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Justice in Indian Country

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Publications

American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2004 

A Closer Look at Issues Affecting Indian Country Part 4: Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Justice
Democratic Policy Committee, 2004

COPS Tribal Resources
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2004

Innovations: Community Policing in Smaller Jurisdictions
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2003

Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2004

Policing on American Indian Reservations
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Policing on American Indian Reservations (September 2001 Update)
National Institute of Justice, 2001

Public Law 280 and Law Enforcement in Indian Country - Research Priorities
National Institute of Justice, 2005

Report of the Executive Committee for Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvements: Final Report to the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Interior
U.S. Department of Justice, 1997

Tribal Law Enforcement, 2000
Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003

Tribal Law Enforcement Resources
Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, 2006

Related Resources

Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
Collects data on tribally operated law enforcement agencies through the Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies and the Sample Survey of Law Enforcement Agencies.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Indian Country Unit
Within the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division, the Indian Country Unit (ICU) is responsible for developing and implementing strategies, programs, and policies to address identified crime problems in Indian Country for which the FBI has responsibility. The ICU's responsibilities include: management of manpower resources; oversight of budgetary and resource issues; procurement of services and equipment; and the provision of assistance and training to Special Agents of the FBI, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and tribal officers to ensure that criminal investigations are performed in an effective, professional manner.

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Tribal Crime and Justice
The Tribal Crime and Justice section of the NIJ Web site provides information on tribal law enforcement, crime prevention, and violence and victimization. Information about tribal law and social and legal issues is also presented.


U.S. Department of Justice Tribal Justice and Safety in Indian Country Web site
This Department of Justice resource for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments and communities serves as a single source of information about courts, corrections, law enforcement, crime statistics, crime prevention, legal and other public safety issues in Native American communities.

Grant Program


Tribal Resources Grant Program
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) brings community policing to Native American communities through its Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP). TRGP has built successful partnerships with the National Sheriffs Association (NSA), universities, the National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Oklahoma Chiefs Association, and others. These partnerships have helped shape future working relationships to continue to improve the criminal justice system and bring community policing to Native American communities.
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