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Alcohol and Substance Abuse Publications	Funding Organization	PDF	Text	HTML	Abstract
Clandestine Methamphetamine Labs, 2nd edition	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2006. This guide addresses the problem of clandestine drug labs. Offenders manufacture a variety of illicit drugs in such labs, including methamphetamine, amphetamines, MDMA (ecstasy), methcathinone, PCP, LSD, and fentanyl, although methamphetamine accounts for 80 to 90 percent of the labs total drug production. Accordingly, the problem of clandestine drug labs is closely tied with the problems associated with methamphetamine abuse (2nd Edition).
Environmental Assessment for the Methamphetamine Initiative Fact Sheet	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2004. The COPS Office, in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), completed its most recent Environmental Assessment in 2003 of the Methamphetamine Initiative.  The 2003 Environmental Assessment covers the use of federal funds for the following grant-funded activities: training of law enforcement officers; salaries and benefits; purchase of approved equipment and supplies; interdiction of and removal of laboratories; proper transportation, storage, and disposal of finished products; and/or preventive efforts to reduce the spread of the production and use of methamphetamine.
Evaluation of COPS Office Methamphetamine Initiative	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), January 2003. This report presents the methodology and findings of the evaluation of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services' Methamphetamine Initiative for each of the six sites involved.  In response to the dramatic increase in methamphetamine production, sale, and use in many U.S. communities over the past two decades, COPS created the Methamphetamine Initiative program, which provided $4.5 million to six U.S. cities to implement antimethamphetamine projects.
Innovations: Combating Methamphetamine Laboratories and Abuse: Strategies for Success	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2003. This publication provides a brief summary of the findings of the National Evaluation and suggests ways that agencies can better deal with their own methamphetamine problems through a discussion of the COPS Problem-Oriented Policing Guide to Clandestine Laboratories.
Methamphetamine Initiative Fact Sheet	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), December 2005. This fact sheet gives information about how COPS grants have helped to combat the spread of Methamphetamine use and production.  Since 1998, COPS has invested more than $385 million nationwide to stop this problem  In fiscal year 2005, COPS awarded nearly $53 million to fight the escalating Methamphetamine problem.
Promising Practices and Strategies to Reduce Alcohol and Substance Abuse among American Indians and Alaska Natives	Office of Justice Programs	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/americannative/promise.pdf			Office of Justice Programs (OJP), August 2000. This publication highlights effective solutions developed within the tribal community that combine western and traditional approaches, building on the strengths of respective Indian communities.  The three sections of the publication provide information on current programs, literature, and suggested reading and resources. (NCJ 183930)
Tribal Law Enforcement Publications	Funding Organization	PDF	Text	HTML	Abstract
American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/aic02.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/aic02.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/aic02.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics  (BJS), December 2004.  This report presents data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians. The report describes victim-offender relationships, the race of those involved in violence against Indians, and the rate of reporting to police by victims. It discusses the rates of arrest, suspect investigations and charges filed, and incarceration of Indians for violent crimes. (NCJ 209097)
American Indian Suicides in Jail: Can Risk Screening Be Culturally Sensitive?	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/207326.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), June 2005.  In a county detention center in a Northern Plains state where American Indians are the dominant cultural minority in both the jail and the community at large, the jail administrator became concerned about the extent of suicidal behavior in the facility and asked researchers to help find the reason.  The research found that the American Indian concept of mental illness may cause them to interpret questions about this condition differently, and that a relationship of trust with the interviewer may produce more openness.  In view of American Indians’ high incarceration rate and risk of suicide, their experiences could be used to design more culturally sensitive risk assessment protocols. (NCJ 20736)
Assessing Suicide and Risk Behaviors in an Incarcerated American Indian Population: Investigating Culturally Sensitive Risk Assessment Instruments and Procedures in a Border Jail, Final Report	National Institute of Justice - sponsored	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/199363.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), April 2003. This study determined whether a popular contemporary suicide risk assessment tool is culturally appropriate for use with American Indians admitted into a county jail  that borders Indian reservations, as well as whether the use of different suicide screening protocols results in a difference in the reliability of detainees' reports of suicide ideation and related risk factors. (NCJ 199363)
Behavioral Sciences Video Resources for Native American, Rural and Other Under-Served Police Departments	National Institute of Justice-sponsored	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/204027.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), February 2004. This document presents an overview of the development and evaluation of two stress-related video resources designed for law enforcement officers and family members within Native American jurisdictions. The video covers three essential areas related to understanding and responding effectively to officer stress throughout a career in law enforcement: hypervigilance, disparity, and trauma. (NCJ 204027)
BJA Drug Court Clearinghouse Project	Bureau of Justice Assistance	http://spa.american.edu/justice/publications/tribal_drugcourts.pdf			Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), April 2006. A series of charts that summarize Tribal Drug Court activity by state and county.
Bullying in Schools	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2006. There is always concern about school violence, and police have assumed greater responsibility for helping school officials ensure students’ safety. As pressure increases to place officers in schools, police agencies must decide how best to contribute to student safety. This guide provides police with information about the causes and extent of bullying in schools and recommendations for developing effective approaches and practices that contribute to student safety.
