Improving Law Enforcement Domestic Violence Response on the Tohono O

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Improving Law Enforcement Domestic Violence
Response on the Tohono Oodham Nation

• Presenter
• Lt. Michelle S. Begay
• June 2006

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Purpose

• Development and implementation of law enforcement
  policies to reduce incidences of repeated
  patterns of abuse and serious injury.

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Background

• National statistics indicate that American Indian
  and Alaskan Native experience high rates of
  intimate partner violence. The development of
  law enforcement domestic violence protocol is to
  reduce violent victimization of women on the
  Tohono Oodham Nation, the second largest Indian
  reservation in the United States located in
  Arizona.

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Tohono Oodham Nation
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Methods

• Law Enforcement statistical data
• Victim Services
• Tribal and State Domestic Violence Policy and
  Procedures

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Steps
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Results

• Table 1 Tohono Oodham Police Domestic Violence
  Arrest Summary

Year DV calls Arrest Arrest Rate
2003 194 58 30
2004 230 66 29
2005 240 53 22
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Criminal Justice Data
Jurisdiction 2003 2004 2005
State 13 6 19
Federal 13 6 19
Tribal Unavailable 213 79
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Victim Services

• DV Shelter-from Dec. 15, 2005-April 1, 2006- 9
  families assisted
• 2005- Domestic Violence victim programs assisted
  158 victims of domestic violence
• 2005-Domestic Violence Active Orders of
  Protection-65 are active in police records held
  at 9-1-1 TOPD call center

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Conclusion

• Implementation of police domestic violence policy
  increases victim safety
• Mandatory Arrest requires law enforcement
  intervention
• Offenders are held accountable
• DV policy sets foundation for coordinated
  response from service providers

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Future Activities

• VAWA grants
• Improving technology
• CCR training
• DV Instructor July 2006
• Continued partnership with Coalition to create
  community awareness