NCJ Number
252983
Date Published
July 2019
Length
7 pages
Annotation
In compliance with the federal Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA) of 2010, the U.S. Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports on tribal crime data-collection activities for 2019.
Abstract
Describes activities by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to collect and improve data on crime and justice in Indian country, including data-collection programs and activities during 2018 and 2019, tribal participation in national records and information systems, and the most recent statistical findings on American Indians and Alaska Natives in the federal justice system. This report meets the requirement of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA; P.L. 111-211, 124 Stat. 2258, § 251(b)) to report annually on BJS’s activities to establish and enhance a tribal crime data-collection system.