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American Indians at risk / Jeffrey Ian Ross, [editor].
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Title:American Indians at risk / Jeffrey Ian Ross, [editor].
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Other Contributors/Collections:Ross, Jeffrey Ian, editor.
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Published/Created:Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, [2014]
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: CU R67 A44 2014
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Number of Items:2
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Status:Available
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Location:XWI7XWA LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Indians of North America--Criminal justice system.
Indians of North America--Social conditions.
Indians of North America--Government relations.
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Description:2 volumes (xxv, 811 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm
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Summary:"This handbook is intended to give readers a comprehensive understanding of current important and widespread controversies, policies, and practices affecting Native Americans in the United States... This handbook is organized around five main sections: Crime, Criminal Justice, and Violence; Culture; Family; Health; and Work and Society." - Introduction
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:9780313397646 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0313397643 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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Contents:v. 1. Chronology / Jeffrey Ian Ross
Section I. Crime, criminal justice, and violence. Introduction to crime, criminal justice, and violence in American Indian communities / Jeffrey Ian Ross
American Indian gangs / Adrienne Freng
Corruption on Indian reservations / Stan Weeber
Criminal victimization of Native Americans / M. George Eichenberg
Criminal violence in American Indian and Alaska Native communities / Sidney L. Harring
The current state of Indian country corrections in the United States / William G. Archambeault
Hate crimes against Native Americans: contexts and consequences / Barbara Perry
Policing Indian country: law enforcement on reservations / L. Edward Wells
Native youth delinquency / Favian Alejandro Martin
Section II. Culture. Introduction to culture in American Indian communities / Jeffrey Ian Ross
Indigenous peoples and the borders on the North American continent / Yuka Mizutani
Language loss and language revitalization in American Indian communities / Marcellino Berardo, Lizette Peter, and Tracy Hirata-Edds
Contemporary issues in Native American religion / Owen Anderson
Representing Native Americans in sports / Karen Schaumann-Beltrán
Section III. Family. Introduction to the family in American Indian communities / Jeffrey Ian Ross
Child maltreatment in Indian country / Delores Subia Bigfoot, Lana O. Beasely, and Diane J. Willis
Indian children at risk of child sexual abuse: historical and contemporary themes / Paul D. Steele
Native Americans and domestic violence / Laura L. Finley
Native elders / Lori L. Jervis and William Sconzert-Hall
Section IV. Health. Introduction to health in American Indian communities / Jeffrey Ian Ross
"The sore that does not heal": Native Americans and cancer / Dorothy Bracey
"Closing the gap": the diabetes mellitus epidemic among American Indians and Alaskan Natives / Gregory R. Campbell
Health transitions, health care, and health inequities among American Indians and Alaskan Natives / Gregory R. Campbell
v. 2. American Indian and Alaskan Native mental health issues / Favian Alejandro Martin
Native Americans and abuse of alcohol and drugs / M. George Eichenberg
Native Americans, environmental harms, and justice / Michael J. Lynch and Paul B. Stretesky
Physical activity, nutrition, and obesity in American Indians and Alaska Native children and families / Paul Spicer
The status of HIV/AIDS, risk behaviors, prevention, and intervention among U.S. American Indian and Alaska Native populations / Christine Wilson Duclos and Yvonne M. Hamby
Wiping the tears of American Indian and Alaska Native youth: suicide risk and prevention / Maria Yellow Horse Brave Heart, Doreen M. Bird, Deborah Altschul, and Annette S. Crisanti
Section V. Work and society. Introduction to work and society in American Indian communities / Jeffrey Ian Ross
Contemporary social pressures facing American Indians / Kathleen O'Halleran
Housing pressures facing American Indians / Kathleen O'Halleran
Improving American Indian education through best practices / Jon Reyhner
Native American employment and unemployment issues / Yuka Mizutani
"Rationally designed to further Indian self-government": American Indians and affirmative action / D. Anthony Clark
Gambling: a blessing and a curse / James W. Zion
Time for a new paradigm for American Indian policy and Law? / James W. Zion.