The Changing Federal Role in Indian Country	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/jr000247c.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), April 2001. This journal article discussed the Federal Government’s revised efforts and approach in handling crime and justice on Indian land facing an increasing public safety crisis.  American Indians living in the United States are victims of violent crime at more than twice the rate of all U.S. residents and the number of law enforcement officers patrolling tribal lands in far behind the per capita ratio in non-Indian communities.  This article described various Federal Government initiatives and collaborative efforts to empower tribes to combat crime at the local level. (NCJ 187712)
The Collaboration Toolkit: How to Build, Fix and Sustain Productive Partnerships	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2001. This toolkit provides practical guidance to law enforcement agencies as they develop and sustain partnerships that support community policing. The toolkit will benefit law enforcement personnel, community-based organizations, educators, youth, government officials, and others seeking to combine efforts to reduce crime and social disorder problems.
Community Policing in Action! A Practitioner's Eye View of Organizational Change	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2003. Law enforcement agencies are traditionally reluctant to reexamine processes that have proven effective, but what if there’s a better way? This document focuses on nine agencies determined to reorient their organizations around the principles of community policing. It details the challenges they faced in implementing a variety of organizational change projects, and collects the lessons they learned
COPS In Schools: The COPS Commitment to School Safety	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), March 2004. This fact sheet profiles the training and program requirements for the COPS in Schools (CIS) Program, which is funded under the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.  Through the CIS Program, almost $715 million has been awarded to more than 2,900 law enforcement agencies to fund more than 6,300 school resource officers (SRO).  Through SROs working in partnership with school administrators, community policing strategies are being implemented to prevent school violence and present educational programs designed to improve student and schools' safety.
COPS Tribal Resources Fact Sheet	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), 2004. This fact sheet presents the 2004 funding provisions for the Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) and the Tribal Hiring Renewal Grant Program (THRGP), which are part of a battery of programs created by the  Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) to meet the needs of law enforcement in Native American communities.
Crime and the New Mexico Reservation: An Analysis of Crime on Native American Land (1996-2002), Executive Summary	National Institute of Justice - sponsored	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/212239.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), December 2005. This is the executive summary of a study that examined crime trends among 16 of the 22 Native American tribes in New Mexico. The crime rates of these reservations were compared to those of Albuquerque, the state as a whole, and the United States. The data analyzed involved crimes reported to tribal police at each reservation, which included all criminal acts committed on specified tribal lands whether or not committed by tribal members. (NCJ 212239)
Development of Peer Support Programs in Native American and Campus Police Departments	National Institute of Justice - sponsored	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/189123.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), July 2001. This report presented information about the development, implementation, and evaluation of a peer support stress identification and reduction program in four nontraditional participating law enforcement agencies: White Mountain Apache Tribal Police Department, Tohono O’Odham Nation Police Department, the University of Arizona Police Department, and Pima Community College Department of Safety. The primary purpose of the program was to demonstrate the utility of peer support principles in Native American and campus law enforcement agencies. (NCJ 189123)
Disorderly Youth in Public Places	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2006. This guide provides a general discussion of the problem of disorderly youth in public places and reviews the factors that contribute to it. The guide also identifies questions to ask when dealing with a disorderly youth problem, proposes numerous responses to the problem, and identifies ways to measure the effectiveness of responses to the problem.
Gang Reference Card for Parents	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services			http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1383	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), October 2005. This quick and easy reference guide provides common warning signs of gang involvement. Parents are encouraged to familiarize themselves with local gangs symbols, seek help early, and consider contacting school officials, local law enforcement, faith leaders, and community organizations for additional assistance. The Gang Reference Card for Parents is available in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Vietnamese.
Guide to Using School COP to Address Student Discipline and Crime Problems	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2001. This guide is designed to help school administrators, police officers assigned to a school, and nonsworn school security staff reduce student discipline and crime problems using a new software application called the School Crime Operations Package, or School COP. School COP is designed to enable users record and store detailed information about incidents involving student misconduct and crime.
Healing to Wellness Courts: A Preliminary Overview of Tribal Drug Courts	Office of Justice Programs, Drug Court Programs Office	http://www.tribal-institute.org/download/heal.pdf			Drug Courts Program Office (DCPO), July 1999. This paper shows how the drug court is consistent with traditional Native American tribal concepts of justice and how it can be adapted to meet the specific needs of individual Native American communities.  Alcohol or substance abuse is involved in more than 90 percent of the criminal cases in most tribal courts.  Tribal courts have only recently adapted and implemented the drug court concept, but they are already achieving positive results. (NCJ 178907)
Innovations: Community Policing in Smaller Jurisdictions	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2003. This Innovations piece highlights specific projects and the progress of American law enforcement agencies that received COPS grants and the impact COPS helped make on their communities. Promising Strategies from the Field focuses on ways COPS grantees operationalize and institutionalize community policing strategies to reduce crime and improve communication between law enforcement and the communities in their jurisdictions. This edition, Community Policing in Smaller Jurisdictions, focuses on innovative solutions developed by 11 small- to mid-sized agencies.
Innovations: Creative Partnerships: Supporting Youth, Building Communities	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2002. This Innovations piece highlights community policing approaches to developing partnerships with youth. Three youth-focused programs funded by the COPS Office serve as examples of partnerships that law enforcement, schools, and community organizations can form to address issues of juvenile crime and victimization.
