RESEARCH AND RESOURCES

Research Papers:

• Selective Enforcement and Stereotypes Drive Racial Disparities in the Arrests of Native Americans in Flagstaff Arizona

"Coconino County Arizona has the second highest arrest rate of all Arizona counties, well above the rate of arrests in the major metropolitan areas of Phoenix and Tucson.  In 2021, Arizona had the eighth highest incarceration rate in the United States and the United States had the highest incarceration rate in the world. It can be inferred from these facts that Coconino County has one of highest incarceration rates in the world. And the people who are incarcerated are primarily men and women who are members of the Navajo, Hopi and other Native American tribes.

In the County seat of Flagstaff, the arrest rate of Native Americans has consistently been ten times or more than that of Whites for more than half a century. With this study the authors explore the legitimacy of the official explanations for the disparities in arrest rates and conclude that the major drivers of these disparities are policies, practices and beliefs based on ingrained racial stereotypes and the selective enforcement of minor offenses of “public disorder” against Native Americans."

• Analysis of Flagstaff Police Department Cite and Release Policies and Practices
• The Insular History of the Flagstaff Police Department and its Impact on Racial Disparities