their opinions don't matter.

- T.D.

Arrest and Appeals in Alaska

According to Anchorage daily news,a school teacher by the name of Anisa Nelson was arrested for forging prescription and illegal got the drug adderall. Apparently she repeatedly forged and filled prescriptions at several pharmacies. There was no indication that she was giving the medication to anyone else. She was charged with 31 counts each of second degree forgery and fourth degree misconduct involving a controlled substance. The court of general jurisdiction would hear this case.("Anchorage daily news," 2009) CC
2009, October15). . Teacher faces felony forgery, drug charges.Retrieved from http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/975452.html


Appeals

After months of backtracking in its prosecutions of the Alaska corruption cases, the Justice Department said Friday that former House Speaker Pete Kott received a proper trial in 2007 and his conviction on bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges should stand.

Kott's attorney asked for dismissal of charges because prosecutors failed to turn over favorable evidence before Kott's trial. The district court was responsible for this case.(Mauer,2009)
L.B, L.W

Mauer, R. (2009, October 23). Justice dept.: kott verdict should stand. Retrieved from http://www.adn.com/front/story/985069.html

COURT SYSTEM WITHIN ALASKA

The court system in Alaska is as follows:

TRAIL LEVEL :

Within the Superior Court there are 16 courts in 4 districts and they handle most exclusive domestic relations, felony/criminal appeals, and juvenile cases. There are 40 judges and 8 masters.

Within the District Court there are 58 locations in 4 districts. They have only 20 judges and 36 magistrates. They handle tort ( $0-$100,000), small claims ($0-$10,000), preliminary hearings/misdemeanors, emergency juvenile, and also exclusive traffic/other violations except for uncontested parking violations.

APPELLATE COURT :

Within the Court of Appeals there are 3 judges. Their case types are as follows:
-Discretionary jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.
-Mandatory jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceeding, interlocutory decision cases.

Within the Supreme Court there are 5 justices and There cases are as follows:
-Mandatory jurisdiction in administrative and civil agency cases.
-Use of discretionary jurisdiction in criminal, juvenile, original proceedings, disciplinary cases, interlocutory decisions and certified questions from federal courts.

LINKS:
Supreme Court: http://courts.alaska.gov/appcts.htm
Court of Appeals: http://courts.alaska.gov/appcts.htm


SF :)

Miranda Warning

The purpose of the Miranda Warning is only to protect a suspect from making incriminating statements during questioning. All police need to legally arrest a person is probable cause-a reasonable belief that an individual committed a crime. Police are required to read the Miranda Warning only before interrogating a suspect. An individual can be arrested without being read the Miranda Warning.

*LW

"The erroneous admission of a coerced confession at trial can be ruled a harmless error that would not automatically result in overturning a conviction." - An example of this would be police confusing the suspect and the suspect confessing to a crime under the confusion.

"A suspect can be questioned in the field without a Miranda warning if the information the police seek is needed to protect public safety." - An example of this would be police questioning a suspected drug dealer where he hid his drugs that is near an elementary school.

"An attorney's request to see the defendant does not affect the validity of the defendant's waiver of the right to counsel. Police misinformation to an attorney does not affect waiver of Miranda rights" - A suspect's statements made before an attorney is present can be used again him/her. A suspect's family or friends cannot request and attorney for the suspect, only the suspect can request and attorney.

*JW *VP

Warrantless Search

Type of warrantless search and arrest: Exigent Circumstances
Laura Blank of Alaska hit Pennye McDowell as she was walking on a residential street. Laura did not stop once the accident occurred. Prior to the incident Laura had drank 2 beers and was driving home with her two daughters. Her husband Greg had arrived to the scene once the investigation began and told Officer Tyler that his wife may have been involved in the accident. Officer Tyler along with two other officers followed Greg back to his residence to question his wife.
Without attempting to obtain a search warrant Officer Tyler asked Laura to take a preliminary breath test. She agreed to the breath test which registered at 0.82%.Laura then agreed to accompany Officer Tyler to a nearby hospital to take a blood.(Never once was she arrested) Once they arrived to the hospital she refused consent at the hospital.
Although Laura verbally acknowledged the request, and it is not clear that she actually heard it, she submitted to the test without hesitation or complaint. The superior court held that Blank's acquiescence to Trooper Tyler's request did not satisfy the consent exception to the warrant requirement because she did not make "a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent choice to submit to the test. Unfortunately the court of appeals did not address the issue. Laura was then indicted December 1994 for Manslaughter and leaving the scene. The superior court denied Laura motion to suppress the evidence of the initial breath test however, the court stated the test was authorized. (State Vs Blank)
CC,LB
(2004). State V Blank. Retrieved from http://www.duidefenders.net/DuiCaseLawDetail37.htm

Assignment #5

In 1990, an Alaskan police officer was arrested for pulling over female drivers and threatening to arrest them and take them to jail for various reasons and would only let them go if they paid him money. This act falls under bribery and extortion. This is defined as a police officer exploited specifically to raise money. By accepting money to forget about laws being broken the officer was being corrupt. The police officer could have acted differently by not accepting money in the first place and issuing tickets to the people that have violated traffic laws.

