Importance of culture in measuring tribal crime seriousness: scoping review of crime seriousness indices

Understanding crime trends provides policymakers with needed information to effectively use scarce resources to keep communities safe. Native nations in the US, who retain criminal and civil jurisdiction on their lands, rely on national data collected by the federal government with little tribal inp...

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Main Author: Riley, Lorinda (Author)
Contributors: Park, Cassandra
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 1–20
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Indigenous
cultural relevance
Crime trends
crime index
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Summary:Understanding crime trends provides policymakers with needed information to effectively use scarce resources to keep communities safe. Native nations in the US, who retain criminal and civil jurisdiction on their lands, rely on national data collected by the federal government with little tribal input. These data may not accurately reflect the community’s situation or the values they hold. Developing a tribal crime seriousness index may provide an elegant way to bridge this gap. This paper catalogs and identifies the methods for developing crime seriousness indices and provides a critical discussion of the role culture plays in the conceptualization of crime.
ISSN:1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2024.2307062