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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction to American criminal law concepts -- Comparing tribal criminal law and American criminal law -- Using American criminal law to control American Indian Nations -- Traditional law today -- Introduction: what is criminal jurisdiction? -- Traditional criminal jurisdiction -- Limitations on tribal criminal jurisdiction imposed by the United States -- Exercising jurisdiction over crimes committed by non-Indians -- Criminal jurisdiction as defined by tribal courts -- Tribal criminal jurisdiction reform: the Tribal Law and Order Act and the Violence Against Women Act -- State and tribal court collaboration -- Overview of criminal laws: statutes and procedures -- The mental state -- A closer look at criminal elements -- Is helping a criminal act? preliminary crimes and accomplice liability -- Criminal defenses -- The burden of proof -- Rights of criminal defenders -- The law of arrest -- Interrogations and confessions: the right to remain silent -- Search and seizure -- The Exclusionary Rule: remedies for civil rights violations --The right to an attorney/advocate -- Defendant rights at trial -- Victims' rights -- Sentencing: fines and incarceration -- Tribal restorative justice.
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