Bachman, Ronet. Death and Violence on the Reservation: Homicide, Family Violence, and Suicide in American Indian Populations. New York: Auburn House, 1992.Call Number: E 98.C87B33 1992Abstract: Examines three forms of violence in American Indian populations: homicide, spousal assault and suicide. These forms of violence were selected because they have been identified by many tribes and American Indian communities as serious problems in need of attention.

Barker, Michael L. Policing in Indian Country. Guilderland, NY: Harrow and Heston, 1998.Call Number: E 98.C87B37 1998Abstract: Examines the origins and functioning of Indian Policing, answering many of the questions that heretofore remained unanswered. To what extent does traditional social control play a part in modern Indian Policing? Has the professionalization and militarization of policing typical of off-reservation policing taken over Indian Policing? These and many other questions are addressed and answered in this investigation of Policing in Indian Country.

Barnes, Edward. "People Smuggling Is a Good Business." Time (November 1999): p. 6.Abstract: The Mohawk reservation appeals to smugglers because its status as a tribal reserve makes it a no-go area for law enforcement officials.

Beiser, Vince. "Boyz on the Rez - Window Rock Dispatch. (Urban Style Gangs on Indian Reservations)." The New Republic (July 2000): pp. 15-16.Abstract: Long plagued by poverty, alcohol abuse, family dysfunction and the anger of the marginalized, Indian reservations are fertile ground for criminal gangs.

Bureau of Justice Statistics. American Indians and Crime. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 1999.Call Number: J 29.2:AM 3Abstract: This report represents a compilation and new analysis of data on the effects and consequences of violent crime among American Indians. The findings reveal a disturbing picture of American Indian involvement in crime as both victims and offenders.

This bibliography is a representative selection of materials either owned or on order by the FBI Academy Library. Inclusion of an item does not represent an endorsement by the FBI of the material or its author.

Gibeaut, John. "Native Americans and the Law: Courting Trouble." ABA Journal (March 2000): pp. 68-69.Abstract: Effective court systems are essential for tribes to maintain the autonomy over their affairs that the Federal government promised they would have. Moreover, the burden on tribal courts is growing as economic development brings outsiders into Indian country and as crime rates on reservations skyrocket.

Johnson, Kevin. "Tribal Police Isolated in Darkness, Distance." USA Today (March 2000): p. 19A.Notes: Available fulltext on NewsBankAbstract: For all police, isolation means trouble. In Indian country, however, it is often fatal. As many as 20 police officers have died on reservations in the past decade. That makes them four times more likely to be killed than other police.

Lamar, Walt. "Bringing Community Policing to Indian Country." Sheriff (May/June 2000): pp. 68-69.Abstract: Like many other law enforcement agencies across the United States, the law enforcement agencies serving Indian Country are changing their basic policing philosophies. In order to successfully implement strong community policing programs, the numerous law enforcement agencies that coexist in Indian Country must strive to work together.

Neilsen, Marianne O. and Robert A. Silverman. Native Americans, Crime and Justice. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996.Call Number: E 98.C87N37 1996Abstract: Provides a comprehensive overview of Native Americans and the unique challenges they face as justice is meted out, both in the United States and Canada

Office of Justice Programs. Improving Tribal/Federal Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases Through Agency Cooperation. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice.Call Number: J 34.3: 172877Notes: Available fulltext on NCJRS Abstract Database at http://www.ncjrs.orgAbstract: Presents basic information for improving the cooperation between Tribal and Federal agencies handling child sexual abuse cases. It describes how close cooperation between Tribal and Federal law enforcement agencies will ensure effective investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases.

Office of Justice Programs. "Partnership Initiatives in Indian Country." February 1997. [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/aian/pubs/piic.pdf]. Abstract: Provides an overview of the Office of Justice Programs' response to preventing and controlling crime in Indian Country

________. Victim Assistance in Indian Country: Training and Technical Assistance. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, 1999.Call Number: J 34.4: 250Abstract: Describes the type of training and technical assistance the Office for Victims Crime (OVC) offers to the Victim Assistance in Indian Country Program (VAIC) grant recipients and describes the goals, purposes and strategies of its comprehensive training and technical assistance activities supported through a VAIC grant.

Office of Justice Programs. "Victims of Crime: Issues in Indian Country." 1997. [http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/infores/na/article.htm]. 12 July 2000.Abstract: Since 1987, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) has focused discretionary Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds on improving services for Federal victims of crime in Indian country. Efforts include building a network of victim assistance programs in Native American communities, providing training, and developing informational materials that assist Native American crime victims to understand tribal and Federal criminal justice systems, their rights, and available services.

Peak, Ken. "Criminal Justice, Law, and Policy in Indian Country." Journal of Criminal Justice vol. 17, no. 5(1989): pp. 393-407.Abstract: A historical study of the American Indian criminal justice system analyzes data from government reports, case law and secondary sources. Dishonorable treaties and the reservation system were powerful devices used to subordinate Indians and appropriate their lands. The Indians had little protection under the law or in the courts. Sixty to seventy percent of American Indians fall into a marginal category, caught between their traditional heritage and the demands of the majority society. Cultural ambiguity is high, and the Indian has not been adequately prepared for a viable social position in either society. Resorting to alcohol or violence as an expression of retreatism and frustration is not uncommon. What has been lacking in the preservation of Indian culture and justice has been tribal autonomy.

Porterfield, K. Marie. "Number of Gangs in Indian Country Rapidly Increasing." Indian Country Today (October 1997).Notes: Available fulltext on NewsBankAbstract: Escalating youth violence and criminal gang activity in Indian country have outpaced the development of tribal law enforcement capacity.

Testerman, Karen L. "OST Housing Declares War on Drugs and Crime." Indian Country Today (October 1998): p. B4.Notes: Available fulltext on Lexis/NexisAbstract: With crime rates soaring to an all-time high on the Pine Ridge Reservation, tribal housing authorities are reinforcing crime prevention efforts, but they say they need more involvement from community members for the effort to succeed.

United States . Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing on Criminal Gangs in Indian Country. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1997.Call Number: Y 4.J 89/2:S.HRG 105-341Abstract: Examines the incidence of youth violence and criminal gang activity within Indian country.

Vollers, Maryanne. "Incident at Round Valley." Mother Jones (September 1999): pp. 40-46.Notes: Available fulltext on InfotracAbstract: What began as a deadly dispute between Indian families turned into a lesson about power, guilt and justice for one California community.

Weyermann, Debra. "And Then There Were None: On the Navajo Reservation, a Passion for Blood Sport. (Murder)." Harper's Magazine (April 1998): pp. 60-69.Notes: Available fulltext on InfotracAbstract: Senseless, random murders are plaguing the Navajo Nation at an alarming rate. Violence appears to have become a way of life on the barren, hopeless reservation that offers young people little in the way of positive activities and goals.

Williams, Lee. "Reservation Crime Is Out of Control: Officers Blame Alcoholism for Overwhelming Problems in S.D." Argus Leader (March 2000).
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Abstract: Violent crime on several South Dakota Indian reservations surpass crime in some of America's major metropolitan cities.

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