Ricky Camplain, Samantha Sabo, and Julie A. Baldwin are with the Department of Health Sciences and the Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff. Carolyn Camplain and George Pro, PhD are with the Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University. Robert T. Trotter II and Emery Eaves are with the Department of Anthropology and the Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University. Marie Peoples is with Coconino County, Flagstaff, AZ.
Am J Public Health. 2020 Jan;110(S1):S85-S92. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2019.305409.
To estimate the association between race/ethnicity and drug- and alcohol-related arrest outcomes. We used multinomial logistic regression and general estimating equations to estimate the association between race/ethnicity and arrest outcomes in 36 073 drug- and alcohol-related arrests obtained from administrative records in a Southwest US county from 2009 to 2018. Results were stratified by charge type. Among misdemeanor drug- and alcohol-related arrests, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN; adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.60; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.32, 3.90), Latino (AOR = 1.53; 95% CI = 1.35, 1.73), and Black persons (AOR = 1.28; 95% CI = 1.05, 1.55) were more likely than White persons to be booked into jail as opposed to cited and released. AI/AN (AOR = 10.77; 95% CI = 9.40, 12.35), Latino (AOR = 2.63; 95% CI = 2.12, 3.28), and Black persons (AOR = 1.84; 95% CI = 1.19, 2.84) also were more likely than White persons to be convicted and serve time for their misdemeanor charges. Results were similar for felony drug- and alcohol-related arrests aggregated and stratified. Our results suggest that race/ethnicity is associated with outcomes in drug-related arrests and that overrepresentation of racial/ethnic minorities in the criminal justice system cannot be attributed to greater use of drugs and alcohol in general.
为了评估种族/民族与涉毒和涉酒逮捕结果之间的关联。我们使用多项逻辑回归和广义估计方程，根据 2009 年至 2018 年从美国西南部一个县的行政记录中获得的 36073 例涉毒和涉酒逮捕数据，评估了种族/民族与逮捕结果之间的关联。结果按照指控类型进行分层。在轻罪涉毒和涉酒逮捕中，美国印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（AI/AN；调整后的优势比 [AOR] = 3.60；95%置信区间 [CI] = 3.32，3.90）、拉丁裔（AOR = 1.53；95% CI = 1.35，1.73）和非裔（AOR = 1.28；95% CI = 1.05，1.55）比白人更有可能被关进监狱，而不是被传讯并获释。与白人相比，AI/AN（AOR = 10.77；95% CI = 9.40，12.35）、拉丁裔（AOR = 2.63；95% CI = 2.12，3.28）和非裔（AOR = 1.84；95% CI = 1.19，2.84）也更有可能被判有罪并因轻罪服刑。对于聚合和分层的重罪涉毒和涉酒逮捕，结果也是相似的。我们的研究结果表明，种族/民族与涉毒逮捕的结果有关，而少数族裔在刑事司法系统中代表性过高，不能归因于他们普遍更多地使用毒品和酒精。
