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Tribal Youth Notification System: A Discussion with Juvenile Justice Professionals on Developing Tribal Youth Notification Systems
SESSION INFO
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Session Type: Workshop
American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth ages 10-17 account for 2% of the US population yet account for 6% of total youth arrests These youth are over three times as likely to be incarcerated and remain in detention for longer periods than their White peers. Of the approximately 25,000 youths in custody, 1,500 are AI/AN with 113 youth incarcerated in tribal facilities with the rest detained in non-tribal facilities. The communication gap between state and local criminal justice systems and tribal authorities continues to be problematic. Tribes may not receive notice of youth detained in local or state facilities. This prevents AI/AN youths from accessing tribal support, cultural interventions, and coordination of services between their tribe, and state and local criminal justice systems.
American Probation and Parole Association and the National Criminal Justice Training Center are working to close this gap between tribes and state/local criminal justice systems through the cultivation of state, local, and tribal partnerships that will improve communication and support positive outcomes.
This session seeks to gather information on the current state of Tribal Youth Notification Systems and identify the areas needed to improve the Tribal Youth Notification System (TYNS) regarding justice – involved AI/AN youth. This session will discuss the current Notification Systems in place with states and Tribes and use the information gathered to develop and implement a TTA program to enhance these notification systems.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Mark Dyea
Tribal Grants Manager, American Probation and Parole Association
Mark Dyea is an enrolled member of the Pueblo of Laguna and Disabled Veteran. Mark is the Tribal Grants Manager for the American Probation and Parole Association where he collaborates with Tribes to secure training and technical assistance in program planning, implementation, and enhancement. Mark has 20 years of Community Supervision and Treatment Court experience. Mark worked for the Pueblo of Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services for over ten years (2004-2015) as a Probation Officer, Wellness Court Coordinator, and Program Manager. During his time with Laguna’s Probation & Parole Services Mark co-founded the Pueblo’s Community Wellness Court and served as its Co-Coordinator from 2007 to 2014. Mark has also worked as a Case Manager for the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Specialty Courts and Coordinator for the Pueblo of San Felipe Healing to Wellness Court. Mark served as a Sr. Consultant for the NADCP Tribal Healing to Wellness Court Planning Initiative and as faculty for TLPI. As a consultant Mark has worked with numerous jurisdictions across the country to develop and enhance Treatment Courts.
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