(SitNews) - The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) announced the release of Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2013, which describes Bureau of Justice Statistics' activities to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, as required by the Tribal Law and Order Act, 2010.

The newly released report summarizes Bureau of Justice Statistics' efforts in 2013 to implement an Indian Country Justice Statistics Task Force, develop a survey of all state and local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors' offices serving in Indian country, study the handling of American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) juvenile and adult criminal cases in the federal justice system, and enhance current funding programs to support tribal participation in regional and national criminal justice databases.

The report summarizes tribal eligibility for Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) awards from 2008 to 2013, and presents Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) program statistics on offenses reported in Indian country.

On the Web:

Tribal Crime Data Collection Activities, 2013 by Steven W. Perry
http://www.bjs.gov/

Source of News: 

Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov

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