NCJ Number
191864
Date Published
2001
Length
294 pages
Annotation
This volume contains the agenda for and printed materials relevant to the Tribal Law and Policy Institute Conference, in Pierre, South Dakota, April 2-5, 2001.
Abstract
The conference, Building Tribal Capacity To Meet Our Children's Needs, focused on skill-building for individuals working toward developing a more competent, child-friendly, and culturally specific coordinated response to the physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of Indian children; and on promoting mentoring and networking among Tribal programs serving victimized Indian children. Conference participants discussed: (1) community response and responsibility to improve the reactions to child maltreatment; (2) wellness and maintaining balance; (3) legal issues and challenges in investigating and prosecuting child sexual abuse; (4) recognizing trauma in children; (5) the medical-legal examination and the Indian Health Service; (6) developing victim advocacy skills to help traumatized children; (7) developing child advocacy centers in Indian country and Native communities; (8) team-building; (9) overview of child sexual abuse investigations and offender typologies; (10) forensic interviews of child victims in tribal communities; (11) offender interviews; and (12) preventing burnout in the field of child maltreatment. References, resources