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Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA) and Tribal Court Systems (CTCS)
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2024 CTLEA
The 2024 CTLEA is an upcoming data collection to identify data gaps and needs in tribal law enforcement agencies. This survey will leverage data collected through the 2019 CTLEA and incorporate feedback from tribal leaders and tribal justice experts during the development phase.
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2024 CTCS
The results of the 2024 CTCS will help in understanding the needs and data gaps of courts serving tribal communities. Since the 2014 CTCS data collection, tribal courts continue to expand to include wellness courts, specialty courts, and new programs and services to assist victims and justice-involved individuals.
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Tribal Nations & Leaders
The Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 (TLOA; P.L. 111-211, 124 Stat. 2258 § 251(b)) states that the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) establishes and implements data collection systems to collect data and conduct analysis of crimes committed on federally recognized reservations, in tribal communities, and on identified trust lands. Therefore, BJS and NORC at the University of Chicago, in collaboration with our partners—the National American Indian Court Judges Association (NAICJA), the Tribal Law and Policy Institute (TLPI), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the IACP Indian Country Law Enforcement Section—developed the CTLEA and the CTCS to fulfill these requirements. These are data collection programs that study the administration and operational features of these agencies and their programs in the U.S.
The first-of-its-kind data collections for tribal courts (2014) and tribal law enforcement agencies (2019) were collected to reflect the unique characteristics of tribal justice agencies including tribal courts and tribal law enforcement and provide information that would speak to the needs of these tribal justice systems.
Building upon these prior data collections, the 2024 CTLEA and 2024 CTCS surveys are in the development phase. This process includes communication and feedback with tribal leaders and tribal justice experts through webinars and a two-day, in-person tribal justice panel. For both the CTLEA and CTCS surveys, data collection will begin in spring 2025, and participants will be asked questions pertaining to the calendar year 2024.
2024 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)
The 2024 CTLEA aims to collect data on the different types of law enforcement agencies and programs that exist in the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities. Officers and staff of these law enforcement agencies and the community members they serve have unique needs. This survey intends to collect data that will assist these agencies in allocating resources in the best way.
This survey will build upon the previous 2019 CTLEA and also incorporate new and emerging topics that affect tribal law enforcement agencies such as technology advancements, the development of substance use diversion programs, missing and murdered indigenous people, and officer wellness.
To develop this survey, tribal leaders and tribal law enforcement experts will be contributing feedback through a virtual listening session and a tribal justice panel. This feedback will be incorporated into the survey to ensure that the questions are relevant and useful to the tribal communities.
The survey will begin in Spring 2025 and will reflect the calendar year 2024.
2019 Census of Tribal Law Enforcement Agencies (CTLEA)
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2024 Census of Tribal Court Systems (CTCS)
The goal of the 2024 CTCS is to allow tribes to share information on their tribal court systems, examine the impact of recent changes in legislation as it relates to tribal courts, and identify resources, staffing, and training needs at the tribal court level. Tribal court systems continue to evolve and respond to the needs of their communities. This survey will reflect the recent changes in the tribal courts since the last survey conducted in 2014.
To develop this survey, tribal leaders and tribal court experts will be contributing feedback through virtual listening sessions and a tribal justice panel. This feedback will be incorporated into the survey to ensure that the questions are relevant and useful to the tribal communities.
The survey will begin in Spring 2025 and will reflect the calendar year 2024.