Jurisdiction, Crime, and Development

The Impact of Public Law 280 in Indian Country

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4085756
AutoresValentina Dimitrova-Grajzl (0000-0002-9794-6366), Valentina P Dimitrova-Grajzl, Peter Grajzl (0000-0003-3721-3299), A Joseph Guse
Año2014
Volumen48
Número1
Páginas127-160
Fecha de publicación2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLaw & Society Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/lasr.12054
OpenAlexW2319503524
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas48

Public Law 280 transferred jurisdiction over criminal and civil matters from the federal to state governments and increased the extent of nontribal law enforcement in selected parts of Indian country. Where enacted, the law fundamentally altered the preexisting legal order. Public Law 280 thus provides a unique opportunity to study the impact of legal institutions and their change on socioeconomic outcomes. The law's controversial content has attracted interest from legal scholars. However, empirical studies of its impact are scarce and do not address the law's endogenous nature. We examine the law's impact on crime and on economic development in U.S. counties with significant American-Indian reservation population. To address the issue of selection of areas subject to Public Law 280, our empirical strategy draws on the law's politico-historical context. We find that the application of Public Law 280 increased crime and lowered incomes. The law's adverse impact is robust and noteworthy in magnitude

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