Introduction
Preface: Tribal Legal Studies Textbook Series Introduction
Notes on Terminology
Acknowledgments
Credits
PART I. Criminal Law in Anglo-American and Native Societies
Chapter 1. Introduction to Criminal Law Concepts
Chapter 2. Comparing Traditional Criminal Law to Anglo-American
Criminal Law
Chapter 3. Using Western Criminal Law to Control Native American
Nations
Chapter 4: Traditional Law Today
PART II. Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Chapter 5. Introduction—What is Criminal Jurisdiction?
Chapter 6. Traditional Criminal Jurisdiction in Indian Country
Chapter 7. Limitations on Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Imposed by
the United States
Chapter 8. Efforts by Tribal Nations to Address Jurisdictional
Gaps
Chapter 9. Criminal Jurisdiction as Defined by Tribal Courts
Part III. Criminal Law: Elements of a Crime and Defenses
Chapter 10. Introduction to Elements and Acts
Chapter 11. The Mental State
Chapter 12. A Closer Look at Criminal Elements
Chapter 13. Is Helping a Criminal Act? Preliminary Crimes and
Accomplice Liability
Chapter 14. Criminal Defenses
Chapter 24 Chapter 15. The Burden of Proof
Part IV. Criminal Procedure
Chapter 16. Rights of Criminal Defendants and Crime Victims
Chapter 17. The Law of Arrest
Chapter 18. Interrogations and Confessions: The Right to Remain
Silent
Chapter 19: Search and Seizure
Chapter 20: The Exclusionary Rule: Remedies for Civil Rights
Violations
Chapter 21. The Right to an Attorney/Advocate
Chapter 22: Defendant Rights at Trial
Chapter 23: Victims' Rights in Criminal Procedure
Part V. Sanctions and Sentencing
Chapter 24: Sentencing: Fines and Incarceration
Glossary
Chapter 25: Alternative Sentences and Traditional Sanctions
Index
About the Authors
Carrie E. Garrow is a member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. She is the chief judge for the St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Courts and a judicial consultant, and currently works as a consultant for Tribal Law and Policy Institute, the Udall Center, and the Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development. Sarah Deer is staff attorney at the Tribal Law and Policy Institute and an instructor of Tribal Legal Studies for UCLA Extension. She is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma.
This text will be what students call a keeper, one that goes in the
personal library after the course is over. Carrie E. Garrow and
Sarah Deer have done for tribal criminal justice what Vine Deloria,
Jr. did for tribal religion in God is Red. They have generalized a
subject that is nearly impossible to generalize. They draw straight
lines from tribal custom to common law as justice-defining
institutions.
*Steve Russell, Indiana University, citizen of the Cherokee
Nation*
I'm impressed with the background and history explaining the
evolution of the justice systems and the mire of jurisdictional
barriers that abound in Indian country. The reluctance to accept a
foreign system in lieu of a traditional system is explained. I
recommend this book for education and training of tribal justice
practitioners and individuals interested in understanding Tribal
governments.
*Edward Reina, Jr., Yavapai-Prescott Tribal Police, Arizona*
This book is a comprehensive approach to the subject matter. The
authors include traditional stories, excerpts from scholarly work,
and briefs or transcripts from actual legal cases. These materials
will aid students, practitioners, and scholars in the application
of native trial law to practical concerns they encounter on a daily
basis. The examples are well-chosen, and important terms are
clearly defined. End of chapter questions should stimulate debate
and deepen the reader's awareness of the material that is
presented. In short, the book is a major contribution to
understanding the contextualization and application of native
tribal law.
*Jeffrey Ian Ross, PhD, professor, University of Baltimore*
Finally, a book examining the complex subject of criminal law and
jurisdiction on Indian reservations from a tribal perspective,
utilizing the decisions of tribal judges and borrowing from the
cultural values of native persons. A comprehensive review of
criminal law jurisdiction in Indian country that does not merely
rehash the decisions from Anglo courts that touch on Indian issues
merely in passing, Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure instead
assesses the purpose of law and justice systems in Indian
communities based upon the diverse mores and values of native
peoples. This book would be an outstanding contribution to the
study of criminal law and jurisdiction in Indian country in both
tribal community colleges and other universities.
*B. J. Jones, Northern Plains Tribal Judicial Institute, University
of North Dakota School of Law*
Since the first European stepped onto this continent, tribal
sovereignty and tribal judicial systems have faced many challenges.
Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure, a comprehensive survey of
substantive and procedural criminal law governing tribal judicial
systems, is designed to increase the practitioners understanding of
these problems and the unique opportunities inherent in tribal
judicial systems. It carefully examines tribal judicial systems
drawing upon actual tribal court decisions as Indian Nations strive
to achieve justice reflecting their own unique fundamental
traditional values. This book, written for the learned as well as
the lay person, is certainly a worthy investment. As you read it,
the reader becomes fully aware of the importance of tribal
sovereignty and the importance of developing tribal judicial
systems.
*Donovan D. Brown, Sr., Navajo Nation Department of Justice*
With hundreds of tribal criminal justice systems applying tribal
law in order to build community and promote justice in the Indian
Nations, this book is long overdue. It is a carefully thought out
and imaginatively presented casebook, incorporating legal,
historical, and anthropological materials. Particularly important
is that it puts tribal criminal law cases at the center of its
organization. It is great reading, truly a tribute to the thousands
of tribal criminal law officials whose work is represented in the
cases.
*Sidney L. Harring, School of Law at Queens College, CUNY*
In addition to the general issues common to all communities in the
administration of criminal justice, tribal/Indigenous communities
face unique criminal justice issues distinctive to their
communities that result from the intersection of federal Indian Law
and internal indigenous law. Tribal Criminal Law and Procedure
helps one see both the issues common and unique to the
administration of criminal justice for native peoples in the United
States and beyond. This is an important introductory text for use
in the education/training of Tribal Court professionals to
adequately prepare them for the specialized work in tribal justice
systems. It is also useful for others interested in the unique
aspects of the criminal justice system in Indian country. The
book's focused treatment of tribal criminal law and procedure helps
one to appreciate the different issues that arise in the
administration of criminal justice within tribal communities.
*Christine Zuni Cruz, Director, Southwest Indian Law Clinic,
University of New Mexico School of Law*
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