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1 results foundAuthor: Justice Policy Institute Title: The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System Summary: This project, which began as a research idea at the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, grew to a collaborative research project supported by the State of Hawai‘i, House Concurrent Resolution 27, passed by the 25th Legislature on May 6, 2009. The resolution closely examines the impact of the criminal justice system on Native Hawaiians with the purpose of effecting policy change at the legislative and administrative levels, educating the media, and serving as a tool for communities to advocate for change within the criminal justice system. As the U.S. Congress considers a bill which provides a process for Native Hawaiian self determination, there is an opportunity to create a new vision for the state of Hawai‘i that takes into consideration current social challenges for Native Hawaiians. One such consideration is the enormous increase of incarceration in Hawai‘i. This report includes ground-breaking, current, research and analysis, including the voices of Native Hawaiians, about the criminal justice system and the effect it has on their lives. It is with hope that decision makers will use the information to inform and develop policy and practice that will influence in building a new nation. For the last two centuries, the criminal justice system has negatively impacted Native Hawaiians in ways no other ethnic group has experienced. The findings in this report are concerning as it tells the story of how an institution, fueled by tax payers’ dollars, disparately affects a unique indigenous group of people, making them even more vulnerable than ever to the loss of land, culture, and community. These racial disparities begin with the initial contact of a punitive system that creates over-powering barriers in changing the course of their lives and are exponentially increased as a person moves through the system. To reduce the harmful effects of the criminal justice system on Native Hawaiians and all people, Hawai‘i must take action, and seek alternative solutions to prison. Assistance and training is needed in law enforcement, holistic interventions need to be implemented and evaluated, and a cultural shift in the way we imprison a person must change. If not, we will exacerbate prison over-crowding, and continue to foster the incarceration of generations to come. Details: Honolulu: Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 2010. 104p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed october 13, 2010 at: http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/10-09_REP_DisparateTreatmentofNativeHawaiians_RD-AC.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.justicepolicy.org/images/upload/10-09_REP_DisparateTreatmentofNativeHawaiians_RD-AC.pdf Shelf Number: 119928 Keywords: Criminal Justice Systems (Hawaii)Incarceration (Hawaii)Incarceration RatesIndigenous PeoplesRace/Ethnicity |