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April 2004
Age Group: 16-17
The following is a summary of the 127 surveys completed by youth between the ages of 16-17.
| Gender: |
Male 68 |
Female 58 |
No
response 1 |
| Age
Range: |
16-17 |
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What
grade are you in? (Circle
your answer)
| 7th |
0 |
| 8th |
0 |
| 9th |
11 |
| 10th |
43 |
| 11th |
48 |
| 12th |
13 |
| NR |
12 |
What town do you live in?
Talihina
Tuskahoma
Whitesboro
Albion
Clayton
Muse
Nashoba
Heavener
Honobia
Leflore
Big Cedar
Houston
NR |
59
4
6
4
18
3
6
1
1
1
2
1
21
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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 |
99
60
5
24
16
6
9
2
Girlfriend 1, Boyfriend 1, & Guardian (exchange student) 1 |
Race:
Native American
White
Asian American
Mexican American
Puerto Rican
African American
No Response |
49
80
1
3
0
4
7
|
If Native American please list tribe:
Choctaw
Cherokee
Potowatomie
Otoe Missouri
NR |
37
7
1
1
7
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1. Does your community offer any fun activities for youth?
| Yes - 60 (47%) |
No - 65 (51%) |
No response - 2 (2%) |
If
no, what would
you like to have
them offer?
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Paintball
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Arcade
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Non school related sports
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Youth dance club
-
Bowling
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Youth Center
-
Something that doesn't involve car accidents
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Shopping mall
-
Skating rink
-
Youth basketball tournaments
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Youth camps
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Swimming pool
-
Recreational center
-
Summer programs
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Movie theatre
-
Sports fun day
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Race track
-
Skate park
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Weight lifting
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Fund raisers for trips
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21 Club
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Volleyball
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Marshall arts
2. Do you or would you participate in cultural activities such as Pow Wows, Sweats, etc.?
| Yes - 44 (35%) |
No - 79 (62%) |
No response - 4 (3%) |
What other
cultural activities would you like to have offered?
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Parties
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Latin
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Anything teaching about other cultures
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Mardi-Gras
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Combing of the hair ceremony
3. Do you know of any youth in your community guilty of committing crimes (destroying property,
hurting people or animals, etc.?)
| Yes - 92 (72%) |
No - 33 (26%) |
No response - 2 (2%) |
If yes, about how many do you think have committed crimes?
Less than 10 kids: 46 10
to 30 kids: 35 40
or more kids: 12
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)
108 (85%) - Alcohol
/Drug Abuse
76 (60%) - Lack
of Parental Guidance/Supervision
69 (54%) - Peer
Pressure
57 (45%) - Abuse
(Emotional, Sexual, Physical)
49 (39%) - Lack
of Activities (Boredom)
38 (30%) - Lack
of Money
28 (22%) - Stress
17 (13%) - Media
(TV, Radio, Video Games)
14 (11%) - Status/Respect
9 (07%) - Lack
of Culture
2 (02%) - Other, please list: boredom5. Do you feel discriminated against? For example do you feel you're treated unfairly because
of your race, gender, etc.?
| Yes - 18 (14%) |
No - 102 (80%) |
No response - 7 (6%) |
If
yes, what type of discrimination?
Racial: 12
Gender: 4
Others: 2, Weight
If yes, by whom?
Teachers
Classmates
Family Members
Others
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6
13
1
2, Indians
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6. Have you ever been involved in any of the following? Check all that apply.
66 (52%) - Drinking Alcohol
61 (48%) - Smoking
Cigarettes
60 (47%) - Skipping school w/out permission
58 (46%) - A Physical Fight
38 (30%) - Using Drugs
35 (28%) - Suspension from school
34 (27%) - Carrying a knife to school
28 (22%) - Bullying
27 (21%) - Vandalism
26 (20%) - Stealing from an individual
25 (19%) - Setting things on fire
19 (15%) - Stealing from a business
15 (12%) - Running away from home
5 (04%) - A Gang
4 (03%) - Carrying
a gun to school
4 (03%) - Prostitution
2 (02%) - Other: Arrested, stealing from school, verbal abuse
7. Have you or your friends ever been arrested for a crime?
| YOU: |
Yes - 18 (14%) |
No - 101 (80%) |
No response - 8 (6%) |
| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 57 (45%) |
No - 63 (50%) |
No response - 7 (6%) |
If yes, what was the crime?