Justice in Indian Country: A Process Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Justice Indian Country Justice Initiative – Final Evaluation Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/181048.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), April 1998.  This study investigates ways to improve coordination among the federal and American Indian Nations (AIN) justice systems.  The Indian Country Justice Initiative (ICJI) program was developed to enhance the working relationship among governmental entities to improve the safety and quality of life for AIN citizens.  The project examined ways to improve coordination among the federal and AIN justice systems as well as relevant service providers; improve existing systems, including communications and procedures; strengthen offender supervision and treatment; expand prevention, intervention, and training activities; and enforce laws against major crimes, especially those involving violence. (NCJ 181048)
Juvenile Justice Journal, Volume VIII, No. 2 (American Indian Issue)	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/184747.pdf		http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjnl_2000_12/index.html	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), December 2000. This issue of “Juvenile Justice” provides a compendium of information on preventing and combating delinquency among American Indian youth.  In an interview, Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell advises that the greatest challenges facing American Indian youth are overcoming the obstacles to living a normal childhood, receiving a sound education, and being equipped to compete for jobs in the modern economy.  The section entitled, “In Brief” contains information on understanding and responding to youth gangs in Indian country; summaries of publications on ensuring justice for American Indian children, starting Boys and Girls Clubs n Indian country, and prevention through empowerment in a Native American community; and a listing of American Indian-focused web sites. (NCJ 184747)
Law Enforcement Intelligence: A Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), November 2004. This intelligence guide was prepared in response to requests from law enforcement executives for guidance on intelligence functions in a post-September 11 world. It will help law enforcement agencies develop or enhance their intelligence capacity and enable them to fight terrorism and other crimes while preserving community policing relationships.
Law Enforcement Tech Guide for Small and Rural Police Agencies	U.S. Dept. of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), November 2005.  This practical and user-friendly guidebook is geared to the small and rural police agency, providing strategies, best practices, recommendations, and ideas for successful IT planning and implementation. Agencies with minimal personnel and financing can learn how to implement IT projects from preliminary project planning and project plan creation to technology acquisition, implementation, and maintenance. This guidebook complements the Law Enforcement Tech Guide: How to plan, purchase, and manage technology (successfully!). When used together, they make an impressive toolset for technology implementation.
Law Enforcement Tech Guide: How to plan, purchase, and manage technology (successfully!)	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2002. The Law Enforcement Tech Guide presents best practices in strategic IT planning and procurement, reveals pitfalls to avoid, and consolidates and expands on various sources of relevant information currently available. The Guide reviews best practices to help create a user-friendly product that will provide law enforcement with the tools they need to successfully achieve their IT goals.
Learning All About Court With "BJ": An Activity Book for Children Going To Federal or Tribal Court	Office for Victims of Crime	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/pdftxt/bjver.pdf			Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).  This is an activity book for children going to Federal or Tribal Court. The document contains: (1) Definitions of terms: court, witness, judge, attorney, jury, defendant, and victim advocate; (2) Discussions of why people go to court, what various people do in court and where they sit; (3) words that one might hear in a court; (4) Getting ready for court; and (5) "What If" questions. In addition, youngsters preparing for court will find word games, a crossword puzzle, hidden messages and a word scramble, all built around court activities and personnel and an Activity Book Answer Sheet. Two pages are set aside for youthful readers to write about themselves and to draw a picture of themselves. (NCJ 167252)
OJJDP’s Program of Research for Tribal Youth	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200110.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200110.txt		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), April 2001. This fact sheet summarizes OJJDP’s tribal youth research activities, which are designed to provide empirical evidence about juvenile justice and delinquency prevention practices and their impact on tribal youth.  TYP provides funds directly to tribal communities to develop programs that help prevent and control juvenile delinquency, including violent crime, and improve tribal juvenile justice systems. (NCJ 187530)
OJJDP’s Tribal Youth Initiatives	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/193763.pdf		http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/193763/contents.html	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), May 2003. This bulletin describes the efforts of the OJJDP to assist tribal communities in addressing risk factors of delinquency.  Tribal communities lack the available resources for families and youth, as well as for the social service and law enforcement agencies serving them.  OJJDP attempts to address these problems by enhancing Indian country law enforcement and improving the quality of life in tribal communities through its Tribal Youth Initiatives.  This bulletin highlights OJJDP’s current activities, under the Tribal Youth Initiative in five program areas. (NCJ193763)
People with Mental Illness	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), May 2006. This guide describes the challenges police face when dealing with people with mental illness. Police officers encounter people with mental illness in many different types of situation, in roles that include criminal offenders, disorderly persons, missing persons, complainants, victims and persons in need of care. This guide is an essential tool for local law enforcement to analyze their local problems associated with people with mental illness and reviews responses to these problems based on evaluative research and police practice.
