Date of Conferral

7-8-2025

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Criminal Justice

Advisor

Tony Gaskew

Abstract

The subject of this dissertation is the Perceived Experiences of Native American Men during Incarceration in Tribal Jail. The reason for this research is to determine what practices are rehabilitative and what practices are detrimental to this population. This is important to learn so that criminal justice professionals will be able to consider possible changes that can be made to make recidivism less likely among this population while increasing practices that are conducive to rehabilitation. This work was researched using the Indigenous Standpoint Theory which is meant to reflect the experiences and views of the research participants without analysis through a western point of view. The key research questions were designed to determine the experiences of the research participants during all stages of incarceration as well as exploring both positive and punitive experiences while incarcerated. The researcher interviewed 7 Native American men who had been previously incarcerated in tribal jails and directly reported their experiences in this writing. The results of these interviews are the sharing of the personal stories of these men and to learn, firsthand, what they experienced and how they felt about those experiences. Data will be analyzed through a process of sorting and coding information into specific categories and then further analysis of these categories. The conclusion of the study is that each of the men had both some common experiences and some unique experiences. The most common experience was a positive intake in the booking department and the most unique experiences took place in the pods or in isolation. The contribution to positive social change from this work is access to a deeper understanding of minority incarceration concerns.

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