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This subactivity increases safety in Indian Communities through critical law enforcement activities at the local and national levels. Most resources in this subactivity support local law enforcement, detention/corrections, and court services for Indian communities. Many Tribes operate their own law enforcement programs, through Pub.L. 93-638 contracts and self-governance compacts; IA provides direct services to other Tribes that choose not to contract for public safety services. Most resources are The Tribal Law and Order Act (Pub.L. 111-211) continues to influence efforts to address crime in Tribal communities, and it places a strong emphasis on decreasing violence against American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. The Act encourages the hiring of more law enforcement officers for Indian lands and provides additional tools to address critical public safety needs. Specifically, the law enhances Tribes' authority to prosecute and punish criminals; expands efforts to recruit, train and keep BIA and Tribal police officers; and provides BIA and Tribal police officers with greater access to criminal information sharing databases. It authorizes new guidelines for handling sexual assault and domestic violence crimes, from training for law enforcement and court officers, to boosting conviction rates through better evidence collection, to providing better and more comprehensive services to victims. The 2013 and 2022 reauthorizations of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) had a significant impact on Tribal justice systems. The laws amended, among other statutes: the Indian Civil Rights Act, 25 U.S.C. 1301; the Federal Assault provisions under 18 U.S.C. 113; and the Domestic Violence and Stalking Chapter, specifically addressing the full faith and credit given to Tribal protection orders, under The Office of Justice Services (OJS) is also addressing the high rates of violent crime by establishing an Indian Country Violent Crime Task Force and a Predatory Crimes Unit. These specialized programs will focus on investigating and preventing violent crimes such as homicides, shootings, drug trafficking, armed robberies, aggravated assaults, sexual assaults, human trafficking, and gang-related violence. Criminal Investigations and Police Services: The Office of Justice Services is responsible for enforcing laws and investigating crimes committed on or involving Indian Country, primarily where States lack

Extracted from Bureau of Indian Affairs, p. 187. Verbatim; nothing here is paraphrased.

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