Etiqueta: United States Department of Justice

Arizona Sheriff’s Office Unfairly Targeted Latinos, Justice Department Says By MARC LACEY Published: December 15, 2011 PHOENIX — In a harshly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department accused Joe Arpaio of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly targeting Latinos for detentions and arrests and retaliating against those who complain. Maricopa…