Strengthening and Rebuilding Tribal Justice Systems

Author

Year

2007

Assesses the U.S Department of Justice's Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project, which aimed to help participating tribes implement strategies for making the individual components of their justice systems work better in addressing crime and related social problems.

tribal justice systems

law enforcement

family violence

correctional facilities

Additional Information

Native Nations

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Pueblo of Zuni

Northern Cheyenne Tribe

Resource Type

Other Papers & Reports

Topics

Justice Systems

Citation

Wakeling, Stewart, Miriam Jorgensen. "Strengthening and Rebuilding Tribal Justice Systems: A Participatory Outcomes Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Justice Comprehensive Indian Resources for Community and Law Enforcement (CIRCLE) Project." CIRCLE Project Outcome Evaluations. Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy at the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, The University of Arizona. Tucson, Arizona. September 2007. Final Report.

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