A Tangled Web of Justice: American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in Federal, State, and Tribal Justice Systems
Publication year:
2008
| Cataloged on:
Jun. 11, 2009
ANNOTATION: Information is provided concerning the involvement of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth in the justice system. Sections of this brief include: introduction; demographics; risk and protective factors; national juvenile delinquency statistics; jurisdiction -- three different justice systems; Tribal juvenile justice systems and the role of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Native youth in state systems; Native youth in the federal system; promising approaches; solutions and recommendations; and support Native Youth in state systems.
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