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By contrast, other studies have revealed that 69% of those committing violent crimes against whites are also white, and that 81% of those committing violent crimes against African-Americans are also African-Americans (Violent pp).

In 2004, Thomas B. Heffelfinger, the United States Attorney for the state of Minnesota, called for a major overhaul of the criminal law enforcement system in Indian Country, calling it a "national shame" (Federal pp). Heffelfinger said statistics reveal that Native American Indians and Alaska Natives are the victims of violent crime more than the any other group in the country, and that includes every crime, child abuse, sexual assault, homicide, assault, etc. (Federal pp).

Heffelfinger complained that the current system of law enforcement "is taking the leaders of our national tribes, making them victims of crime and sending them to prison" (Federal pp). Heffelfinger, who chairs the Native American Issues sub-committee for the Department of Justice, said a solution to "this national shame" if to overhaul of the federal laws and practices affecting criminal jurisdiction in Indian Country which would restore tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians (Federal pp). A bill pending in the Senate would recognize tribal authority for purposes of homeland security, however the Bush administration opposes this part of the measure (Federal pp).

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Yet, according to statistics, nearly 70% of Indian victims were victimized by a person of another race (Federal pp).

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