*JW VP*

Labels: Polcie brutatlity, Alaska

Federal Bureau of Investigation: Alaska

This is a photo of Alaska's Federal Bureau of Investigation patch.

-SF <3

Five Research Question...?

As a police officer,who is more likely to fend off post tramatic stress disorder more often, men or women?

Answer: Women, because they react more emotionally in a crisis but they let out all the pain unlike men who keep it bottled inside.


Are male officers prone to abuse their power then female officers?

Answer-Men are more prone to abuse their power because men want to feel more dominant and make their power known.

Men are more likely to commit a conspiracy then females. True or false?

Answer-True Men are more likely then women to commit conspiracy because the ratio from men to women are higher in the field of law enforcement.

Do women tend to be more out lenient in the field?

Answer- No,women do not tend to be more lenient because they want to be treated equally.They want to have the same level of respect if not more than men.

Why are more men in law enforcement then women?

Answer- There are more men in law enforcement than women because it is a social norm for women to show feminine traits, such as cooking,cleaning,and being a caregiver.
C.C, M.H, L.B, L.W

ASSIGNMENT FOR ALASKA POLICE DEPARTMENT: ADEQUATE/INADEQUATE.

** The Alaska's sheriff and state police department are inadequate.** The Alaska local police department is adequate.
The inadequacy of the Alaska's sheriff's department shows seeing how they do not have a sheriff's office at all. Just like every other state, sheriff's departments are needed. Luckily, with Alaska's population, which is 626,932, the local police department has an adequate number of sworn officers per 100,000 residents.
The state police department only has 15 officers per 100,000. people. Those numbers do not add up and they can not handle 100,000 people. These numbers must match up to make sure crime is prevented or taken care of. If anything, the local police department can make up in the area in which the state police department is lacking in.
If there is no sheriff's office you can see the ratio there, which is completely awful.

-TD / SF . <3>

Link to Alaska's Population : http://www.50states.com/alaska.htm

title: Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 2004, NCJ 212749

DERRION ALBERT --> TRAGIC CRIME

-SF (:

Assignment #4 Comparing and contrasting police problems then and now .

The story in Anchorage Alaska which occured during the times of 1920 till around 1975 is a story that shows a police department with little staff as well as money and lack of technological advances that we have today. The sheriff in Anchorage was a one man police department. His salary was around 200.00 a month which in todays world is no where near what a police officer makes a year. It is clear to see that back then they did not have the money for a whole staff which is why there was only one sheriff. In todays case the police department has hundreds of members on staff and the lack of help is rare. The crimes commited today can be assisted quicker than they could back in the day because not only do we now have more people on staff but we also have methods of transportation. In anchorage in the 1930s most business was taken care of on foot by the sheriffs. It was not until 1935 that the first police car equipped with lights and sirens came into the picture. Today there are hundreds of different police patrol cars and trucks and motorcycles. Our police department is under a 24 hour working system because we can now afford unlike back then. Having police always available allows for less crimes to be commited as well as help to come faster and easier. Although we now have more advancements in technology we still face many problems with criminals because they too are very involved in technology and some of the best criminals get away with what they do because they are pretty smart. Issues with technology back then would not even be brought up because the technology is not nearly as advanced as it is today. Even though our world has gone through a lot of change there are still problems today like there were problems in the old days they are just different and are on a different importance scale.