Policing on American Indian Reservations, Revised	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/188095.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/nij/188095.txt		National Institute of Justice (NIJ), September 2001. This study takes a broad look at policing in Indian country.  The study is an attempt to better understand the many arrangements for administering reservation police departments, to develop an initial assessment of the challenges facing Indian policing, and to identify policing strategies and approaches that might be successful in responding to the growing crime problem in Indian country. (NCJ 188095)
Policing on American Indian Reservations	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/180774.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), February 2000. This paper reports on a study that took a broad look at policing in Indian country and evaluated the prospects for community policing on American Indian reservations. The broad look at policing in Indian country was designed to produce a better understanding of the many arrangements for administering reservation police departments, an initial assessment of the challenges facing Indian policing, and the identification of policing approaches that might be successful in responding to the increasing crime problem on Indian reservations. (NCJ 180774)
Problem-Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing Crime and Disorder through  Problem-Solving Partnerships	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2006. The guide serves as a reference for those in all stages of implementing the problem-solving approach. It contains insights into every stage of the process, most of which are drawn from the experience of law enforcement officers in the field. The guide relies on the SARA model: scanning, analyzing, response, and assessment of problems.
Public Law 280 and Law Enforcement in Indian Country—Research Priorities	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/209839.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), December 2005. This report suggest research priorities for examining the impact of Federal Public Law 83-280 (PL 280), which was enacted in 1953 to transfer federal jurisdiction over offenses involving Indians in Indian country to six states while giving other states an option to assume such jurisdiction. (NCJ 209839)
Results from the Southern Ute Indian Community Safety Survey, Final Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/212237.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), December 2005. This study of the prevalence and characteristics of crime on the Southern Ute Indian reservation in Colorado was conducted  to provide the Tribal Council with recommendations regarding culturally appropriate crime control policy. (NCJ 212237)
School Vandalism and Break-Ins	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2005. This manual provides guidelines for assessing the problem of school vandalism and break-ins locally and developing effective responses.  A discussion of school vandalism and break-ins notes factors that contribute to the problem, including offender characteristics, motivations, times, and targets.  Offenders are typically young males acting in small groups under a range of motivations that include theft, stopping school operations, protesting school policies, and  expressing of frustration or rage
SRO Performance Evaluation: A Guide to Getting Results	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2005. The evaluation captures the lessons learned from a COPS-funded, 2-year pilot project conducted by Circle Solutions, Inc. The result is a step-by-step guide to help law enforcement and school personnel use school resource officers (SRO) effectively. To better address school crime and disorder, it also provides guidance on how to match the SRO’s actual performance to their evaluations.
Street Gangs and Interventions:  Innovative Problem Solving With Network Analysis	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2005. This Innovations piece reviews prevention, intervention, suppression, and comprehensive strategies to address this issue of gangs and provides examples of each. It also offers a case study of problem analysis in Newark, New Jersey through the Greater Newark Safer Cities Initiative. This paper discusses the unique utility of network analysis in the resulting problem analysis and emphasizes the important role of an academic research partner. Finally, the piece considers the importance of sustainability with regard to problem analysis.
Strengthening and Rebuilding Tribal Justice Systems: Learning From History and Looking Toward the Future, Executive Summary	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/210892.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), March 2005. This is the executive summary of a process evaluation of the comprehensive Indian Resources for community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project, which provided incentives and opportunities for Indian tribes to improve their justice system components.  CIRCLE, which began in 1998, involves a partnership between the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) and the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Pueblo of Zuni for the purpose of strengthening those tribes’ justice systems. (NCJ 210892)
Strengthening and Rebuilding Tribal Justice Systems: Learning From History and Looking Towards the Future, Final Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/210893.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), March 2005. This is the final report of a process evaluation of the CIRCLE.  The improvements begun include strengthening of agency performance, the creation of expansion of support programs for tribal courts, and the development of a culturally based framework for rethinking the design of criminal justice institutions and agencies. (NCJ 210893)
Tackling Crime and Other Public Safety Problems: Case Studies in Problem - Solving	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 1999. This compilation provides detailed descriptions of nearly 50 problem-oriented policing efforts dealing with a wide variety of specific crime and social disorder problems. Editor’s notes are included after each section detailing the noteworthy aspects of each effort.
Training and Technical Assistance for Indian Nation Juvenile Justice Systems	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/fs99105.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/fs99105.txt		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), April 1999.  The fact sheet describes the funding of four Indian Nations between fiscal years 1992 and 1995 to develop culturally relevant community-based programs to address the needs of young Indian offenders and their families.  OJJDP funded a technical assistance program to assist Indian Nations in the design, development, and implementation of such programs.  The goal of this ongoing technical assistance program is to help equip Indian Nation governments with the necessary information and tools to develop or enhance comprehensive, systemwide approaches to reduce juvenile delinquency, violence, and victimization, and increase the safety of their communities.
