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TRIBAL PROGRAM NEWS Know the Crime Statutes Welcome to the Prevention Dimension Did you know that if you are at least 15 years old and use anything as a weapon to assault someone, that you may be convicted of Assault II and sentenced to up to five years and 10 months in a youth correctional facility? Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 11 in November 1994. It applies mandatory minimum prison sentences to certain violent crimes against persons committed on or after April 1, 1995. There is no possibility for any reduction in sentence, such as for good behavior. It’s important for you to know the crime statutes. Review the Oregon Revised Statutes at http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors on the Internet. An example for assault II is as follows: 163.175 Assault in the Second Degree 1) A person commits the crime of assault in the second degree if the person: a) Intentionally or knowingly causes serious physical injury to another; or b) Intentionally or knowingly causes physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon; or c) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to another by means of a deadly or dangerous weapon under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life. 2) Assault in the second degree is a Class B felony (1971 c.743 s.93; 1975 c.626 s.l; 1977 c.297 s.2). New A&D Counselor Joins Team The Alcohol and Drug Program has a new outpatient counselor working out of the Salem office. He also will serve the Eugene tribal community until that position is filled. Conrad Douma lives in Dallas and most recently worked for Discovery Counseling in Corvallis. He is a certified counselor I. Following are his own words of introduction: “Hello! I am Conrad Douma and I am the new outpatient counselor in the Salem office. I am Dutch in heritage and grew up in a small Dutch community in Chicago. I started working in the mental health and human services field at the age of 18 in 1965, and have been working in alcohol and drug treatment for seven years. “I am excited and blessed with this opportunity to serve the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians. I try to offer healing and renewal by listening to the individual and the community, honoring and using culture and tradition, and giving with my heart. “Thank you for welcoming me!” Getting to School Safely ] The Five Key Dangers Kids Face I 1. Lack of Seat Belts and Child Safety Seat Use Motor vehicles are the leading children. In 1999, nearly 5, traffic accidents. On killed every day. Many of i have been avoided. For the children age 5 to 9 1999 were completely Many parents switch seats to seat belts too children age 1 to 4 is 91 drops to 72 percent, 5 to 15. Most children age an adult-sized seat belt. They cause of death for school-age ren age 5 to 18 died in average, 16 children were these tragic deaths could example, 40 percent of who died in crashes in unbuckled. their children from safety early. Safety seat use for percent. Restraint use however, for children age to 8 are too small to fit in Id ride in a booster seat. This information is supplied by Norman Counts, Siletz Tribal Police Chief. The other four “Key Dangers Kids Face" will appear in subsequent issues of Siletz News. 4 □ Siletz News □ February 2002 Crime Current mandatory minimum sentence Murder Attempt or Conspiracy to Commit Aggravated Murder Attempt or Conspiracy to Commit Murder Manslaughter/1st degree Manslaughter^1*1 degree Assault/1st degree Assault/2nd degree Kidnapping/Is* degree Kidnapping/2”d degree Rape/1st degree Rape/2nd degree Sodomy/1st degree Sodomy/2nd degree Unlawful Sexual Penetration/1st degree Unlawful Sexual Penetration/2nd degree Sexual Abuse/Is' degree Robbery/Is* degree Robbery/2nd degree Arson I Using a Child/Display of Sexually Explicit Conduct Compelling Prostitution 25 years 10 years 7 years and 6 months 10 years 6 years and 3 months 7 years and 6 months 5 years and 10 months 7 years and 6 months 5 years and 10 months 8 years and 4 months 6 years and 3 months 8 years and 4 months 6 years and 3 months 8 years and 4 months 6 years and 3 months 6 years and 3 months 7 years and 6 months 5 years and 10 months 7 years and 6 months 5 years and 10 months 5 years and 10 months American Indian youth are over-represented in the juvenile justice system. While they are only 1 percent of the U.S. population, they comprise 2 percent of total juvenile arrests for larceny-theft and 3 percent of all juveniles arrested for liquor law violations (NCJJ 1999). Only one tribe in Oregon has a juvenile facility on the reservation. An estimated 75 percent of victims of family violence report that the offender was drinking at the time of the offense. “Rates of violence in every age group are higher among American Indians than that of all races” (Coalition for Juvenile Justice, 2000). Suicide rates for Native American youth age 15 to 24 have been reported as nearly triple the U.S. population rate at 37.5 vs. 13.2 per 100,000 for all others. Incarceration is just a band-aid to fix the problem. Provide friends, family, and other young people with information so they can make proper choices. Share this article with friends, relatives, and young people. For additional information, contact the Siletz Tribal Prevention Program at 1-800-600-5599 or 541-444-8286.
