Maricopa County Sheriff's Office still treats Hispanics differently years after a judge said the Joe Arpaio-led office racially profiled minorities.
Nearly four years ago, a federal judge ordered a sweeping overhaul of then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio's office after concluding sheriff's deputies had systematically racially profiled Hispanics in traffic patrols that targeted immigrants.
An audit conducted by criminal-justice researchers at Arizona State University as part of the profiling case concluded that Hispanics are more likely to be searched and arrested by sheriff's deputies in traffic stops than whites.