Tribal Court CASA: A Guide to Program Development	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/fs200209.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/fs200209.txt		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), June 2002. This fact sheet describes the Tribal Court CASA Project and offers guidance on planning a quality program, working with volunteers, and managing the program. It also lists grant programs that offer funding for Tribal Court CASA programs and provides contact information for National CASA and the Tribal Law and Policy Institute. (NCJ 196400)
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts: The Key Components	Tribal Law and Policy Institute/U.S. Dept. of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bja/188154.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/bja/188154.txt		Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), April 2003. This booklet explains each of 10 key components of Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts (drug courts), followed by several recommended practices that provide guidance for implementing each component. (NCJ 188154)
Tribal Law Enforcement, 2000	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/tle00.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/tle00.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/tle00.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), January 2003. This report presents information on the characteristics of tribally operated law enforcement agencies in the United States, including personnel, services, and functions. These selected findings include a special section on crime in Indian country. Agency data are taken from the 2000 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies. (NCJ 197936)
Tribal Youth Program	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/fs99108.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/fs99108.txt		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), April 1999.  This fact sheet describes the OJJDP's Tribal Youth Program that is dedicated to juvenile justice delinquency prevention and control and juvenile justice system improvement in Native American communities. (NCJ 176218)
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/yfs00107.pdf	http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles1/ojjdp/yfs00107.txt		Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), August 2001. This paper describes the history, structure, and current activities of United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY).  UNITY is a nonprofit, national network organization that promotes personal development, citizenship, and leadership among American Indian/Alaska Native youth.   Underpinning the UNITY philosophy is the belief that the most effective way to achieve positive and lasting change among American Indian/Alaska Native youth is to prepare them to become informed and contributing members of their tribes, villages, communities, states, and nation. (NCJ 189412)
Using Analysis for Problem-Solving: A Guidebook for Law Enforcement	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), August 2006. This guide provides law enforcement practitioners with a resource for conducting problem analysis. It summarizes many challenges of the analysis phase of the problem-solving process. This book builds on the foundation presented in Problem-Solving Tips: A Guide to Reducing Crime and Disorder Through Problem-Solving Partnerships, and complements the Problem-Oriented Guides for Police Series. The guide also identifies tools for analysis and proposes tips for effectively using each tool.
Youth Gangs in Indian Country	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/202714.pdf		http://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/jjbul2004_3_1/contents.html	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), January 2004. This report presents data regarding the presence and effect of youth gang activity in Indian country and an overview of programmatic responses to the problem. It also describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian country and compares the findings to those from a national sample and a comparison sample. The study provides a detailed national assessment of gang activity in Indian country communities that can guide effective responses to the problem. (NCJ202714)
Statistics and Codes	Funding Organization	PDF	Text	HTML	Abstract
Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/ctjaic02.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/ctjaic02.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ctjaic02.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), December 2005. This report presents detailed information gathered on tribal law enforcement agencies, tribal courts and services, and criminal record systems from the 2002 Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in American Indian jurisdictions.  This project represents one of several components of the BJA's ongoing program to improve justice statistics and criminal history record information systems in Indian country.  The report includes data on the number of law enforcement agencies and officers; characteristics of tribal courts and their caseloads; types of available criminal sanctions; and criminal justice statistics data collection and sharing capacity. (NCJ 205332)
Crime Analysis in America	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), January 2003. This is the final report of a COPS-funded study conducted by the University of South Alabama concerning the nation's law enforcement crime analysis units. Researchers conducted national telephone interviews, mail surveys, and site visits to develop a comprehensive understanding of the state of crime analysis in the United States. The researchers also provide recommendations on ways that local law enforcement agencies can enhance and develop their own crime analysis capabilities.
Crime Analysis in America Findings and Recommendations	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), April 2003. This guide is a product of the findings of a recent study conducted by the University of South Alabama documenting the state of crime analysis in the nation's law enforcement agencies. These findings and recommendations are intended to inform police managers of the structural issues to address when considering a crime analysis function within a community policing context. They are also intended to expose the current limitations of crime analysis and the policies that those findings imply.
Jails in Indian Country, 2003	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jic03.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/jic03.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic03.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), April 2005. This report presents findings from the 2003 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 70 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Highlights include the following: (1) 70 facilities were operating in Indian country, with the capacity to hold 2,226 persons on June 30, 2003; (2) 635 persons were incarcerated on June 20, 2003, for a violent crime; (3) on June 30, 2003, Indian country facilities held 1,546 adults and 278 juveniles. (NCJ 208597)
Jails in Indian Country, 2002	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jic02.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/jic02.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic02.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), November 2003. This document presents findings from the 2002 Survey of Jails in Indian Country. The survey was an enumeration of all 70 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Highlights include the following: (1) At midyear 2002, jails in Indian country supervised 2,080 persons; (2) Since 1998, the number of inmates in custody at midyear has increased by 26 percent, and rated capacity has increased 12 percent; and (3) 35 percent of inmates were being held for a violent offense, 15 percent for domestic violence offense. (NCJ 198997)
Jails in Indian County, 2001	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jic01.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/jic01.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic01.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), May 2002. This report presents findings from the 2001 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 68 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Highlights include the following: (1) 68 facilities were operating in Indian country, with the capacity to hold 2,101 persons on June 29, 2001; (2) 16 jails in Indian country funded to undergo expansion, replacement, or renovation; and (3) In a 1-month period, June 2001, facilities in Indian Country admitted 9,697 inmates, a 36 percent increase from June 2000. (NCJ 193400)
Jails in Indian County, 2000	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jic00.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/jic00.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic00.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), July 2001. This bulletin presents findings from the 2000 Survey of Jails in Indian Country, an enumeration of all 69 confinement facilities, detention centers, jails, and other facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Highlights include the following: (1) On June 30, 2000, Indian country facilities held 1,498 adults and 277 juveniles. In the 12 months ending June 30, 2000, the number of inmates in custody increased 9.5 percent. (2) On June 30, 2000, 69 jails in Indian country were operating at 86 percent of capacity. (NCJ 188156)
Jails in Indian Country, 1998 and 1999	Bureau of Justice Statistics	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/jic99.pdf	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/ascii/jic99.txt	http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jic99.htm	Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), July 2000. This report presents findings from the 1998 and 1999 Surveys of Jails in Indian Country, a complete enumeration of all 69 confinement facilities operated by tribal authorities or the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). Highlights include the following: 48 facilities operated by tribal authorities, 20 operated by the BIA, and 1 privately operated facility were supervising offenders in Indian country. The 69 facilities had the capacity to hold 2,118 offenders. (NCJ 173410)
United States Code: Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention	Cornell Law School , Legal Information Institute			http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode25/usc_sup_01_25_10_34.html	Cornell Law School. Legal Information Institute. Describes and interprets each section of the Indian Child and Family Violence Prevention code.
