Native Americans in Criminal Justice (From Multicultural Perspectives in Criminal Justice and Criminology, P 135-153, 1994, James E. Hendricks and Bryan Byers, eds. - See NCJ-160016)

• NCJ Number: 160020
• Author(s): K Siedschlaw; J N Gilbert
• Date Published: 1994
• Length: 19 pages
• Sale Source: Charles C. Thomas
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter discusses the past and present involvement of Native Americans in the American criminal justice system.

Abstract

Through a complex historical and social process, Native Americans occupy a unique position as practitioners, victims, offenders, and citizens within the broader society. This discussion of the evolution of organized Indian systems of policing and related criminal justice subsystems analyzes Indian multiculturalism by focusing on Indian spirituality. Differing perceptions of time and place, and the values of community, learning, and wealth, have often led to confusion and conflict between Indian and white populations. 26 references