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first time or back in prison, Daugaard said. • "We need to understand what drives probationers into prison, what brings parolees back into prison and see if there's a means to reducing that number in prison and getting our costs under control and still keeping public safety foremost and holding offenders accountable," the governor said. • Jim Seward, the governor's general counsel, said the work group will study data through October. Any possible drafting of legislation will take place in late October or November and be introduced during the next legislative session. •
Victim specialists urge teamwork on Indian cases DAVE KOLPACK,Associated Press
• FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they're heeding the call for teamwork by victim specialists who handle child abuse and neglect cases on American Indian reservations. • Experts told attendees at a conference on family violence in Indian country that successful prosecution for crimes against children depends on cooperation among law enforcement, social workers, doctors and attorneys. • "It takes a lot of people to be able to make this work," said Joan Halvorson, a Native American victim specialist with the FBI. • Rick Volk, an assistant U.S. attorney from North Dakota, said in an interview Wednesday that is office has for several years led regular meetings on the reservations with agency representatives to review child abuse cases. The sessions have become "more of a priority" in the last few years, he said. • "Essentially, we determine what's been reported, what's going on with the case, what needs to be done yet, and where it's at in the process to make sure there (Continued on page 16)
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