Victims and Victimization	Funding Organization	PDF	Text	HTML	Abstract
Bitter Earth: Child Sexual Abuse in Indian Country, Discussion Guide	Office for Victims of Crime	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/bitter/bitterea.pdf	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/bitter/bitterea.txt	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/bitter/	Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), 1999. This discussion guide is designed as an educational tool for increasing the awareness of child sexual abuse in Indian Country among community members and non-Indian service providers.  This guide is also intended to be used in conjunction with a video that deals with child sexual abuse.  The discussion guide identifies various training topics, including community resources targeting child sexual abuse victims and their families, the tribal leader's role in responding to child sexual abuse, jurisdictional issues, traditional beliefs and healing approaches that are culturally relevant, juvenile sex offenders, incest, and the link between drug abuse and sexual abuse. (NCJ 179105)
Bringing Victims into Community Policing	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2002. This publication focuses on the role of crime victims in advancing community policing. It includes first-responder guides to dealing with victims, a model policy for the prevention of repeat victimization, and the benefits of developing relationships among the police, crime victims, and victim organizations.
Child Sexual Abuse on New Mexico Tribal Land 1999-2004	Bureau of Justice Assistance	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/bjs/grants/212236.pdf			Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), November 2004. This study determined whether there were any differences between reported child sexual abuse cases that originated on New Mexico tribal lands compared to nontribal areas, based on data from a program called Safehouse, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, that serves abused, neglected, and traumatized children and their families.  There were a greater proportion of male victims and female perpetrators among nontribal cases compared to tribal cases.  The majority of tribal cases involved Native-American offenders and victims.  For nontribal cases, perpetrators were more likely to be parents of the victim or a boyfriend or girlfriend of a biological parent; among tribal cases however, perpetrators were more likely to be extended family members. (NCJ 212236)
Children’s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities	Office for Victims of Crime	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/factshts/cja/fs000303.pdf		http://www.ovc.gov/publications/factshts/cja/welcome.html	Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), June 2003. Since 1989, the Federal Crime Victims Division within the OVC has provided funding to American Indian tribes through the Children’s Justice Act (CJA) Partnerships for Indian Communities grant program.  These funds are used to help tribes develop, establish, and operate programs to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of child abuse cases, particularly cases of child sexual abuse, in a manner that limits additional trauma to the child victim. (NCJ 201300)
Impact Evaluation of STOP Grant Program for Reducing Violence Against Women Among Indian Tribes, Final Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/195174.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), July 2002. This is the final report of an evaluation conducted from 1996 to the summer of 2001 assessing 123 American Indian projects that received grant funding under the STOP (Service, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) grant project of the VAIW (Violence Against Indian Women) program, which is intended to counter domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking against Indian women.  This report provides basic descriptive information about who is served by the programs, the structuring of programs, what services are being provided, service recipient responses, and level of satisfaction, as well as the overall impact of the program.  Specific recommendations are provided under the general areas of coordinated community response, victim services, law enforcement, and prosecution. (NCJ 195174)
Impact Evaluation of STOP Grant Program for Reducing Violence Against Women Among Indian Tribes	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/186235.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), February 2001. This report presents the methodology and findings of an impact evaluation of Indian tribal programs intended to assist law enforcement and prosecution efforts to develop and strengthen strategies to combat violent crimes against women, as well as strategies for victim services in such cases. (NCJ 186235)
Improving Tribal/Federal Prosecution of Child Sexual Abuse Cases through Agency Cooperation	Office for Victims of Crime	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/pdftxt/tribalbult.pdf	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/pdftxt/tribalbult.txt	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/tribal/tribalbult.htm	Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), September 1999. This bulletin presents information intended to improve the cooperation between Tribal and federal agencies in handling child sexual abuse cases in Native American society.  It describes how close cooperation between Tribal and federal law enforcement agencies will ensure effective investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases. (NCJ 172877)
Interagency Response to  Domestic Violence	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF			Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), July 2003. This study examines one city’s efforts to reduce domestic violence through the coordinated work of the city police department and a wide range of criminal justice, social services, and community agencies. This research entailed study of an interagency domestic violence coalition, the Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee (DVCC), as well as two  exploratory analyses of the city police department’s domestic violence data. After presenting the methodology and literature review, the findings of this study are presented in two parts.
Intergenerational Trauma in Native American Communities: A Framework for Healing	University of Montana - Division of Education and Research	PDF	Text		University of Montana, 2004.  This presentation discusses the nature and results of trauma in Native American communities.
Measuring Fear: Strategies for Gauging School Climate and Implementing Mental Health Recovery Solutions	University of Montana - Division of Education and Research	PDF	Text		University of Montana, 2004.  This presentation discusses school and community safety, mental health, technology integration, and early intervention.