VP & JW

Assignment # 4 History of Police

In the earlier years, the city of Anchorage had a modest beginning as a tent city and was originally called Ship Creek Landing. The United States Marshals was in charge of the cities law enforcement. On November 23, 1920 Anchorage was incorporated as a first class city.
On December 22, 1920 the city council appointed John Sturgus as chief police effective January 1, 1921.He was a one man police department with a starting salary of $200.00 per month. Shortly after February 20, 1921 he was shot and killed with his own gun. The city council offered a reward totaling $1950.00 in hopes to apprehend his killer. Strurgus death became the first unresolved homicide in Anchorage.
Since then many men served as chief however, in 1926 the city council starting hiring night watchmen during their long winter months October-March. It was not unit the city council received a petition signed by seven property owners to provide a 24 hour police force in June, 1935.
The department did most of their law enforcement on foot or in citizen borrowed cars. They often would utilize taxi services. The month of August, 1930 the department purchased their first used ford vehicle for $63.75. They later purchased a brand new vehicle already equipped with sirens and spotlight in April, 1941 for $1,401.80
In the late 1930’s-early 1940’s the military began building bases which increased Anchorage population of 4,229 (1930) to 30,060 (1950). In 1975 the city of Anchorage merged with The Greater Anchorage Area Borough to form the Municipality of Anchorage. As a result, the city’s population increased Anchorage police department servicing area of 31 square miles to 110 square miles.
As you can see Anchorage police department has came along way and is now the largest police department in Alaska. The department serves over 227,000 residents, with specialized departments ranging from Canine, Speacial weapons and tactics, traffic and crime prevention and many more! (Anchorage Police Dept.)CC&LW

http://www.muni.org/departments/police/pages/default.aspx

Anchorage Police Department & challenging community policing

Mission Statement:

The Anchorage Police Department's Mission is to protect and serve our community in the most professional and compassionate manner possible.
Anchorage Police Departmnet offer the following services to the community: Anchorage Crime Stoppers, Anchorage Municipal Code, and Vehicle Hotsheets.

Like many other departments, the Anchorage Police Department is moving from an emphasis on traditional law enforcement practices toward community-oriented policing, an approach that relies on officer-initiated efforts to reduce crime and public disorder. Community policing is a philosophy of policing that requires police officers to act with increased levels of autonomy and professional discretion to solve problems and to develop partnerships with the community. (University of Alaska Anchorage, 1997)

L.B & M.H

Alaska vs Minnesota

In comparing the department of corrections in both Alaska and Minnesota, they had very different objectives stated. Alaska's department is more focused on community safety and establishing centers for helping people. The Department of Corrections in Minnesota aims to punish offenders and restore justice for victims in a safter environment. Both corrections systems have community safety in mind, but have different views on getting there.

KODAK MOMENT OF THE WEEK

The DEA in Alaska on the Hunt ! They are really a big help although people may not realize it !

--SF (:

PHOTO LINK: www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/ 2009/02/01-week/

Assignment #3 - Alaska Statutes

Felony in Alaska :

There are 3 different classes of felonies in Alaska they are classified under the categories of a, b, and c. An example of a more common felony is as followed : Class A felonies usually involve conduct resulting in serious physical injury or a substantial risk of serious physical injury to a person;


Link:
http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title
11/Chapter81/Section250.htm

Misdemeanor in Alaska: If a crime in Alaska falls under a sentence of less than a year it is considered a misdemeanor, an example of a misdemeanor would be a crime of theft that is at a value of less than $500.00 also if it was an assault, it would have to be an assault that does not involve weapons or any serious physical injuries.

*VP

In Alaska, murder in the first degree, is when a person commits murder with intent to cause the death of another person or if "murderer" compels or induces any person to commit suicide through deception. The definition of first-degree murder on page 150 in Introduction to Criminal Justice is "unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought and with premeditation and deliberation." Alaska's statute for first-degree murder is that same, but also considers persuading a person committing suicide first-degree murder.

Link: http://touchngo.com/lglcntr/akstats/Statutes/Title11/Chapter41/Section100.htm

*JW

Internet Crime Report 2007 In Alaska

The top 9 crimes in Alaska- Auction fraud ranks #1 on the list at 32.8%. Alaska crime report also shows seven different incident's including credit card fraud 8.6%, confidence fraud 10.2%, check fraud 4.9% financial institutions fraud 3.7%, just to name a few. The percentage of Monetary loss top out at 43.4% $100-$999. Also the top dollar loss complaint involved real estate fraud and totaled &115,000.00 while total reported losses for 2007 exceeded $ 680,000. Auction fraud reported over 98.8% of people reported this fraudulent activity. The loss per complaint was 595.00 per person or individual. Most of the perpetrators were Male at 75.2% & Females at 24.8%. Alaska ranks 9Th in complaints, and highest at 28.53% while ranking 47 on number of perpetrators identified as residing in Alaska. Over 81% of complaints are over 40 years of age. The top three in complainant-perpetrators dynamics, are California at 16.6%, Texas 13.7%, and Georgia 10.7%.

