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Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives

Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives
Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives
Author
Christina Rose
Year

On Friday, August 1, 27 members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Police received the power to arrest non-Natives on tribal land. “Up until now they could only hold and detain non-tribal members until the state police could come and make the arrest,” William Satti, director of public affairs for the Mashantucket Pequot Nation, said at a swearing-in ceremony heralding the event...

criminal jurisdiction
cross-deputization
cross-jurisdiction law enforcement
intergovernmental relationships
intergovernmental collaboration
law enforcement
practical sovereignty
Native Nations
Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation
Resource Type
News and Opinion
Topics
Civics
Governance
Intergovernmental Relations
Justice Systems
Land/Jurisdiction
Citation

Rose, Christina. "Police Protection in CT Increases: Tribes Can Now Arrest Non-Natives." USET. August 5, 2014. Article. (https://www.usetinc.org/news/police-protection-in-ct-increases-tribes-can-...), accessed August 21, 2014)