Justice Center News

David Kanaris examines footprint with students Read More

Slideshow: Students learn forensic process during laboratory tour

 |  Chynna Lockett  | 

Students from the Forensic Science and Criminal Justice course saw the process in action during a tour of the Alaska Department of Public Safety Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory. They learned how to collect and analyze common types of evidence found at crime scenes including fingerprints, footprints and DNA.

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Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

 |  Matt Jardin  |  ,

How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for Alaska’s largest employer.

Mateo Jaime Read More

Aging out of Alaska’s foster care system on his own terms

 |  Anchorage Daily News  |  ,

Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the Alaska Office of Children’s Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults “age out” of foster care in Alaska if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.

A student presents her oral arguments Read More

Slideshow: Legal studies students present oral arguments

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  |  ,

Trial and Advanced Litigation Processes students present their oral arguments before Justice Jennifer S. Henderson in the Alaska Supreme Court Courtroom on Oct. 3, 2022.

Justice Center students enjoying burgers and hotdogs Read More

Slideshow: Justice Center welcomes back students with a BBQ

 |  Ahliil Saitanan  | 

The Justice Center hosted a barbecue for its returning students on Sept. 8, 2022, at the Professional Studies Building of the University of Alaska Anchorage.