Thursday, March 17, 2005

American Indians and Crime: A BJS Statistical Profile, 1992-2002

"Summarizes data on American Indians in the criminal justice system and reports the rates and characteristics of violent crimes experienced by American Indians. This report updates a previous BJS report, American Indians and Crime, published in 1999. The findings include the involvement of alcohol, drugs, and weapons in violence against Indians. The report describes victim-offender relationships, the race of those involved in violence against Indians, and the rate of reporting to police by victims. It discusses the rates of arrest, suspect investigations and charges filed, and incarceration of Indians for violent crimes." Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics [via DocuTicker]

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