A Justice Department investigation found that the East Haven Police Department “has engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against Latinos in violation of the Constitution and federal law,” the Department announced Monday. From a press release:
Specifically, the investigation found that EHPD intentionally targets Latinos for traffic enforcement and treats Latino drivers more harshly after traffic stops in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment, Title VI and the Safe Streets Act. The investigation further found that EHPD has willfully enabled discrimination by failing to put in place basic law enforcement practices and procedures used by law enforcement agencies across the country to prevent discrimination.
