MONTANA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL - INDIAN TRIBAL COURTS PROGRAMS

• NCJ Number: 530
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: Unknown
• Length: 32 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: University of Montana
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS PROJECT UTILIZED LAW STUDENTS TO ASSIST LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LAW OFFICERS WITH ADDITIONAL MANPOWER.

Abstract

STUDENTS WERE EMPLOYED OR USED AS INTERNS TO BROADEN AND DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURES. MUCH OF THE WORK WAS DONE IN THE MONTANA TRIBAL COURTS WHERE LEGAL TRAINING HAD BEEN LACKING. OTHER TRAINEES WORKED IN POLICE DEPARTMENTS AS LEGAL ADVISORS, IN PROSECUTOR'S OFFICES, AND AS PROBATION TRAINEES ESPECIALLY WITH INDIAN JUVENILES. THE CONCLUSION WAS THAT BENEFITS TO THE EMPLOYING AGENCY WERE GREAT AND THIS TRAINING REMOVED STEREOTYPED OPINIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT FROM THE STUDENTS.