Domestic violence and the Alaska justice system

Justice Alaska on Hometown Alaska this week rounds out a three-part series touching on how the justice system works to protect the most vulnerable in society. Previously, this series has touched upon the elderly, the mentally impaired and upon children.
The current segment looks at issues of domestic violence and how the state’s legal system seeks to protect the most vulnerable.
The Alaska Legal Services Corporation defines domestic violence this way:
Domestic violence can be defined as a