The Anti-Police Terror Project has called for increased funding and strengthened accountability measures following the termination of federal oversight for the Oakland Police Department. The organization contends that this action jeopardizes public accountability and disproportionately affects Black and Brown communities.
Sheriff Jerry Sheridan has claimed that his department has eliminated racial bias, but annual reviews of traffic stops and arrests of Latino drivers have repeatedly shown disparities, and the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to end court oversight of the Sheriff’s Office, which has been in place for 14 years and has cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
The ACLU of Arizona is opposing Maricopa County’s motion to end federal court oversight of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, arguing that the agency has not fully complied with reforms ordered after findings of racially discriminatory policing.