There is an emphasis on the role that drugs and alcohol play on violence on reservations. Alcohol was first brought to Native Americans during the settling period of Europeans and has caused problems for many years since then. Alcohol and drugs mess with people’s minds and can cause people to become violent. According to The Impact of Drug Trafficking on American Indian Reservations with International Boundaries, “[It has been] reported that 62% of men and 74% of women said they were using alcohol during intimate violence episodes.” They also said that alcohol usage caused the most severe abuse. Alcohol and drug abuse also can result in child maltreatment and abuse due to anger outbursts of the person using.
The current day drug trafficking problem has been a result of many other problems dating back to when Europeans settled into America. The alcohol brought by Europeans was a gateway to other drugs. Reservations near the Mexico border are an entry way for drugs to get into the United States, especially since the reservation is so close to the border. Often times, drug smuggling is caught near the edge of the reservation borders when people try to bring them into …show more content…
One challenge is that law officials have a large amount of land they need to cover, but their staffing is low. Another challenge is that resources are limited including lack of funding and lack of technology. Because of the lack of funding, they are not able to hire enough law officials to cover the amount of land that needs covered. Law officials have taken initiatives to help reduce poverty by providing education and employment and creating positive interactions between law enforcements and tribal members. They also try to hire locally, hiring Native Americans as a way to help with poverty and increase positive interactions as well as Native American’s involvement in the
The current day drug trafficking problem has been a result of many other problems dating back to when Europeans settled into America. The alcohol brought by Europeans was a gateway to other drugs. Reservations near the Mexico border are an entry way for drugs to get into the United States, especially since the reservation is so close to the border. Often times, drug smuggling is caught near the edge of the reservation borders when people try to bring them into …show more content…
One challenge is that law officials have a large amount of land they need to cover, but their staffing is low. Another challenge is that resources are limited including lack of funding and lack of technology. Because of the lack of funding, they are not able to hire enough law officials to cover the amount of land that needs covered. Law officials have taken initiatives to help reduce poverty by providing education and employment and creating positive interactions between law enforcements and tribal members. They also try to hire locally, hiring Native Americans as a way to help with poverty and increase positive interactions as well as Native American’s involvement in the