Tribal youth crime

From: Corrections Digest | Date: May 16, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention released a bulletin on violent crime among Native American youth, which is twice the national average.

Tribal communities are also beset by high rates of domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, alcohol abuse, and gang involvement.

The bulletin describes the efforts of OJJDP to assist tribal communities through such initiatives ...

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