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Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Initial Report to the Alaska Legislature Initial Report to the Alaska Legislature House and Senate House and Senate Judiciary Committees Judiciary Committees April 5, 2006 April 5, 2006

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Presentation Summary Presentation Summary � History History � � Commission Membership Commission Membership � � Process Process � � Recommendation Highlights Recommendation Highlights � � Recommendations Impacting State Law Recommendations Impacting State Law � � Commission Commission’ ’s Future s Future � � Question and Answer Question and Answer �

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission History History � Created by Congress in 2004 Created by Congress in 2004 � (PL- -108 108- -199) 199) (PL � Charged with studying 4 broad areas: Charged with studying 4 broad areas: � 1. Law Enforcement 1. Law Enforcement 2. Judicial Services 2. Judicial Services 3. Alcohol Importation and Interdiction 3. Alcohol Importation and Interdiction 4. Domestic Violence and Child Abuse 4. Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Commission Membership Commission Membership � Appointed by U.S. Attorney General Appointed by U.S. Attorney General � (Department of Justice) (Department of Justice) � Federal and State Co Federal and State Co- -Chairs Chairs � U.S. Attorney and Alaska Attorney General U.S. Attorney and Alaska Attorney General

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Federal Co- -Chair Chair (U.S. Attorney) (U.S. Attorney) : : Deborah Smith Federal Co Deborah Smith (Tim Burgess also served in this position) (Tim Burgess also served in this position) State Co- -Chair Chair (Attorney General) (Attorney General) : : David Má árquez rquez State Co David M (Gregg Renkes & Edgar Blatchford also served in this position) (Gregg Renkes & Edgar Blatchford also served in this position) Commissioner of Public Safety : : Bill Tandeske Commissioner of Public Safety Bill Tandeske Alaska Municipal League : : Bruce Botelho Alaska Municipal League Bruce Botelho (preferably a rural member) (preferably a rural member) An Organized Borough : : Empty Seat An Organized Borough Empty Seat (Roswell “ “Ross Ross” ” Schaeffer served in this position) Schaeffer served in this position) (Roswell

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Alaska Federation of Natives : : H. Buddy Brown Alaska Federation of Natives H. Buddy Brown (Ethan Schutt served in Buddy’ (Ethan Schutt served in Buddy ’s seat) s seat) Tribal Representative : : Wilson Justin Tribal Representative Wilson Justin Non- -Profit Native Corp Profit Native Corp : : Loretta Bullard Non Loretta Bullard (that operates a VPSO program) (that operates a VPSO program) Alaska Native Justice Center : : Gail Schubert Alaska Native Justice Center Gail Schubert Non- -Voting Federal Court Rep Voting Federal Court Rep .: .: James Torgerson Non James Torgerson

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Staff Staff � Alaska Native Justice Center Alaska Native Justice Center – – logistical logistical � support support � Various experts on a contract basis Various experts on a contract basis � � Special Assistant Special Assistant – – technical support technical support �

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Process Process � Commission Meetings Commission Meetings � October 2004 - - Present Present October 2004 � Working Groups Working Groups � January – – April 2005 April 2005 January � Public Hearings Public Hearings � January – – June 2005 June 2005 January � Finalization of Initial Report and Finalization of Initial Report and � Recommendations Recommendations

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Working Groups - � Working Groups - (50 members total) (50 members total) � - Formed by topic area Formed by topic area - - Chaired by Commission members Chaired by Commission members - - 8 8 – – 15 members 15 members - - Charged with presenting options Charged with presenting options - - Met January Met January – – April 2005 April 2005 - - weekly by teleconference weekly by teleconference - - face to face meetings face to face meetings -

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission � Public Hearings Public Hearings � - Held mostly in Rural Locations Held mostly in Rural Locations - - Partnered with meetings of Partnered with meetings of - prominent organizations prominent organizations - Recorded and transcribed for review Recorded and transcribed for review - by Commissioners by Commissioners

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission � AFN Convention AFN Convention – – Invited Testimony Invited Testimony � � Alaska Municipal League Alaska Municipal League – – Invited Testimony Invited Testimony � � Alaska Inter Alaska Inter- -Tribal Council Convention Tribal Council Convention – – Invited Invited � Testimony Testimony � Sitka Sitka - - Public Testimony Public Testimony � � Juneau Juneau – – Public Testimony Public Testimony � � Anchorage Anchorage – – Public Testimony Public Testimony � � Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference Southwest Alaska Municipal Conference - - Invited Invited � Testimony Testimony � Bristol Bay Native Association, Dillingham Bristol Bay Native Association, Dillingham – – Public Public � Testimony Testimony

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission � Kawerak, Inc. Kawerak, Inc. – – Public Testimony Public Testimony � � Native Village of Kotzebue Native Village of Kotzebue – – Public Testimony Public Testimony � � North Slope/NW Arctic Borough (Barrow) North Slope/NW Arctic Borough (Barrow) – – � Public Testimony Public Testimony � Tanana Chiefs Conference Tanana Chiefs Conference – – Fairbanks Fairbanks � Invited Testimony Invited Testimony � Assoc. of Village Council Presidents Assoc. of Village Council Presidents – – Bethel Bethel � � Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium � � Organized Village of Kake Organized Village of Kake �

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Recommendation Highlights Recommendation Highlights � Working Groups created over 100 Working Groups created over 100 � options options � Commission adopted and organized Commission adopted and organized � options options � 9 general categories as follows: 9 general categories as follows: �

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Recommendations Recommendations � Engage in More Partnering and Collaboration Engage in More Partnering and Collaboration � � Make Systemic Changes to Improve Rural Law Make Systemic Changes to Improve Rural Law � Enforcement Enforcement � Enlarge the Use of Community Enlarge the Use of Community- -based Solutions based Solutions � � Broaden the Use of Prevention Approaches Broaden the Use of Prevention Approaches � � Broaden the Use of Therapeutic Approaches Broaden the Use of Therapeutic Approaches � � Increase Employment of Rural Residents in Law Increase Employment of Rural Residents in Law � Enforcement and Judicial Services Enforcement and Judicial Services � Build Additional Capacity Build Additional Capacity � � Increase Access to Judicial Services Increase Access to Judicial Services � � Expand the Use of New Technologies Expand the Use of New Technologies �

Alaska Rural Justice and Law Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission Enforcement Commission Engage in More Partnering Engage in More Partnering and Collaboration and Collaboration � Develop more effective communication and Develop more effective communication and � coordination, including cross training, among coordination, including cross training, among and between all governments and service and between all governments and service agencies and organizations agencies and organizations � Develop agreements to better coordinate law Develop agreements to better coordinate law � enforcement and judicial services in rural AK enforcement and judicial services in rural AK