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On the recordDecember 11, 2018
the best practices in law enforcement are to have about 3 officers for 1,000 people, [yet] there's only 0.14 agents for 1,000 reservation residents.
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Tom Udall
Democratic · New Mexico

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Udall highlights the severe shortage of law enforcement in Indian Country.

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