Police-Community Partnerships to Address Domestic Violence	Office of Community Oriented Policing Services	PDF	Text		Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), March 2006. Through the community policing philosophy and its practices, some law enforcement agencies are seeking to improve their effectiveness in dealing with the problem of domestic violence by forming police-community partnerships to enhance their response options. PERF, with funding from the COPS Office, explored the nature, function, and impact of such police-community partnerships. The research shows that partnerships between police and community partners have made improvements in the way that agencies communicate with each other and in how they focus their energies on improving the safety of victims of domestic violence. This publication highlights such initiatives around the country that can be replicated to better address domestic violence.
Tribal Domestic Violence Case Law: Annotations for Selected Tribal Cases Related to Domestic Violence	Tribal Law and Policy Institute	http://www.tribal-institute.org/download/Tribal%20DV%20Compendium.pdf			Tribal Law and Policy Institute, 2003. This compendium is designed to assist tribal judicial officers in understanding how some tribal governments have handled certain legal issues within the context of domestic violence cases.  This compendium does not include every tribal court opinion on domestic violence.  It is limited to those tribal court opinions that have been published and disseminated to the public, including cases found in the Indian Law Reporter, the Oklahoma Tribal Court Reports, and the Northwest Regional Appellate Court Reporter, as well as cases available on the internet.
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Chickasaw Nation Case Study	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/206037.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), January 2002. This report documents the activities implemented by the Chickasaw Nation, along with their impact, under two grant periods of the U. S. Justice Department’s initiative of Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV), which is a federal-tribal partnership intended to reduce crime, violence, and drug demand in seven American Indian tribes.  This evaluation’s goals were to document how TSAV strategies had evolved and how comprehensive strategies had been implemented.  Another evaluation goal was to analyze how differences in local cultures, physical environments, or government structures at the tribal site may have affected program implementation.  TSAV activities had reduced drunk driving, drug use, and gang activity. (NCJ 206037)
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Cross-Site Evaluation Report, Executive Summary	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/195791.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), January 2002. This document evaluates the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) initiative.  The TSAV initiative was designed to empower American Indian tribes to improve the quality of life in their communities by fostering strategic planning to identify community problems and to implement locally developed partnerships for addressing those problems.  The more successful a tribe was in bringing together critical tribal criminal justice entities as partners, the more successful it was in addressing a broad range of crime and violence issues. (NCJ 195791)
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Cross-Site Evaluation Report, Full Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/195790.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), January 2002. This document evaluates the Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV) initiative.  The ultimate purpose was the development of reservation and community-wide strategies to reduce crime, violence, and substance abuse.  Findings showed that changes in the Tribal Codes and Tribal Court Systems occurred for all three of the Tribes that their own courts with jurisdiction over criminal, civil, and juvenile justice issues on their reservations.  Most sites brought about key changes in their support systems for crime and violence victims and perpetrators. (NCJ 195790)
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Case Study	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/206034.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), June 2004.  This report documents the activities implemented by the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, along with their impact, under three grant awards of the U.S. Justice Department’s initiative of Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV).  The evaluation found that significant progress was made in collaborating with nontribal entities, notably in interaction with several public schools and police departments.  There was little or no statistical evidence to document TSAV’s impact on crime or violence; however, there was evidence that the project was effective in building community awareness about violence, fostering cooperation among the TSAV partners, identifying additional funding to apply to targeted problems, improving services of TSAV partner agencies, and enhancing the system for dealing with domestic violence. (NCJ 206034)
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Case Study	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/206035.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), June 2004.This report documents the activities implemented by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, along with their impact, under two grant periods from the U.S. Justice Department’s initiative of Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV).  The TSAV partners made substantial structural changes to the reservation’s criminal justice system through the enactment of tribal law related to domestic violence, inhalant and other drug abuse, and through the issuance of zero-tolerance laws/policies as well as police who deal with sexual harassment among tribal employees and nonsmoking in tribal facilities. (NCJ 206035)
Tribal Strategies Against Violence: Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Case Study	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/206036.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), June 2004. This report document the activities implemented by the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, along with their impact, under two grant periods from the U.S. Justice Department’s initiative of Tribal Strategies Against Violence (TSAV).  The evaluators concluded that the Turtle Mountain Band TSAV program faithfully represented the TSAV’s envisioned institutionalization of a community-wide problem solving process and that it deserves to be a model for other tribes. (NCJ 206036)
Victim Programs to Serve Native Americans	Office for Victims of Crime		http://www.ncjrs.gov/txtfiles/nata.txt		Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), February 1992. This report describes the programs provided by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) of the Department of Justice that serve Native American crime victims and discusses the effects that the programs are having in American Indian communities.  OVC activities in American Indian communities have included establishment of victim assistance programs on reservation, and the establishment of programs to improve the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases in Indian communities. (NCJ 133963)
Victim Services: Promising Practices in Indian Country	Tribal Law & Policy Institute, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Victims of Crime	http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/victimsrvsindian_country2004/729404.pdf		http://www.ovc.gov/publications/infores/victimsrvsindian_country2004/welcome.html	Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), November 2004. This booklet describes 12 programs of services for crime victims being conducted b various Indian tribes throughout the United States.  Information on each program includes  names, when each was established, the service area, the population served, source of funding, and contact information.  A brief program description is followed by discussion of particular services, their cultural relevance, and keys to success.  Other tribal victim services programs provide various services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, homicide, child sexual abuse, child neglect, and drunk driving. (NCJ 207019)
Violence Against Indian Women, Final Revised Report	National Institute of Justice	http://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/198828.pdf			National Institute of Justice (NIJ), January 2003. This study explored the patterns of violence against women in 15 Native American communities and examined the readiness of these communities to develop and implement effective violence-prevention efforts.  The project began with a survey of the communities to determine the extent to which western Native American communities were aware of violence against women as a problem, had access to intervention and prevention programs that targeted violence against women, and had actually used resources.  The project concluded that effective and sustainable community mobilization to combat violence against women must be based on the involvement of multiple systems and the use of within-tribal community resources and strengths. (NCJ 198828)
Web Sites	Funding Organization	PDF	Text	HTML	Abstract
American Indian & Alaska Native Affairs	Office of Justice Programs			http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/americannative/whats_new.htm	The American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Desk, established in the Office of Justice Programs, provides access to information by federally recognized American Indian and Alaska native tribes regarding funding opportunities, training and technical assistance, and other relevant information.  Related topics include DOJ Indian country resources, substance abuse, corrections and managing offenders, juvenile justice, and violence against women.
