NCJ Number
164621
Date Published
1996
Length
8 pages
Annotation
This videotape presents the perspectives of Native American Indians who were abused as adults, tribal leaders, tribal justice personnel, and social service providers regarding the problems of domestic violence and child abuse on Indian reservations, the measures needed to address the problem and prevent the abuse of children in the future, and exemplary programs and services.
Abstract
The comments emphasize the relationships among domestic assault and other problems such as alcohol abuse, the lasting impacts on victims, and the potential for abused children to become abusers themselves when they become adults. The discussion also emphasizes the need to improve training for investigators, police, court personnel, teachers, and social workers; to ensure collaboration among service providers; and to change laws to improve the ways that tribal justice systems address domestic violence. Victim assistance programs are described, with emphasis on the use of both professionals and volunteers by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye also speaks and emphasizes the strong concern native peoples have for their children and the need for the involvement of tribal leaders to enact and enforce laws. Information about a Federal grant program and telephone numbers of National Indian Justice Center and the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime