Native Americans and the Criminal Justice System Assignment I. READ AND ANNOTATE CHAPTER 6 OF THE TEXT. I HAVE ATTACHED THE FILES WHICH WILL HELP WITH THE FOLLOWING PROMPT II. Submit a 1-2 page respon

INDIAN COUNTRY CRIMINAL JURISDICTIONAL CHART for crimes committed within Indian Country as defined by 18 U.S.C. ' 1151(a), (b ) & (c) - (a) for mal [recognized re s erv at io n b ou nda rie s] & i nfor mal [t rib al t ru s t lan d s] reservations (including rights -of -wa y/ro ads), (b ) dependent Indian communities , & (c) Indian allotments held in trus t or res tricted s tatus (including rights -of -wa y/ roa ds). ( w h e re n o c o n gressio nal g rant o f ju ri sd ic ti on t o the st at e g ov ernme nt over the Indian country i nvolved exists) INDIAN OFFENDER : 1. VICTIM CRIMES: FOR OFFENSES AGAINST A VICTIM'S PERSON OR PROPERTY WHO IS THE V IC T IM ? WHAT WAS T HE CRIME? J U R IS D IC T IO N INDIAN (enrolled or recognized as an Indian by a federally recognized tribe or the federal government and pos sessing some degree of Indian blood) Major Crimes Act crimes : Murder ; ma n sla u ght er ; kid n a ppin g; ma imin g ; sexual abuse/assault under Ch. 109 - A ; inces t ; assault with intent to commit murder or in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2241 o r '2242 ; assault with intent to commit any felony ; assault with a dangerous weapon ; a s sau lt re sult in g in s e rio u s b od ily in ju ry ; a s sault re s ult in g in s u bst a ntia l bodily injury of a s pouse, intimate partner or dating partner ; assault on a person under 16 y e a rs o ld ; assault of a spouse, intimate partner or dating partner by s t ra n g ula tio n ; felony child abuse or neglect ; arso n ; b urgla ry ; ro b bery ; felony theft under 1 8 U.S.C. ' 661 . (Authority: Major Crimes Act - 18 U.S.C. ' 1153 ) (s t at e o ffen s e wh e re u nde rlin e d) All remaining crimes contained in tribal code: (Authority: tribal code or 25 CFR Pt. 11, if a CFR Co u rt of Indian Offenses ) FEDERAL TRIB AL * NON- INDIAN Major Crimes Act crimes : Murder; manslaughter; kidnapping; maiming; sexual abuse/assault under Ch. 109 - A; inces t ; assault with intent to commit murder or in violation of 18 U.S.C. ' 2241 o r '2242; assault with intent to commit any felony; assault with a dangerous we a p o n ; a s sau lt re sult in g in s e rio u s b od ily in ju ry ; a s sault re s ult in g in s u bst a ntia l bodily injury of a spouse, intimate partner or dating partner; assault on a person under 16 y e a rs old; assault of a spouse, intimate partner or dating partner by s t ra n g ula tio n; felony child abuse or neglect; arson; b urgla ry; robbery; felony theft under 18 U.S.C. ' 661. (A u t h o rit y: M a jo r Crime s A c t - 18 U.S.C. ' 1153 ) (s tate o ffen s e wh ere u nde rlin e d ) Other federal crimes (unless the tribe has punis hed the Indian defendant), including crimes contained in s tate code (where there is no federal s tatute for the category of offens e) under the As s imilative Crimes Act: (A u t h orit y: General Crimes Act - 18 U.S. C. '' 1152 a n d 13) All remaining crimes contained in tribal code: (Authority: tribal code or 25 CFR Pt. 11, if a CFR Co u rt of Indian Offenses ) FEDERAL FEDERAL TRIB AL * 2. VICTIMLESS CRIMES: NO VICTIM'S PERSON OR PROPERTY INVOLVED IN CRIME (e.g., traffic offens es, dis orderly conduct, prostitution, etc.) a. Crimes in s tate code (where there is no federal s tatute for the category of offense) under t h e A s simila t iv e Crime s A c t . (A u t horit y : 18 U.S.C. '' 1152 a n d 13) FEDERAL b. Crimes in tribal code. (Authority: tribal code or 25 CFR Pt. 11, if CFR Court) TRIB AL * 3. SPECIAL CRIMES APPLICABLE TO INDIAN COUNTRY (Indian or No n-Indian) FEDERAL (Federal pros ecution bas ed on crime committed in Indian country) (e.g., Habitual Domes tic Violence, 18 U.S.C. ' 117; Failure to Regis ter as Sex Offender, 18 U.S.C. ' 2250; Unauthorized Hunting/Fishing, 18 U.S.C. ' 1165 [tribal trust land and allotments only]) 4. FEDERAL CRIMES GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO ANY PERSON NATIONWIDE FEDERAL (Indian or Non -Indian) (Affecting I nters tate Commerce or a Fe de ral I nterest) (Federal pros ecution NOT bas ed on territorial jurisdiction over location of crime) (e.g ., d ru g o ffen s es, firearms o ffen ses, mail frau d , emb ezzlemen t o r t h eft fro m t rib al organization, theft from casino, failure to report child abuse, etc.) (A u t horit y : in d iv id ual fe d e ra l s t a tut e) NON-INDIAN OFFENDER : 1. VICTIM CRIMES: AN OFFENSE AGAINST A VICTIM'S PERSON OR PROPERTY WHO IS THE V IC T IM ? WHAT WAS T HE CRIME? J U R IS D IC T IO N INDIAN (enrolled or recognized as an Indian by a federally recognized tribe or the federal government and pos sessing some degree of Indian blood) Indian Country Crimes Act Crimes : A ll fe d e ra l c rime s wh ic h a p p ly t o t h e " spe cia l ma rit ime a n d t e rrit o ria l ju ris d ic t io n of the United States under the U.S. Code." (Authority: Ge n eral Crimes Act - 18 U.S.C. ' 1152) All remaining crimes contained in s tate code (where there is no federal s tatute for the category of offens e) under the As s imilative Crimes Act. (A u t h orit y: General Crimes Act - 18 U.S.C. ' ' 1152 & 13) Domes tic Violence, Dating Violence, or Violation of Protection Order offens es [when defendant: 1 ) res ides in Indian country, 2 ) i s e mpl o y e d in Indian c ountr y, or 3 ) i s a s pous e , i nti mate partner or da t i n g partner of a member of a participating tribe or is an Indian residing in Indian country of a participating tribe] (Special D o m es t ic V i ole nce Criminal Jurisdiction) (Authority: tribal code p ursua nt t o a u tho rit y o f 25 U.S.C. ' 1304 ) FEDERAL FEDERAL TRIB AL * NON-INDIAN All crimes contained in s tate code. (Authority: United States v. McBratney, 104 U.S. 621 (1881 )) S TATE 2. VICTIMLESS CRIMES: NO VICTIM'S PERSON OR PROPERTY INVOLVED S TATE ONLY IN CRIME (e.g., traffic offenses, disorderly c onduct, prostitution, etc .) 3. SPECIAL CRIMES APPLICABLE TO INDIAN COUNTRY (Indian or Non -Indian) FEDERAL (Federal pros ecution bas ed on crime committed in Indian country) (e.g., Habitual Domes tic Violence, 18 U.S.C. ' 117; Failure to Regis ter as Sex Offender, 18 U.S.C. ' 2250; Unauthorized Hunting/Fishing, 18 U.S.C. ' 1165 [tribal trust land and allotments only]) 4. FEDERAL CRIMES GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO ANY PERSON NATI O NW I D E FEDERAL (Indian or Non -I ndian) (Affecting I nters tate Commerce or a Fe de ral I nterest) (Federal pros ecution NOT bas ed on territorial jurisdiction over location of crime) (e.g ., d ru g o ffen s es, firearms o ffen ses, mail frau d , emb ezzlemen t o r t h eft fro m t rib al organization, theft from casino, failure to report child abuse, etc.) (Authority: individual federal statute) * A tribal c ourt may be a tribal c ourt established under tribal law or a “CFR” Court of Indian Offenses e stablished under Title 25, Part 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations created by Arvo Q. Mikkanen, Assistant U.S. Attorney & Tribal Liaison , U.S. Attorney =s Office, Western District of Oklahom a (m ay be reproduced with attribution to author) August 2020 Ve rs ion