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Date: April 30, 2024 Tue
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1 results foundAuthor: Adams, William Title: Tribal Youth in the Federal Justice System: Final Report (Revised) Summary: The Tribal Youth in the Federal Justice System project explored issues surrounding the population of American Indian juveniles who are processed in the federal justice system. Juveniles in the federal system are rare, and a substantial proportion enters into the system because of crimes committed on American Indians lands, over which the states have no jurisdiction. While these cases are sometimes handled within a tribe’s own justice system, some are prosecuted federally. Using 1999-2008 data from the Federal Justice Statistics Program and interviews with tribal and federal officials, the study explored the prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of these youth at each stage of the justice system. In addition, the study examined significant issues surrounding the processing of tribal youth cases, including the reasons that these cases may be handled federally or tribally. This study fills a gap in the literature by providing both statistical and contextual information about tribal and non-tribal juvenile cases in the federal system. Although the data have many limitations, the study pointed to a number of findings, including the following: over the last ten years, about half of all juveniles in the federal system were tribal youth; the number of juveniles in the federal system – both tribal and nontribal -- decreased over this period; most juvenile cases were concentrated in a small number of federal judicial districts; and U.S. Attorneys declined a substantial portion of all juvenile matters referred for prosecution. Tribal and non-tribal juvenile cases differed in significant ways: most tribal youth cases involved violent offenses, while most non-tribal cases involved public order and drug offenses; and tribal youth were more likely to be adjudicated delinquent, while nontribal youth were more likely to be prosecuted as adults. Availability of rehabilitative resources and tribal capacity to prosecute were also found to be important factors in the decision to pursue a tribal youth case in the federal system. Details: Washington, DC: Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2011. 204p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed August 5, 2011 at: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412369-Tribal-Youth-in-the-Federal-Justice-System.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412369-Tribal-Youth-in-the-Federal-Justice-System.pdf Shelf Number: 122299 Keywords: American IndiansCriminal Justice System, Federal (U.S.)Juvenile OffendersTribal Courts |