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	NCJ Number:		NCJ 248743
	Title:		Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance Program: Program Performance Report, July-December 2013
	URL(s):		PDF
	Author(s):		Jimmy Steyee
	Corporate Author:		CSR Incorporated United States of America
	Date Published:		10/2014
	Page Count:		14
	Annotation:		Performance data are reported for July-December 2013 from grantees of the Federal Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program, which was created to improve the operations of and access to tribal justice systems.
	Abstract:		The report covers the grants awarded in FY 2010 - FY 2012, because the 2013 awards had not yet become operational. The report’s three sections address the hiring of personnel and legal code development, civil legal assistance services, and criinal legal assistance services. Overall, the performance data show that TCCLA grantees are fulfilling the intent of the program. Between July and December 2013, 1,251 new civil and criminal cases were provided legal assistance. A total of 1,446 civil and criminal cases were closed during the 6 months examined. Also during this period, 23,205 hours of legal assistance4 were provided to civil clients and criminal defendants. Approximately 90 percent of the cases provided legal assistance services were in tribal courts. Grant funds were used to hire 112 full-time attorneys. Twenty-two new civil and criminal codes were implemented, and 77 were updated or amended. 15 tables
	Main Term(s):		Tribal Courts
	Index Term(s):		Indian justice ; Performance requirements ; Right to counsel ; Legal aid services ; Civil proceedings ; BJA Grant-related Documents ; BJA Resources ; Performance Measures
	Sponsoring Agency:		Bureau of Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice Office of Justice Programs United States of America
	Contract Number:		GS-10F-0114L
	Sale Source:		Bureau of Justice Assistance US Dept of Justice 810 Seventh Street NW Office of Justice Programs Washington, DC 20531 United States of America
	Type:		Program/Project Description ; Program/Project Evaluation ; Research (Applied/Empirical) ; Report (Grant Sponsored)
	Country:		United States of America
	Language:		English
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