Inuit focus in violence inquiry important for Arctic Canada, conference hears
Canada’s landmark inquiry into violence against Indigenous women was a wake-up call for the nation and continues to have important
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Inadequate shelter services in Arctic Canada imprison Inuit women in cycle of violence: study
The lack of women’s shelters, transition lodging and second-stage housing services is keeping Inuit women trapped in an ongoing cycle
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Report on violence against Indigenous women a ‘wake-up call’ for Canada, says Pauktuutit president
The final report on violence against Indigenous woman in Canada should serve as a wake-up call for the country, but
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Alaska: Project to arm village officers begins with just 3 making initial cut
BETHEL — Just three Alaska village public safety officers passed background checks, a physical fitness test and a psychological evaluation so they
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Finnish-Swedish police launch cross-border cooperation
Burglars on the run get harder times in the Swedish – Finnish borderland as police forces will be allowed to
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Service reindeer for police in Russia’s Arctic
Russian authorities are considering establishing a ‘reindeer police force’ to help combat crime in the Yamalo-Nenets tundra region. Police in Yamalo-Nenets
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Police militarization scrutinized in U.S. — including Alaska
Images of armored, rifle-toting officers and tear gas canisters dispersing late-night protestors in Ferguson, Missouri, which followed the shooting death
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Report looks at Alaska’s violent crime trends from 1980 to 2012
The University of Anchorage Alaska’s Justice Center has compiled 32 years of violent crime arrest data statewide, showing some notable
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Panel blasts ‘colonial model’ of justice in rural Alaska
Members of a Congressionally-created panel that blasted the state’s justice system for Alaska Native villages arrived in Anchorage on Wednesday,
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