Tuesday, September 29, 2009

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 (:

Monday, September 28, 2009

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

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

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

Monday, September 21, 2009

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

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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.

Friday, September 18, 2009

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

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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

Monday, September 14, 2009

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

Sunday, September 13, 2009

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

Sunday, September 6, 2009

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.

Friday, September 4, 2009

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.