Criminal Justice in Indian Country

In: Law, Crime and Law Enforcement

Abstract

Intro -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY KEY DATA -- CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN INDIAN COUNTRY KEY DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 COMPENDIUM OF TRIBAL CRIME DATA, 2011* -- OVERVIEW -- Multifaceted Data Collection System -- Recent Findings from the Tribal Data Collection System -- 178 Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies Operated in 2008 -- 83 Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies Provided Data through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) that Met the FBI's Guidelines for Publication -- 93 State Prosecutors' Offices in P.L. 280 States Reported Jurisdiction for Felonies Committed in Indian Country -- Jails in Indian Country Housed 2,176 Inmates in 2009 -- Most Tribal Youth in the Federal System Were Referred for Violent Offenses -- TRIBAL CRIME DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES, 2011 -- Activities to Support Tribal Crime Data Collection Systems, July 2010 through June 2011 -- Tribal Consultations Conducted in 2010 -- For the First Time, the Bureau of Indian Affairs' (BIA) Submissions to UCR Were Disaggregated by Tribe and Reported in the FBI's Crime in the U.S., 2009 -- Highlights -- The Number of Tribes Eligible for Byrne/ JAG Funding Increased from 5 in Fiscal Year 2008 to 22 in Fiscal Year 2010 -- More than 140 Tribal Law Enforcement Staff Received UCR Training -- Funding for Improving Criminal Records -- BJS Established New Collections and Enhanced Current Programs -- Survey of Tribal Court Systems -- Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies -- Survey of Jails in Indian Country -- National Census of State Court Prosecutors -- Federal Justice Statistics Program -- References -- TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, 2008 -- Highlights -- Tribal Police Departments Employed 2.3 Full-Time Officers Per 1,000 Residents -- 11 of the 25 Largest Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies Served Jurisdictions of More than 1,000 Square Miles