US Justice Department says Black, Hispanic and Native American people in Phoenix are more likely to be cited or arrested compared to their White counterparts for same offences.
Phoenix Police officers watch protesters rally on June 2, 2020, in Phoenix, during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd. / Photo: AP Archive
The report does not mention whether the federal government is pursuing a court-enforced reform plan known as a consent decree — an often costly and lengthy process — but a Justice Department official told reporters that in similar cases, that method has been used to carry out reforms. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego said in a statement that city officials would meet June 25 to get legal advice and discuss next steps.The Justice Department said Phoenix officers enforce certain laws — such as low-level drug and traffic offences, loitering and trespassing — more harshly against Black, Hispanic and Native American people than against white people who engage in the same conduct.
And Native Americans were 14 percent more likely to be booked for trespass, while officers cited or released white people accused of the same offence.
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