DCI America				http://www.dciamerica.com/	DCI America provides (at a cost) workshops, seminars, conferences, on-site training, and counseling to Native American organizations and businesses.
National Center for Rural Law Enforcement				http://www.ncrle.net/	The National Center for Rural Law Enforcement (NCRLE), a division of the Criminal Justice Institute, University of Arkansas System, is a university-based organization committed to helping rural law enforcement agencies meet this challenge.
National Congress of American Indians				http://www.ncai.org/	The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) informs the public and Congress on the governmental rights of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Now serving as the major national tribal government organization, NCAI is positioned to monitor federal policy and coordinated efforts to inform federal decisions that affect tribal government interests.
National Indian Child Welfare Association				http://www.nicwa.org/	The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is the most comprehensive source of information on American Indian child welfare and works on behalf of Indian children and families. NICWA provides public policy, research, and advocacy; information and training on Indian child welfare; and community development services to a broad national audience including tribal governments and programs, state child welfare agencies, and other organizations, agencies, and professionals interested in the field of Indian child welfare.
National Indian Justice Center				http://nijc.indian.com/index.html	The National Indian Justice Center, established in 1983 through the efforts of the National American Indian Court Judges Association, the American Indian Lawyer Training Program, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, has developed and conducted effective education programs via regional training, on-site training and conferences for tribal centers, tribal government, law enforcement, social service, medical personnel, victim assistance programs, and other interests throughout Indian country.  The NIJC has produced 39 training manuals, 18 videos,  and other training materials.
National Native American Law Enforcement Association				http://www.nnalea.org/	The National Native American Law Enforcement Association (NNALEA) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 in Washington, D.C., and incorporated in the state of Delaware. The mission of NNALEA is to promote and foster mutual cooperation among American Indian law enforcement officers/agents/personnel, their agencies, tribes, private industry, and the public.
National Tribal Justice Resource Center				http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org/	The National Tribal Justice Resource Center (NTJRC) is the largest and most comprehensive site dedicated to tribal justice systems, personnel, and tribal law. The NTJRC is the central national clearinghouse of information for Native American and Alaska Native tribal courts, providing both technical assistance and resources for the development and enhancement of tribal justice system personnel. Programs and services developed by the NTJRC are offered to all tribal justice system personnel -- whether working with formalized tribal courts or with tradition-based tribal dispute resolution forums.
Sacred Circle	Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services			http://www.sacred-circle.com/	National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women. The web site offers training and technical assistance resources and schedules plus national links for services to combat violence against Native American women.
Tribal-Community Police Teams				http://www.tribaltraining.com/training_tribal_.php	Tribal-Community Police Teams:  This 2-day training is designed to bring together tribal government, community members, and law enforcement to learn techniques on how to empower their communities to ethically identify and solve community problems through the use of community policing concepts, advocacy, and problem-solving. Topics include: Community policing principles; team building; community-police relationships; creating collaborative partnerships; problem-solving through identification, analysis, and response development; facilitating change; and action planning. During this training, relationships are formed and teams return to their respective tribes/communities to implement their action plans applying problem-solving and collaborative partnership strategies.
Tribal Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Project				http://www.casanet.org/program-services/tribal/	The Tribal Court CASA Project was started in 1994 to assist in the development and enhancement of Tribal Court programs that provide volunteer advocacy for abused or neglected Native American children. The goal of National CASA is to increase the number of Indian children who are receiving culturally sensitive representation through indigenous CASA programs in Tribal Court proceedings. The Project is advised by the Tribal Court Advisory Committee, whose purpose is to review and consult with National CASA on the development of Tribal Court programs, the best methods to assist the Tribal Court programs, and the best methods for adapting CASA to meet the needs of Native American communities.
Tribal Law & Policy Institute				http://www.tribal-institute.org/lists/tlpi.htm	The Tribal Law and Policy Institute is a Native American-owned and operated nonprofit corporation that designs and delivers education, research, training, and technical assistance programs that promote the enhancement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native American peoples.
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