Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System: Theoretical and Policy Directions

by Ross,Jeffrey Ian

• ISBN13: 9781594511806
• ISBN10: 1594511802
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2006-04-15
• Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS

Summary

Native Americans and the Criminal Justice Systemoffers a comprehensive approach to explaining the causes, effects, and solutions for the presence and plight of Native Americans in the criminal justice system. Contributions from scholars and experts in Native American issues examine the ways in which society's response to Native Americans is often socially constructed. The contributors work to dispel the myths surrounding the crimes committed by Native Americans and blanket assertions about the role of criminal justice agencies that interact with Native Americans. In doing so, the contributors emphasize the historical, social, and cultural roots of Anglo-European conflicts with Native peoples and how they are manifested in the criminal justice system. Selected chapters also consider the global and cross-national ramifications of Native Americans and crime. This book systematically analyzes the broad nature of the subject area, including unique and emerging problems, theoretical issues, and policy implications.

Table of Contents

Foreword,
Duane Champagne	ix
Preface and Acknowledgments	xiii
Part I Introduction	1	(14)
1 Native Americans, Criminal Justice, Criminological Theory, and Policy Development,
Jeffrey Ian Ross and Larry Gould	3	(12)
Part II Theoretical Issues in the Area of Native Americans and Criminal Justice	15	(70)
2 Navajo Criminal Justice: A Jungian Perspective,
Marilyn Holly	17	(18)
3 Criminalizing Culture: An Anthropologist Looks at Native Americans and the U.S. Legal System,
Dorothy H. Bracey	35	(16)
4 Justice as Phoenix: Traditional Indigenous Law, Restorative Justice, and the Collapse of the State,
James W. Zion	51	(16)
5 The Link between Environmental Policy and the Colonization Process and Its Effects on American Indian Involvement in Crime, Law, and Society,
Linda Robyn and Thom Alcoze	67	(18)
Part III Current Policy Issues Affecting Native Americans and Criminal Justice	85	(150)
6 Alcoholism, Colonialism, and Crime,
Larry Gould	87	(16)
7 Examining the Interpretation and Application of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978,
Tracey M. Bouvier	103	(14)
8 Law Enforcement and the American Indian: Challenges and Obstacles to Effective Law Enforcement,
Eileen Luna-Firebaugh and Samuel Walker	117	(18)
9 Policing Native Americans Off the Rez,
Jeffrey Ian Ross	135	(8)
10 Imprisonment and American Indian Medicine Ways: A Comparative Analysis of Conflicting Cultural Beliefs, Values, and Practices,
William G. Archambeault	143	(18)
11 Criminalization of the Treaty Right to Fish: Response of the Great Lakes Chippewa,
Linda Robyn	161	(18)
12 Indian Gaming and the American Indian Criminal Justice System,
Nicholas C Peroff	179	(8)
13 Research on Juvenile Deliquency in Indian Communities: Resisting Generalization,
Lisa Bond-Maupin, Taka X. GoodTracks, and James R. Maupin	187	(10)
14 Recent Trends in Community-Based Strategies for Dealing with Juvenile Crime in the Navajo Nation,
Marianne O. Nielsen, Dorothy Fulton, and Ivan Tsosie	197	(20)
15 Scattered Like the Reindeer: Alaska Natives and the Loss of Autonomy,
Nella Lee	217	(18)
Part IV Conclusion	235	(8)
16 Integrating the Past, Present, and Future,
Larry Gould and Jeffrey Ian Ross	237	(6)
Bibliography	243	(24)
Index	267