The Arizona U.S. Attorneys Office has since assembled special anti-gang teams on the Gila River, Salt River, and Navajo Reservations. OJP and its bureaus are responsible for identifying emerging criminal justice issues, developing and testing new approaches to crime prevention, collecting statistics and disseminating their findings to federal, state and tribal governments. Overall, few federal programs focus on gang prevention and education. This act directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish no less than 50 projects in communities across the country. Tribal governments are not provided direct assistance under this program.
Tribal youth hold the key to the future success of Indian nations.
No tribe can afford to lose a generation to violence. It is my hope that the testimony provided today will foster a better understanding of the problem and help construct ways to assist tribal governments and law enforcement agencies in combating gang activity.