Maybe Some Training Is In Order

Hey Rez Members
After reading the paper this week as I am sure many of you have read the same.

"From Discussion at a tribal committee this week, even those in charge and working with victims of crime on the Fort Peck Reservation were not using the form and that's been a concern of the U.S. Attorney Bill Mercer."

Perhaps if the people "who think they are in charge" of investigating crimes and working with victims on the REZ or at least the people who are collecting a paycheck for this type of work to be done. Maybe these people should attend some of the "TRAINING CLASSES" that the Tribal Health Dept. attends, ( REFER TO LAST WEEKS PAPER / BLOG POST ).

Perhaps if they attended some of these training classes it may keep them informed as to what they should do when a crime is committed on the REZ, or perhaps this criminal / law department is attending training on "how to clean and change a bed pan properly", ( ment to be funny, lol, as sarcasm at the way Tribal Money Is Being Spent So Foolishly ).
Because there are some serious crimes that have been committed on the REZ that are not being investigated and solved. Then the evidence is either lost, contaminated, or that famous saying "Lack of evidence" gets put to use. Is that their way of covering their --- so they don't have to investigate these cases any further. (but yet they can collect a pay check for this work ).

*How does the Police Department feel when the U.S. Attorney says they are not filling out the proper forms to further the investigation.

*How could this be monitored by a concerned civilian / tribal member to make sure all steps are being taken and forms being filled out properly. OOPS, I'm sorry, isn't that what a supervisor is for, to make sure their employees are doing their work correctly. But then again if either the supervisors or the "people in charge of crimes on the rez" did their JOB correctly the U.S. Attorney would not have brought the subject up on how the proper forms are not being filled out properly or their not being used correctly.



I remember back in the "80's, Paul Harvey a national radio talk show host announced on national radio that Poplar, MT was referred to as "Stab City" , with more violent crimes in being committed in Poplar than in any large metro city across the country. NOW THAT'S BAD... And it says a lot about the Police Department.