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At least one in three Alaska villages has no local law enforcement. Sexual abuse runs rampant, public safety resources are scarce, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants to cut the budget.

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https://features.propublica.org/local-reporting-network-alaska/alaska-sexual-violence-village-police/

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Title
The Small Village Where Sex Offenders Outnumber the Cops Seven to One
Authors
Kyle Hopkins
Published
May 16 2019
Word count
5645 words

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  1. alyaza
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    CJR has a good piece out on some of the logistics that went into doing the reporting for this story, for the curious: Anchorage Daily News, ProPublica take on Alaska’s sexual assault crisis

    CJR has a good piece out on some of the logistics that went into doing the reporting for this story, for the curious: Anchorage Daily News, ProPublica take on Alaska’s sexual assault crisis

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