United States' Investigation of the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office (MCSO)

Download or read book United States' Investigation of the Maricopa County (AZ) Sheriff's Office (MCSO) written by Thomas E. Perez and published by Silverwood Institute. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following an investigation, on Dec. 15, 2011, the DoJ found that the MCSO has engaged in a pattern of misconduct that violates the Constitution and fed. law. Specifically, MCSO engages in racial profiling of Latinos; unlawfully stops, detains, and arrests Latinos; and unlawfully retaliates against individuals who complain about or criticize MCSO's policies or practices. Also, there is reasonable cause to believe that MCSO operates its jails in a manner that discriminates against its limited English proficient (LEP) Latino inmates. Specifically, MCSO routinely punishes Latino LEP inmates for failing to understand commands given in English and denies them critical services provided to the other inmates. This is a print on demand report.