- Breaking and entering
- 2nd degree burglary
- Fighting
- Shooting up the school
- Underage drinking
- Out after curfew
- Grand theft auto
- Stealing
- Taking pills
- Breaking into a store
- DUI
- Drinking and driving
- Fighting at school
- Possession of marijuana
- Assault
- Drinking
- Driving w/o a license
- Public intoxication
- Selling drugs
- Vandalism
- Arson
- Shoplifting
- Disturbing the peace
- Assault on an officer
- Resisting arrest
What was the outcome/punishment?
- Probation
- Jail time
- Community service
- Rehab
- 5 years of probation
- Probation and counseling
- Fine
- Suspended license
- School suspension
- Boot camp
- Juvenile hall
- Restitution
Are you satisfied with the outcome/punishment?
| Yes - 30 (24%) |
No - 23 (18%) |
No response - 74 (58%) |
Have you ever committed a crime but didn't
get caught?
| Yes - 38 (30%) |
No - 45 (35%) |
No response - 44 (35%) |
8. Do you feel that youth who commit crimes are punished properly for the crimes that they
have committed?
| Yes - 58 (46%) |
No - 57 (45%) |
No response - 12 (9%) |
Please explain your answer:
| No: |
- They get off to easy |
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- It should be stricter, especially on drugs and alcohol |
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- If they were punished properly they wouldn't keep doing it |
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- They keep committing the crimes |
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- Too much punishment |
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- Sometimes it's not enough punishment |
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- Some people believe they didn't do it, so most get off |
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- It's just time off |
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- They get a 215.00 fine, then are set free |
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- Some get away with no punishment |
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- Some people don't get the same judgment as others |
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- They should be treated as adults |
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- Most crimes end with community service |
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- Punishment doesn't work sometimes |
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- Kids get away with too much |
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- They just want them out of the way |
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- They can't learn their lesson with a slap on the wrist |
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| Yes: |
- They learned their lesson |
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- Most people get what they deserve |
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- I leaned my lesson |
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- The current system is working |
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- The punishment fits the crime |
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- Because the idiots got caught |
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- If they are caught they are punished |
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- Kids need a good spanking |
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- They need to take responsibility for their own actions |
How would you change the punishment so that kids learn from the experience?
| - Teach them |
| - Whippings |
| - Do away with lenient punishment and add more community service time |
| - Community service give back to the community |
| - Take them to prison and let them see prisoners who have committed crimes |
| - More severe |
| - Make so they spend more jail time and no bonding out |
| - Send them to boot camp |
| - Make punishment same as adults |
| - Make first time drug abusers go to classes and etc. instead of jail time |
| - Put them in jail for a year no matter what the crime is |
| - Take them to jail and call their parents |
9. If you or your friends wanted to get drugs, would it be easy to get them?
| YOU: |
Yes - 88 (69%) |
No - 35 (28%) |
No response - 4 (3%) |
| FRIENDS: |
Yes - 95 (75%) |
No - 29 (23%) |
No response - 3 (2%) |
10. Do you believe most youth have easy access to a gun?
| Yes - 81 (64%) |
No - 42 (33%) |
No response - 4 (3%) |
11. What kind of help or services should the Choctaw Nation offer that would help stop youth from
committing crimes?
| - More drug awareness |
| - A place where kids can hang out and have fun |
| - Build a skating rink or bowling alley |
| - More recreational activities that are accessible |
| - Shelter for the homeless young adults |
| - Programs that help kids and parents who are in trouble |
| - Improve girl and boys club |
| - Arcade |
| - Someone to listen to what teens have to say |
| - Build a theatre |
| - Tutoring |
| - Job opportunities |
| - More activities for older kids |
| - More job opportunities |
| - Youth retreats |
| - Mentoring in a fun way |
| - Trips |
| - Family picnics |
| - Big brother or sister |
| - After school activities |
| - Things for people other than Indians |
12. If your community had a Big Brother/Big Sister program, would you be willing to participate?
| Yes - 77 (61%) |
No - 44(35%) |
No response - 6 (5%) |
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