L.B
http://www.ic3.gov/media/annualreports.aspx

Alaska Insanity Test

In Alaska the insanity test that is used is the M'Naghten test or M'Naghten rule. This test was to limit the insanity defense to cognitive insanity, a basic inability to distinguish right from wrong. "The M'Naghten rule, first formulated in England in 1843, defines a person as insane if at the time she committed the act she stands accused of, she was laboring under such a defect of reason, arising from a disease of the mind, that she could not tell or know the nature and quality of the act or, if she did not know it, that she did not know what she was doing was wrong. In other words, she could not tell "right from wrong" The M'Naghten rule is used in the majority of the states." LW

Siegal, Larry J. Introduction to Criminal Justice. 12 ed. Belmont, CA : Wadsworth,Cengage Learning, 2010. Print.

Alaska Verdicts regarding insanity

If an offender meets the requirements of the insanity test,they can be deemed Guilty but mentally ill,or Not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.(A Crime of insanity)When an offender is found GBMI the offender is sentenced the same way if they were found guilty. It is then up to the judge to determine whether and to what extend they require treatment for their illness.Whenever the offender is found to be "cured" they are still required to serve their sentence.

When a offender is found NGBD the offender is placed in a psychiatric facility.CC

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/crime/trial/states.html

Assignment #3 Illegal Issues --> Legalized

In the state of Alaska it is illegal to live in a trailor while it is being hauled across the city !

How is this so if that is all one has to live in.
Is it expected for them to not drive the trailor?
This is a law that would be considered selfish seeing how if that is all one has to live in, it is expected that they live elsewhere. Such as homeless. A trailor might be all they have, seeing how they live in it. This law should definitely be legalized.

Kodak Moment

Our hearts truly go out to the victims families that suffered from 9/11. It's been eight years and you will never be forgotten.

-- TD. <3


Photo Link: http://tinyurl.com/pd7bad

Assignment #2

Research Study
There are rape victims in Alaska. For every 1,000 people over the age of 12, three of those people are raped. This statistic was conducted in 1973 and has drastically reduced in 2005, which has gone down to about one person. More statistics show that African American and White males are the ones who are mostly committing these crimes. To research more into this I would go to local police departments and research into their records to see how many of what kind of people are committing these crimes and are victims of these crimes. Furthermore, I would attempt to come up with a resolution to help decrease these statistics even further, even though it would be difficult.


Questions for UCR:
1. What is the rate of rape cases?
2. What were the characteristics of the victims and rapists?
3. How accurate are these statistics?
*JW

Questions for NCVS:
1. Do the factors that affect crime change throughout the years?
2. How does the NCVS keep up with the measurements of crime to be accurate?
3. What kind of incidents does the NVCS data contain? Reported or/and unreported?

SELF REPORT DATA
1. How accurate is the content in the self report data?
2. Are self reported data bias?
3.What are pros and cons of information in self rep. data?
*VP

Alaska Most frequently committed crime

Sexual related crimes are committed the most, such as sexual ass ult, sex offenders and sexual violence. Drug related crimes are also at the top of the list as well.
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/index.html#forumindex

L.B

The Anchorage Wellness Court: Challenge

The Anchorage Wellness Court (AWC) deals with one of the most pervasive public health concerns in Alaska, alcohol abuse and driving under its influence. These laws are supposed to protect people against drunk driving. The general issue of alcohol abuse and the specific problem of driving under the influence are longstanding problems, and multiple strategies have evolved for dealing with them in Alaska. Ultimately these laws should hold people more accountable and save more lives, and help prevent DUI influenced crimes.
http://justice.uaa.alaska.edu/forum/26/1spring2009/a_wellnesscourt.html

L.B

Assigntment #2 Hit in Run In Alaska

According to Anchorage daily news a Danielle Gregory and another female passenger was trying to purchase drugs around 1:00am.One of the two guys that were present at the scene got into the car while helping Danielle and her friend purchase the drugs. Apparently the two men had got in an altercation prior to the above incident. While Danielle was trying to leave the scene the man who did not get into her vehicle was hit.
Christopher Bean suffered a head injury and was taking to the hospital. Danielle was charged with First degree assault, leaving the scene of an accident, and driving under the influence. Danielle was put in Jail with a bail option of $10,000.

