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Officer Lojann Dennison, a 20-year veteran with the Navajo Nation Police Department, patrols one of seven districts on a Navajo reservation that's home to 180,000 people.
Among 500 sovereign tribal nations in the U.S., the Navajo are among the few with their own police force.
Among 500 sovereign tribal nations in the U.S., the Navajo are among the few with their own police force.
That means Navajo patrolling Navajo, with aspects of the job far outside typical rural policing: She struggles with deeply rooted customs that can call for an officer to choose between allegiance to clan ties and upholding the law. latimes.com/columnone/la-n…
Female officers such as Dennison are a key part of the department’s approach to one of the toughest policing jobs in America.
They can be more effective than men in handling abuse against women, which is pervasive here, experts say.
They can be more effective than men in handling abuse against women, which is pervasive here, experts say.
Although female officers have made strides within the department, Dennison says true equality still eludes them.
Read more in today’s Column One from @jglionna: latimes.com/columnone/la-n…
Read more in today’s Column One from @jglionna: latimes.com/columnone/la-n…
