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April 2004
Age Group: 9-12
The following is a summary of the sixteen surveys completed by youth between the ages of 9-12.
| Gender: |
Male 6 |
Female 10 |
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| Age Range: |
9 - 12 |
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What grade are you in? (Circle your answer) 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
What town do you live in?
Talihina
Albioin
Big Cedar
Bengal
Nashoba
Buffalo Valley
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8
3
2
1
1
1
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Who do you live with? Check all that apply.
Mother
Father
Stepmother
Stepfather
Grandparent
Aunt/Uncle
Older Sibling
Foster Care
Other
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13
9
2
3
2
2
3
0
none
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Race:
Native American
White
African American
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5
13
2
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If Native American please list tribe:
1. Does your community offer any fun activities for youth?
| Yes - 14 (88%) |
No - 2 (13%) |
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If no, what would you like to have them offer?
A soccer team in town
2. Do you or would you participate in cultural activities such as Pow Wows, Sweats, etc.?
| Yes - 7 (44%) |
No - 8 (50%) |
No response - 1 (6%) |
What other cultural activities would you like to have offered?
Horse back riding trails, 4-H, Culture or Heritage Day
3. Do you know of any youth in your community guilty of committing crimes (destroying property,
hurting people or animals, etc.?)
| Yes - 8 (50%) |
No - 8 (50%) |
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If yes, about how many do you think have committed crimes?
Less
than 10 youth: 5 10 to
30 kids: 1 40 or more
kids: 2
4. What do you feel are the top 4 reasons for youth crime/delinquency? (Pick 4 from the following
list, then rank them 1-4, with one being most important and 4 least important)
13 (81%) - Alcohol /Drug Abuse
11 (69%) - Abuse (Emotional, Sexual, Physical
8 (50%) - Peer Pressure
7 (43%) - Lack of Parental Guidance
6 (37%) - Stress
4 (25%) - Lack of Money
4 (25%) - Media (TV, Radio, Video Games)
3 (19%) - Lack of Activities (Boredom)
2 (12%) - Status/Respect
2 (12%) - Lack of Culture
0 (0%) - Other
5. Do you feel discriminated against? For example do you feel you're treated unfairly because
of your race, gender, etc.?
| Yes - 5 (31%) |
No - 11 (75%) |
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If yes, what type of discrimination?
Racial: 1 Gender: 2 Others: size
If yes, by whom?
Teachers
Classmates
Family Members
Others
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1
2
2
1, people on the street
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6. Have you ever been involved in any of the following? Check all that apply.
5 (30%) - A Physical Fight
4 (25%) - Smoking Cigarettes
3 (19%) - Drinking Alcohol
3 (19%) - Bullying
2 (12%) - Using Drugs
2 (12%) - Carrying a knife to school
2 (12%) - Vandalism
2 (12%) - Running away from home
1 (06%) - A Gang
1 (06%) - Setting things on fire
1 (06%) - Suspension from school
1 (06%) - Stealing from an individual
0 (0%) - Carrying a gun to school
0 (0%) - Stealing from a business
0 (0%) - Skipping school w/out permission
0 (0%) - Prostitution
0 (0%) - Other
7. Have you or your friends ever been arrested for a crime?
| YOU: |
Yes - 1 (6%) |
No - 14 (88%) |
No response - 1% |
| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 3 (19%) |
No - 13 (81%) |
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If yes, what was the crime? breaking into school
What was the outcome/punishment? a warning and community service
Have you ever committed a crime but didn't get caught?
| Yes - 3 (19%) |
No - 6 (38%) |
No response - 7 (44%) |
8. Do you feel that youth who commit crimes are punished properly for the crimes that they
have committed?
| Yes - 10 (63%) |
No - 4 (25%) |
No response - 2 (12%) |
Please explain your answer:
| No: |
- You should be nicer to the offender |
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- Youth should be handled more patiently |
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- Kids will do it again anyway |
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| Yes: |
- They need to learn their roles |
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- They are misguided |
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- The punishment isn’t that bad |
How would you change the punishment so that kids learn from the experience?
| - Youth should have to do a lot of work |
| - A lot of community service |
| - Put them in a real jail |
| - Make the kids that get into trouble pick up trash |
9. If you or your friends wanted to get drugs, would it be easy to get them?
| YOU: |
Yes - 6 (38%) |
No - 8 (50%) |
No response - 2 (12%) |
| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 8 (50%) |
No - 6 (38%) |
No response - 2 (12%) |
10. Do you believe most youth have easy access to a gun?
| Yes - 7 (50%) |
No - 9 (56%) |
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11. What kind of help or services should the Choctaw Nation offer that would help stop youth from
committing crimes?
| - Sports |
| - Activities just for kids |
| - Free friends program |
| - Youth centers instead of casinos |
| - Community involvement |
| - Camps |
12. If your community had a Big Brother/Big Sister program, would you be willing to participate?
| Yes - 13 (81%) |
No - 3 (19%) |
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