Death and Violence on the Reservation - Homicide, Family Violence, and Suicide in American Indian Populations

This volume is the first major attempt to systematically examine the etiology of violence in American Indian communities. Using fieldwork as well as quantitative and qualitative research, Bachman first presents an overview of American Indians from historical and contemporary perspectives, before she focuses specifically on violence and its causes. Homicide, suicide, and family violence are analyzed in depth, and the destructive impacts of alcohol and other addictive substances are documented.

Dr. Bachman effectively uses personal stories and narratives given by American Indians to illustrate the living reality behind the statistics she presents. She concludes with a variety of policy recommendations that will be of interest not only to policymakers, but also to academic researchers and students in criminology, ethnic relations, sociology, and anthropology.

List of contents

Introduction
Trends in American Indian Homicide
The Social Causes of American Indian Homicide as Revealed by the Life Experiences of Offenders
An Statistical Analysis of American Indian Homicide: A Test of Social Disorganization and Economic Deprivation at the Reservation County and State Levels
Alternative Explanations of American Indian Homicide
Violence in American Indian Families
When Aggression is Turned Inward
Policy Implications
Appendix A: Interview Questionnaire
Appendix B: Indian Affairs Organizations
Bibliography
Index

About the author

RONET BACHMAN is a Research Analyst and Statistician with the Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Justice Department. She is also Visiting Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Criminology at the University of Maryland.

Product details

• Authors: Ronet Bachman, Bachman Ronet
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.06.1992
• EAN: 9780865690158
• ISBN: 978-0-86569-015-8
• No. of pages: 192
• Weight: 397 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, Ethnic Studies, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, United States of America, USA, Violence in society, Violence and abuse in society, Physical anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Race and Ethnicity: American Indian Studies