Bureau of Justice Assistance: Resources for Tribal Justice Systems

1. Bureau of Justice Assistance: Resources for Tribal Justice Systems October 19, 2012 1

2. BJA Mission: To provide leadership and services in grant administration and criminal justice policy development to support local, state, and tribal justice strategies to achieve safer communities.

3. Tribal Programs • Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation • PA #2: Comprehensive Planning Demonstration Program • PA #3: Justice Systems, and Alcohol and Substance Abuse) • Tribal Courts Assistance Program (TCAP) • Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention Program (IASA) • PA #4: Corrections & Correctional Alternatives on Tribal Lands Program (CSCATL) • Tribal Legal Civil and Criminal Assistance (TCCLA) Program

4. Tribal Initiatives

5. Other BJA Funding for Tribal Justice • Justice Assistance Grants • Drug Treatment Courts Program • Second Chance Act Program • Family Based Adult Offender Treatment • Co-Occurring Disorders • Planning and Demonstration • Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program

6. Training and Technical Assistance Resources • Tribal Courts Assistance TTA • Substance Abuse and Alcohol TTA • Support for Planning, Building and Renovating Tribal Facilities

7. Tribal Capacity Building Training and Technical Assistance • In 2012, BJA launched a new TTA effort to assist tribes in building capacity in a number of areas: • Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning • Healing to Wellness Courts • Tribal Community Corrections • Sharing Best Practices in Tribal Courts • Multidisciplinary Team Training to Assist Drug-Endangered Children • Fostering Tribal-State Collaboration

8. Challenges in Addressing Tribal Justice Needs • Limited Resources • Limitations on Funding Authority: Tribal Construction • Complex Jurisdictional Issues • Need to Coordinate Multiple Funding Sources • No Clear Action Plan for Federal Agencies

9. Opportunities Under TLOA • Tribal Justice Plan • Change in Legislative Authority for Tribal Construction Funding • Intergovernmental Collaboration • Interagency Collaboration • Enhanced Sentencing Authority

10. T Tribal Justice Plan: Themes • Major Focus: Establishing alternatives to incarceration. • Implement in consultation and collaboration with Tribal Leaders. • Be flexible enough to allow tribes to develop strategies tailored to their needs and tribal history and culture. • Coordinate approach between federal, tribal, state and local government. • LINK: Department of Justice’s Tribal Justice and Safety Webpage (http://www.justice.gov/tribal/docs/tloa-tsp-aug2011.pdf)

11. BJA TJP Implementation • Changes in scope to CTAS • Funding for Halfway Houses and Alternatives to Incarceration • Funding for Multi Purpose Justice Centers • Planning Purpose Area • Electronic Monitoring • New Training and TA • Planning and Building Tribal Probation Agencies • Facilities Planning and Approval from BIA • Capacity Building and Information Sharing • Intergovernmental Collaboration • Walking on Common Ground (www.WalkingOnCommonGround.org) • NCAI-NCJA project on Intergovernmental Collaboration

12. Future Areas of TJP Implementation • Integrated Tools and Training; Centralized Information • Increased Access to Resources • Additional Training • Explore Strategies such as Work Release and Halfway houses • Focus on High Risk Federal Offenders • Promote Comprehensive Programming for Detention Facilities

13. Questions? • Feedback?

14. Norena Henry Senior Policy Advisor for Tribal Affairs Bureau of Justice Assistance Norena.Henry@usdoj.gov http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/