For sure the police have to be involved in the red dress alert. I mean, there's no way that the police cannot be a part of it, but they should not be the final and sole authority on how it works, or be who gets to “push the button”, as we say.
Yes, they definitely do have a role. With regard to what the role is and how much of it they play, that should be up to indigenous groups. It should come from the grassroots communities and the families involved who have lost women and girls to violence.