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TRIBAL/LOCAL/STATE/ AND FEDERAL COLLABORATION Historical Roadblocks Misunderstanding of Public Law 280 Large number of Reservations and Rancherias non-Indian populations outnumbering Indian populations 10-1 due to economic

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TRIBAL/LOCAL/STATE/ AND FEDERAL COLLABORATION

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Historical Roadblocks

  • Misunderstanding of Public Law 280
  • Large number of Reservations and

Rancherias

  • non-Indian populations outnumbering

Indian populations 10-1 due to economic development on many Reservations

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More Roadblocks

  • Lack of funding for tribal justice systems
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Wholesale Attempt with Tribal/County/State Collaboration

  • 2000 with CA Senate Bill 911
  • Bill would have given CA Peace Officer Status to

qualified tribal police officers

  • State AG hosted negotiation meetings between

tribal leadership and Sheriff’s

  • Largest areas of contention: hiring & training

requirements, CLETS access, and liability (tort claims)

  • Unable to work out issues surrounding

liability…bill died

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What’s Next?

  • After reviewing crime data it was determined

that much of our crime fell concurrently within both federal and state law, from drugs and thefts to trespassing and poaching

  • Entered into a deputation agreement with

the BIA’s Office of Justice Services for issuance of Special Law Enforcement Commissions to our police officers

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Collaboration for Prosecution

  • US Attorney’s Office – major applicable

federal offenses

  • Central Violations Bureau (US District Court) –

petty federal offenses

  • District Attorney's Office – state offenses
  • Tribal Court – traffic offenses and regulatory
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Collaboration with County and Other Local Agencies

  • County-wide law enforcement interoperable

radio communications system: rework of policy to allow access

 Impetus: off-reservation pursuit

  • Information sharing

 Access to law enforcement databases (NCIC,

NLETS, and CLETS)

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Collaboration with Federal/State Agencies for Law Enforcement Database Access

  • No state access because state law doesn’t define

tribal police departments as “public agencies”

  • 2010 work around pilot program by US DOJ for

access into NCIC and NLETS

  • CA blocked access for NLETS information to

tribal agencies initially

  • CA Attorney General’s Office, BIA Office of

Justice Services and tribes collaborate for resolve

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Collaboration with Federal/State Agencies (continued)

  • Current effort underway with BIA’s Office of

Justice Services to facilitate access into CA state systems for tribal police officers holding BIA special law enforcement commissions

 Hot files  Gun files  Parole status  Local misdemeanor warrant information  Etc…

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A must for good faith collaboration

  • Establishing an identity based off of

department's capabilities

  • Holding to strict hiring and training

standards

  • Operational transparency

 not just with the community you serve, but

just importantly with your local, state, and federal partners.

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Contact Information

  • Bill Denke
  • Chief of Police, Sycuan Tribal Police Dept.
  • 619.445.8710
  • bdenke@sycuan-nsn.gov