NCJ Number
191843
Date Published
February 1996
Length
47 pages
Annotation
This document focuses on drug abuse and/or violent crime programs being implemented for Native American populations.
Abstract
The programs documented are primarily the result of program development and implementation activities supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Formula Grant Program to State and local governments and organizations. Some of the programs were developed as a result of BJA funding through its Discretionary Grant Program. A few programs were established and sustained with no or little Federal funding, but are of interest to State and local planners for potential replication. In Arizona, the O'Otham Oidak Farm Project's goals are to enhance the self-esteem and cultural identity of the Pima and Maricopa delinquent youth. In Colorado, the goal of the Adolescence Cognitive Healing Program is to provide delinquent Indian youth with cognitive skills and programs that help reduce or eliminate the need for detention. The goals of the Anti-Chemical Dependency Program in Idaho are to alleviate the problems of substance abuse and chemical dependency, to build a strong and healthy community which promotes self respect, and to help those individuals with substance abuse problems become contributing members of the community. The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Court Community Service Program in Montana provides sentencing alternatives to the Tribal Court and defendants in lieu of incarceration, payment of fines, and other fees. The primary goal of the Seattle Indian Center Youth Program in Washington is to provide high school re-entry and human services to at-risk youth in the Seattle area over a 2 year period. Other programs are the Menominee Law Enforcement Community Organization Project in Wisconsin and the Wind River Indian Reservation Youth and Family At-Risk Project in Wyoming.