Justice Department Announces Violence Against Women Act Alaska Pilot Program
October 21, 2023
October 21, 2023
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 20, 2023:
The Justice Department announced today the launch of a pilot program under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that will allow Alaska Native Tribes to seek to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indian offenders for certain crimes, including crimes of sexual and domestic violence. The Department's implementation plan for th . . .
The Justice Department announced today the launch of a pilot program under the 2022 Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) that will allow Alaska Native Tribes to seek to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indian offenders for certain crimes, including crimes of sexual and domestic violence. The Department's implementation plan for th . . .