In the end, an alpha reader is basically the same as a beta reader, only s / he reads the book even earlier in the creation process and usually in an informal context. (katemcolby.com)
Vancouver Criminal Defence Lawyer Emmet J. Duncan, along with UBC students he was supervising, negotiated with Crown counsel and obtained the Crown's agreement, that notwithstanding the violence involved and seriousness of the conduct, it was appropriate to let the Client take responsibility and express remorse in the informal context of «alternative measures», pursuant to which the Client was diverted outside of the criminal justice system. (criminal-defence-lawyer.com)