Criminal justice in Native America

Nielsen, Marianne O. (Added Author). Silverman, Robert A., 1943- (Added Author).

Summary: Native Americans are disproportionately represented as offenders in the U.S. criminal justice system. However, until recently there was little investigation into the reasons. Furthermore, there has been little acknowledgment of the positive contributions of Native Americans to the criminal justice system--in rehabilitating offenders, aiding victims, and supporting service providers. This book offers a valuable and contemporary overview of how the American criminal justice system impacts Native Americans on both sides of the law. Contributors--many of whom are Native Americans--rank among the top scholars in their fields. Some of the chapters treat broad subjects, including crime, police, courts, victimization, corrections, and jurisdiction. Others delve into more specific topics, including hate crimes against Native Americans, state-corporate crimes against Native Americans, tribal peacemaking, and cultural stresses of police officers. Separate chapters are devoted to women and juveniles.

Record details

ISBN: 0816526532
ISBN: 9780816526536 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xi, 242 pages ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction to the context of Native American criminal justice involvement / Marianne O. Nielsen -- Patterns of Native American crime, 1984--2005 / Robert A. Silverman -- Ha'álchíní, haadaah náásdah = "They're not going to be young forever" : juvenile criminal justice / Jon'a Meyer -- Criminal justice challenges for Native American women / Mary Jo Tippeconnic Fox -- Finding their way : challenges and resources of American Indian victims of sexual assault / Sherry Hamby -- "It's just the way life is here" : hate crime against Native Americans / Barbara Perry -- Native Americans and uranium mining as state-corporate crime / Linda Robyn -- The jurisdictional jungle : navigating the path / John F. Cardani -- More than just a red light in your rearview mirror / Eileen Luna-Firebaugh -- Policing on and off the reservation : sources of individual stress / Larry A. Gould -- Beyond colonialism : Indian courts in the present and future / James W. Zion -- "How do we get rid of crime? Restore it to harmony" : tribal peacemaking as an alternative to modern courts / Jon'a Meyer -- The search for the silver arrow : assessing tribal-based healing traditions and ceremonies in Indian country corrections / William G. Archambeault -- Present and future issues for Native American criminal justice / Marianne O. Nielsen.