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U.S. Attorney Hosts Indian Country Conference

07/10/2012

U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom is hosting a three-day Indian Country Conference at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, beginning today ( Tuesday ).
Tribal leaders, tribal police officers, prosecutors and victim advocates from across the state and the region will be focusing on ways to strengthen public safety in Indian Country, including the four reservations in Kansas.
The Justice Department has made it a top priority to support tribal governments in the fight against crime.
The conference, which runs through Thursday, will include sessions on domestic violence in Indian Country, gang violence, human trafficking, fraud and white collar crimes on the reservation, child exploitation investigations and working with victims with disabilities.
Co-sponsors for the conference include the U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Districts of Kansas, Nebraska and the Northern District of Iowa, the Office for Victims of Crime, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center and the Regional Community Policing Training Institute.

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