This article briefly traces the history of dealing with anti-social behavior in the arctic. Social control methods have changed over the years from a total dedication to Native traditional law and folk ways toa structure which attempts to blend western social control methods with traditional Native ways. At its inception the founders of the North Slope Borough Department of Public Safety (NSBDPS) envisioned a broadly based "community public safety" program; however, the NSBDPS has evolved into a traditional police agency focusing almost exclusively on control.
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