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Crime On Reservation I NPR's John Biewen has the first in a two-part series of reports on the rise in crime on Indian Reservations. Today's segment sets out the general cause of the rise in violent crime. The major factor seems to be the development of gangs on the reservations. Biewen visits two Navajo reservations in Arizona for a closer look.

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Crime On Reservation I

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Crime On Reservation I

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NPR's John Biewen has the first in a two-part series of reports on the rise in crime on Indian Reservations. Today's segment sets out the general cause of the rise in violent crime. The major factor seems to be the development of gangs on the reservations. Biewen visits two Navajo reservations in Arizona for a closer look.