Excerpt:

Rural Alaskan communities have developed methods of resolving disputes locally that may benefit the state's justice system as well as the communities' residents. The Alaska Judicial Council has evaluated a conciliation organization in Barrow (PACT), the Minto Tribal Court and the Sitka Tribal Court to describe and assess these organizations and the approaches they have taken to rural justice in Alaska...

The report itself includes chapters on the cultural and justice system setting for each community, a brief summary of rural justice needs and alternative dispute resolution in Alaska, the legal context for the functioning of the tribal courts, and detailed evaluations of each organization. A chapter comparing the three organizations, a discussion of interactions with state courts, and a chapter on the conditions needed to replicate the work done by these organizations in other communities complete the report. Appendices to the main report include a more thorough discussion of the evaluation methods, a list of references used in the report, and a memo summarizing the recommendations made at rural justice conferences and the outcomes of these recommendations.

Information about the resource can be found at:
ANKN Clearinghouse
P.O. Box 756730
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6730

Tel: (907) 474-5897
or email: ANKN Clearinghouse

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