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1 results foundAuthor: Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Title: The Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force Report Summary: In 2010, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, in collaboration with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Justice Policy Institute, and Georgetown University, produced a report titled The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System (“2010 Report”). Researchers found that “Native Hawaiians are overrepresented in every stage in the criminal justice system, and the disproportionality increases as Native Hawaiians go further into the system, also making it harder to leave and stay out of prison.” (“2010 Report, at 17”) The 2010 Report recommended the formation of a governing collaborative, which lead to the passage of Act 170 and the statutory creation of the Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force. The disproportionate representation of Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system has been previously reported upon and presented to the Hawaiʻi state Legislature. In addition to the findings of the 2010 Report, the Task Force acknowledges the studies “Crime and Justice Related to Hawaiians and Part Hawaiians in the State of Hawaii,” (“1981 Study”), and “Criminal Justice and Hawaiians in the 1990’s: Ethnic Differences in Imprisonment Rates in the State of Hawaiʻi,” (“1994 Study”). The 1981 Study, the 1994 Study, and the 2010 Report independently concluded that Native Hawaiians are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. Those documents, and several others which discuss Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system, are now available online at: www.oha.org/nativehawaiianjusticetaskforce As a group, the Task Force and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, which is attached to the Task Force as its administrator through Act 170, have devoted a significant amount of time and effort in engaging in a dialogue with the community. Through a series of summits held throughout the state during the summer of 2012, the Task Force received testimony regarding the disproportionate representation of Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system directly from one hundred fifty nine individuals, and dozens of others through site visits at State correctional facilities and the receipt of written testimony and research. Following the summits, site visits, and the receipt of testimony, the Task Force undertook a deliberate process to draft the Findings and Recommendations sections of the Report. The production of those sections was also influenced by the perspective of each Task Force member who brought forth from his or her role within the criminal justice system. The headings of the Report are: A. Data regarding Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system; B. The disproportionate representation of Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system; C. Early intervention programs for Native Hawaiians; D. Impact of the State’s contracting with non-state facilities on Native Hawaiians; E. Issues in State-operated correctional facilities and their impact on Native Hawaiians; F. Restorative justice practices and their application to Native Hawaiians; G. Lack of services for Native Hawaiians who come into contact with the criminal justice system; H. Continuing state efforts to ameliorate the overrepresentation of Native Hawaiians in the criminal justice system. Details: Honolulu: Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force, 2012. 48p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed February 11, 2013 at: http://www.oha.org/sites/default/files/2012NHJTF_REPORT_FINAL_0.pdf Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://www.oha.org/sites/default/files/2012NHJTF_REPORT_FINAL_0.pdf Shelf Number: 127578 Keywords: Criminal Justice System (Hawaii)Disproportionate Minority ContactRacial Disparities |