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dispatchers are monthly reports, such as on safety CAD so- the number of calls for vehicle ed by InterAct, accidents. If it wants to know department the number of incidents at its aid, because e and price. a huge bens saved us a nt of time in d looking up uneau said. one of the Courtesy of InterAct system is its casinos or at any of the stores ures, and the in its Quil Ceda Village over a uses them a specific period of time, it just provide the requires a few keystrokes and directors with mouse clicks. n COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program: Gearing Up Tribes IT’S HARD TO IMAGINE that less than 10 years ago the majority of the nation’s tribal police departments did not even have the basics, like uniforms, bullet proof vests, cars and radios. What a difference time and a federal program established to provide funding for these essentials can make. While federally recognized tribes are eligible to apply for any U.S. Department of Justice grant program, its COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) was established especially for them. Since 1999, its first year, it has awarded more than $289 million to tribal police departments. The funding has been used to buy basic law enforcement equipment and software as well as to provide training. Delka Bright, TRGP coordinator, said that during the first few years, funding was mainly used to bring tribal departments up to the basic level . “A lot of them in remote areas are still not up at that level,” she said. Though the most advanced tools, such as thermal night vision gear and wireless communications, belong to the few, many tribal departments are now equipped with the more broadly utile state-of-the-art equipment — laptops and mobile data terminals, automated fingerprint and identification systems, computer-aided dispatch (CAD) solutions and records management systems — thanks to TRGP. Is there one technology that every tribal law enforcement agency should have, but most do not? It was a tough question for Bright to answer. “Everybody has a different set of needs based on what they perceive their issues to be,” she said. n COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program Award Amounts: Agencies with 20 or fewer officers may apply for up to $200,000; agencies with more than 20 officers may apply for up to $400,000. Purpose: Technology, Training, Vehicles, New Hire Background Checks Deadline for 2008 Grants: June 13, 2008 American Indian Report June 2008 1 mputer emerns center. 00 and 35,000 to casino durnother 50,000 e per day on tribal police throngs with usly recording positioned on eets, from the r the reservaino garage, to atch monitors orded by the em, keeping accidents and department’s greatest tools. “A good portion of our crimes is solved after the fact by just going back and reviewing the video,” Commander Frank Gavigan said. The system is integrated with the tribe’s 25,000-point fire alarm system. If a camera is in the vicinity of the source of an alarm, it automatically spins in that direction. With that feature, dispatch can describe to firefighters what the conditions are before entry. “We tried to integrate as many systems as we can so that it acts like a force multitem is one the plier,” Gavigan said. n http://www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/home.aspx http://www.interact911.com/ http://www.justice.gov/ http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1428 http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1428 http://www.tulaliptribes-nsn.gov/home.aspx http://www.mohegan.nsn.us http://www.mohegansun.com http://www.ct.gov/demhs/site/default.asp http://www.ct.gov/demhs/site/default.asp http://www.cops.usdoj.gov/Default.asp?Item=1428 http://www.mohegansun.com

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American Indian Report - June 2008 Contents Ethics & Standards of Conduct: Governing Work Habits of Elected Officials Congress: Activity on the Hill Catching Up with the Curve Grants: Police Equipment Assistance from the Federal Government The Pottery Project Neighbors Helping Neighbors Where They Belong Spreading the Word “Poverty is Not a Part of Our Culture” Strategic Planning: Step 1 — An Assessment of Now Saving the Samala Language

American Indian Report - June 2008

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