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Missing or Murdered Indigenous Women: New Efforts Are Underway but Opportunities Exist to Improve the Federal Response

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Report examining the data and jurisdictional challenges of addressing the missing or murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) crisis affecting American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Describes efforts on the part of the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to improve data collection and support tribal governments and law enforcement and offers policy recommendations to improve planning and continue these efforts.
Date
10/2021
Type
Document
Organization
Government Accountability Office
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Abuse and violence · American Indian or Alaska Native · Criminal justice system · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Statistics and data · Women

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