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Tom Perez: I think the department is broken in a number of very critical ways, the discriminatory policing that we documented and…

On the recordDecember 14, 2011
I think the department is broken in a number of very critical ways, the discriminatory policing that we documented and that discriminatory policing is compounded by a penchant for retaliating against people who speak out against them.
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Tom Perez

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Thomas Perez discusses the issues within the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, highlighting discriminatory practices.

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