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Fewer than 3,000 police officers patrol more than 56 million acres in Indian Country. That’s the sobering statistic from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. All tolled, tribal law enforcement agencies need to double that number to be on par with other communities. What can be done to recruit and retain more cops?
Guests:
Ed Reina (Salt River Pima Maricopa) – retired tribal chief of police
Laddimer Clifford (Oglala Lakota) – lieutenant for Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety
Bill Denke – chair of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Indian Country law enforcement section
Break Music: Chant (song) Robert Mirabal + ETHEL (artist) The River (album)
