Southern California Indian Law And Justice Center

INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA YOUTH AND FAMILY COURT ADVOCATE PROGRAM

THE INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER, A CONSORTIUM OF 12 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES LOCATED IN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. WITH THIS FUNDING, THE INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL INCREASE SAFE AND EFFICIENT ACCESS TO JUSTICE VIA THE STAFFING OF ESSENTIAL POSITIONS, INCLUDING PRO TEM JUDGES, A COURT CLERK AND BAILIFF. THE INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PROGRAM INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CORE ELEMENTS: ENSURING THE EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF JUDICIAL SERVICES, THEREFORE CREATING AN EFFECTIVE, FAIR AND JUST TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; THE SECURITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COURT, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VISITORS AND STAFF PARTICIPATING AND WORKING IN THE COURT; ONGOING POLICY AND PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT FOR INTERNAL COURT OPERATIONS AS TO COURT SECURITY AND SAFETY; AND ONGOING POLICY AND PROCEDURE DEVELOPMENT OF BAILIFF AND COURT CLERK MANUALS TO ADDRESS THE ESSENTIAL DELIVERY OF JUDICIAL SERVICES AND SAFETY CONCERNS. THE TRIBAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS FUNDING ENABLES SMALLER TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ACCESS TO COURT SERVICES THROUGH SHARED FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES FOR COURT STAFF, JUDGES AND EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING FOR TRIBAL STAFF AND JUDGES, WHICH CAN BE A SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL INVESTMENT. THE PROGRAM WILL COLLECT INFORMATION BASED ON CASE STATISTICS SUCH AS CASE SUBJECT MATTER, TYPES OF COURT FILINGS, POLICY AND PROCEDURES DEVELOPED, AND TRIBAL AND NON-TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS. REGULAR DATA COLLECTION WILL OCCUR USING MANUAL AND COMPUTERIZED RECORDS AND CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS USED BY THE INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OTHER TRIBAL PROGRAMS.

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER WILL USE THIS FY 2023 TVSSA AWARD TO IMPLEMENT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME THAT MEET NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE COMMUNITY AND REFLECT TRIBAL COMMUNITY VALUES AND TRADITIONS. THIS ALIGNS WITH THE CONGRESSIONAL INTENT FOR THE SET-ASIDE FROM THE CVF, WHICH WAS CREATED IN 2018 TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME IN TRIBAL COMMUNITIES. OVC ADMINISTERS THE TVSSA VIA A FORMULA. TVSSA FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SERVING VICTIMS OF CRIME.

IN FY2018 CONGRESS CREATED THE FIRST SET-ASIDE FROM THE CVF, “AVAILABLE TO THE OFFICE FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME FOR GRANTS, CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT, TO INDIAN TRIBES TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME.” THE PROGRAM IS OPEN ONLY TO FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBES, AND IS ADMINISTERED VIA A FORMULA. TVSSA FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE DIRECTLY RELATED TO SERVING VICTIMS OF CRIME, AND OVC ENCOURAGES ITS TRIBAL PARTNERS TO BE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE IN USING THE FUNDS TO PROVIDE CULTURALLY-RELEVANT, LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE, VICTIM-CENTERED SERVICES.  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INDIAN LAW AND JUSTICE CENTER IS USING THIS FY 2022 TVSSA AWARD TO IMPLEMENT SERVICES FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME THAT MEET NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND REFLECT TRIBAL COMMUNITY VALUES AND TRADITIONS.

THE INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ICSC) HEALING TO WELLNESS PROGRAM BEGAN DEVELOPMENT IN 2018. ICSC WILL ENHANCE THEIR CURRENT PROGRAM BY CONTINUING TO SUPPORT AT-RISK YOUTH, IMPROVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND AGREEMENTS, UTILIZE CULTURALLY RELEVANT AND TRAUMA-INFORMED COURT PROCESSES, REFINE CODE AND POLICY NEEDS, ADDRESS STAFFING NEEDS AND CONCERNS, IMPLEMENT BETTER USE OF PARTNER RESOURCES, AND INCREASE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

ICSC HEALING TO WELLNESS PROGRAM

ICSC?S TRIBAL GOVERNANCE AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP-BASED PROJECT THAT WILL DEVELOP A MODEL YOUTH CODE AND TRAIN NATIVE YOUTH TO DEVELOP A TRIBALLY BASED YOUTH CODES. - ICSC’S TRIBAL GOVERNANCE AND YOUTH LEADERSHIP-BASED PROJECT THAT WILL DEVELOP A MODEL YOUTH CODE AND TRAIN NATIVE YOUTH TO DEVELOP A TRIBALLY BASED YOUTH CODES.

INTERTRIBAL COURT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TRIBAL COURT ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

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