We believe that the above incident best represents the Rational Crime Theory. Prior to purchasing drugs Danielle was drinking and driving. She is old enough to know that she should not be drinking while driving. We feel that she made a rational choice when she decided to drink and drive. Danielle was coherent enough to drive to the place where the drugs were to be sold. We feel she was well aware of her actions.
We can help Danielle in the future by sending her to Alcohol Anonymous and some form
of drug treatment center. CC&LB

http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/crime/story/933143.html

According to federal statistics, (Perry, 2006), the total justice expenditures for the state of Alaska in 2006 was $605,332. There was $178,152 (29.4%) spent on Judicial and Legal expenditures, making it the least costly expense. Corrections totaled spending was at $212,043 (35%), but police protection expenditures spent the highest dollar amount with a total of $215,137 (35.5%). (The dollar amounts are reported in thousands.) I believe that the police protection had more money spent than the other departments because they want to keep their state safe and protected, regardelss of the money that is spent. Alaska provides public safety to the state through their law enforcement and the Alaska law enforcement is broken up into two divisions which are the alaska state troopers and the alaska division of fish and wildlife protection. Both divisions provide safety for the people as well as their environment. Which makes up much of their economy.

Assignment 1. What are the layers of the criminal justice "wedding cake"?

Level 1 Crime - Levi Johnston mother hit with drug charges, Sherry Johnston was arrested by Alaska state trooper at her home in Wasilla. Sherry has six felony counts of misconduct involving a controlled substance; this incident was reported December 18, 2009.

Level 2 - A 24-year old Anchorage woman has been indicted for killing two people in a collision on the Seward Highway in July of 2008. Danielle Jannett was speeding and caused the fatal crash, according to the Anchorage District Attorney's Office. She is now charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.

Jannett pleaded not guilty to the charges. Bail was set at $20,000 in an unsecured bond. The driver of that car, Jeffrey McClure, and Jannett's passenger, Riley McVitty, were killed.

Level 3 - The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed the drunken driving conviction of a Fairbanks man, saying a state law prohibiting his particular defense is unconstitutional. The court ordered a new trial for Douglas Valentine, 47, who was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol in 2005. Valentine had challenged a state law prohibiting a defense known informally as the Big Gulp defense, where a defendant tries to prove he was less intoxicated while behind the wheel than when taking a breath test afterward. Valentine filed a motion to dismiss his case and challenged the 2004 amendments to the state's DUI law. He was nevertheless convicted by a Fairbanks jury, and the Alaska Court of Appeals upheld the verdict in 2007 by a 2-1 vote.

Level 4 - Alaska wildlife officials have cited a Talkeetna-area man who shot a sow and three cubs this month at his home. Don Tanner, 59, faces misdemeanor charges of taking a brown bear sow accompanied by cubs, and taking a cub bear in connection with the July 6 shooting. Tanner disputes the charges and, in an interview Monday, called them "frivolous." Tanner said he shot the first bear out the bathroom window thinking it was a lone boar he had seen the day before. If the bear had been a boar, it would have been a legal kill. He then shot two 250-pound cubs as they tried to break into his house, and a final cub outside. Tanner is the second Valley man charged this summer by fish and wildlife officials with illegally taking a bear.

Mission Statements:

The website for the Department of Corrections is as follow: http://www.correct.state.ak.us/corrections/index.jsf

The website for the Department of Public safety is as follows: http://www.dps.state.ak.us .

Alaska Dept of Correction-The Alaska Dept of corrections enhances the safety of our community.We provide secure confinement,reformative programs,and process of supervised community reintegration.
The above mission statement best fits with the Crime control perspective on justice.The Crime Control Perspective focuses on controlling dangerous offenders through incarceration,which results in helping to maintain a safer community.
As you can see the above statement effectively utilizes secure confinement and programs that bring about change,to help offenders reintegrate back into communities.

Alaska Dept of Public and Safety-Prevent the loss of life and property due to fire explosion.

Again,the above statement best fits with the Crime Control perspective on justice.The goal of the dept of public and safety is to prevent the loss of lives or property due to fires.The department wants to protect the community and its citizens.No other obvious model of justice is displayed in the mission statement.CC

Cold Crimes is officially here!

Excited to see what my group has in store for our blog!
Welcome everyone! We hope you read our blog and also express ideas and comments!

Our groups consists of many great different minds.

*TD is a Criminal Justice major who wants to start off in policing then move up to the FBI.

*SF is also a Criminal Justice major who wants to work for the FBI or become a lawyer.

*CC is currently pursuing a degree in Social work with a minor in Criminal Justice.I hope to pursue a career in family law.

*LB is currently a sociology major pursuring a masters in education, and bachelors in sociology.

*MH is currently a criminal justice major and is considering joining the military after obtaining a bachelor's degree

*VP is currently a criminal justice major but is not exactly sure where she wants to branch off in. Hopes to also a pursue a masters in the future with CRJ.


*LW is a Criminal Justice Major and she wants to get into forensic science but later on in her career she would like to become a medical examiner.

*JW is a Criminal Justice Major and he wants to become a police officer.