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http://www.usccr.gov/pubs/nahealth/nabroken.pdf -
Today, in Indian Country health-related problems and the lack of adequate health care are the enemy. This was borne out on October 17, 2003, when the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) held a public briefing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to examine the extent of the disparities in the health status and outcomes of Native Americans, and to explore the causes for those disparities. Information gathered during this briefing is incorporated into this report. Also reflected in this report is information discovered during a survey of existing literature and studies on Native American health disparities, as well as interviews of tribal leaders, tribal members, policy analysts, researchers, care providers, and representatives of the Indian Health Service (IHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In addition to conducting interviews of IHS and CMS leadership and staff, the Commission used interrogatories to obtain additional information about IHS and CMS policies and practices. Finally, members of the Commission staff gathered information during a tour of the Gallup Indian Medical Center in New Mexico and an informal listening session with tribal members and others concerned about the state of the Native American health care system.This fact-finding process resulted in the discovery of compelling evidence that disparities in the health status and outcomes of Native Americans persist four years after the Commission's 1999 report titled The Health Care Challenge: Acknowledging Disparity, Confronting Discrimination, and Ensuring Equality, and after many years of periodic reporting and monitoring of the health disparities experienced by Native Americans and people of color.
american_indians_and_crime.pdf -
Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians (Native Americans) and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. The findings include involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in villence both against and by Indians; victim-offender relationships; the race of persons committing violence against Indians; the rate of reporting to police by victims, and injuries, hospitaliztion, and financial loss suffered by victims. Sources include the National Crime Victimization Survey, the FBI Supplementary Homicide Reports, and BJS surveys of offenders on probation or in local jails or State and Federal prisons.
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tribal_law_enforcement_2000.pdf -
Presents information on the characteristics of tribally operated law enforcement agencies in the United States, including personnel, services, and functions. These selected findings include a special section on crime in Indian country. Agency data are taken from the 2000 Census of State and Local Law Enfocement Agencies.
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youth_gangs_in_indian_country.pdf -
Describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian Country. Drawing on research findings from a survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center (NYGC), this Bulletin presents data regarding the presence and effect of youth gang activity in Indian Country and provides an overview of programmatic responses to the problem. To better understand the gang problem in Indian Country, the Bulletin compares data from NYGC's 2000 Survey of Youth Gangs in Indian Country with data from a national sample of survey respondents and from a field study of gangs in the Navajo Nation. Drawing on these research findings, the Bulletin proposes proven prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies to address the problem of youth gangs in Indian Country.
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Reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians and summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system. NCJ 203097
census_of_tribal_justice_statistics.pdf -
Census of Tribal Justice Agencies in Indian Country, 2002. Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2005. This publication offers a report on the findings of the Census 2002 in the categories of Law Enforcement, Courts and Administration, Corrections and intermediate sentences, and Criminal history records and justice statistics.
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child_abuse_among_na_children.pdf -
Child abuse and neglect among American Indian/Alaska Native Children: an analysis of existing data. 2001. Kathleen A. Earle. This study found that data on the abuse and neglect of American Indian/Alaska native children from published reports and different national sources differ substantially. It attempts to understand the true rates of abuse and neglect of children in tribal communities.
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assessmentforexposure.pdf -
Assessment for Lifetime Exposure to Violence as a Pathway to Prevention. Linda Chamberlain
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citizencomplaintsaboutpoliceuseofforce.pdf -
Citizen Complaints against Police Use of Force. Matthew J. Hickman, Ph.D., Bureau of Justice Statistics. This special report examines citizen complaint data from 2002.
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childsexualabuse_nm.pdf -
Child Sexual Abuse on New Mexico Tribal Land, 1999-2004. This study determined whether there were any differences between reported child sexual abuse cases that originated on New Mexico's tribal lands compared to nontribal areas, based on data from a program in Albuquerque, NM, that serves abused, neglected, and traumatized children and their families.
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