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
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The Five Key Dangers Kids Face
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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.
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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.