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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Monday ordered prosecutors in 33 states to step up their efforts to combat persistently high violent crime on Indian reservations, particularly offenses against women and children.
Attorney General Eric Holder was to announce the initiative after his deputy, David Ogden, issued a memo to federal prosecutors in those areas instructing them to do more to fight tribal crime.
Ogden’s memo also said 47 new prosecutors and FBI personnel will be assigned to handle such crimes.
