Native American Youth In The Juvenile Justice System

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that comprehensively combat juvenile delinquency through appropriate prevention, intervention, and sanction activities. Although there are few evidence-based programs that focus on NA/AN youth disparity issues, there have been some successful programs for improving their juvenile justice outcomes: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe’s Talking Circles The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe in South Dakota began their Talking Circles program in 2011 as a part of the girls’ juvenile probation as an alternative to detention. The program functions to connect the youth with positive role models and mentors from their community. Participating in Talking Circles allows the young women to discuss whatever they are thinking about (positive or negative), resolve conflict, and choose how to manage their circle. Participants in this program have been reported to have a decrease in suicide attempts, reduction in gang activity, improved school attendance, increase in graduation rates, and overall improved compliance with probation conditions. Village of Kake, Alaska’s Adult and Youth Circle Peacemaking The Kake Youth Circle Peacemaking group is an Alternative Dispute Resolution Group. The Alaska State Court System orders that minors consuming alcohol and first time offenders be diverted to the Kake Youth Circle Peacemaking group. Youth participants act as the facilitators while adults are often invited to participate and support from the community is essential. The group’s success has been measured through Tribal member’s participation, the time taken to hear cases, and the restoration of relationships. There are additional circles held for follow-up cases and celebration circles for participants who have achieved milestones. Tribal Youth Programs and Services Resources This webpage from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention provides brief summaries of programs and services geared towards tribal youth to prevent victimization and juvenile delinquency, reduce violent crime, and improve juvenile justice systems. Building Culturally Relevant Youth Courts in Tribal Communities This resource by American Indian Development Associates draws on the ideas and expertise of many who work in youth courts throughout the United States, as well as on the experience of staff at the National Youth Court Center at the American Probation and Parole Association, who research and work with youth courts on a national level. Page 120 of 158
Collaboration and Resource Sharing to Improve Services to Indian Youth American Indian Development Associates highlights successful resource sharing strategies that represents commitment to something larger than the single focused organizational goals and objectives and a shift to enter into relationships with other agencies to achieve shared goals, visions and responses to mutual interest and obligations. Minority Youth in the Juvenile Justice System, Disproportionate Minority Contact National Conference of State Legislatures Research by the National Council on Crime and Delinquency and the Center for Children’s Law and Policy suggests that minority youth receive harsher treatment than their white counterparts at nearly every stage of the juvenile justice process. Youth Gangs in Indian Country This resources describes the nature and makeup of youth gangs in Indian Country by drawing on research findings from a survey conducted by the National Youth Gang Center (NYGC). Page 121 of 158
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