Feds Suggest Counseling Over Detention For Tribal Youth

The federal government recommends Native American children’s courts dole out treatment, counseling and foster care instead of fines and detention, a change in tribal guidelines that reflects a national shift in juvenile justice reform.

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• Federal officials have revised their guidelines for handling juvenile criminal cases in tribal courts with recommendations that favor treatment, counseling and foster care over fines and detention