TABLE 4—
Association Between Race/Ethnicity and Disposition Among Individuals in a Southwest US County With Drug- and Alcohol-Related Charges, by Charge Type: 2009–2018
| Race/Ethnicityb | Dispositiona |
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| No Charges Filed Following Arrest, AOR (95% CI) | Booked and Released, AOR (95% CI) | Bond, AOR (95% CI) | Convicted and Served Time, AOR (95% CI) | |
| All drug- and alcohol-related arrests | ||||
| Felony | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.59 (0.74, 3.42) | 1.17 (0.57, 2.42) | 1.55 (0.73, 3.28) | 1.67 (0.79, 3.52) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.79 (1.06, 3.02) | 1.02 (0.62, 1.67) | 1.17 (0.68, 1.98) | 2.76 (1.67, 4.57) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.63 (1.04, 2.56) | 1.22 (0.80, 1.86) | 0.60 (0.36, 0.98) | 1.40 (0.89, 2.19) |
| Misdemeanor | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 2.80 (1.57, 5.00) | 1.30 (1.03, 1.63) | 1.16 (0.82, 1.64) | 1.84 (1.19, 2.84) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.48 (1.00, 2.18) | 1.07 (0.94, 1.23) | 1.17 (0.98, 1.39) | 2.63 (2.12, 3.28) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 3.92 (3.09, 4.99) | 3.20 (2.93, 3.48) | 2.25 (1.99, 2.53) | 10.77 (9.40, 12.35) |
| Summons | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 2.52 (1.49, 4.24) | 1.36 (0.93, 1.98) | 1.49 (0.95, 2.34) | 1.57 (0.90, 2.75) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.84 (1.18, 2.86) | 1.64 (1.22, 2.19) | 1.39 (0.96, 1.99) | 2.51 (1.69, 3.73) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4.60 (3.45, 6.14) | 2.81 (2.27, 3.47) | 2.15 (1.67, 2.77) | 6.98 (5.33, 9.14) |
| Drug-related arrests | ||||
| Felony | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 1.58 (0.73, 3.39) | 1.22 (0.59, 2.53) | 1.57 (0.74, 3.33) | 1.68 (0.79, 3.55) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.73 (1.03, 2.92) | 0.98 (0.60, 1.62) | 1.17 (0.68, 2.00) | 2.77 (1.67, 4.59) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.36 (0.86, 2.17) | 0.92 (0.59, 1.43) | 0.51 (0.30, 0.87) | 1.27 (0.80, 2.02) |
| Misdemeanor | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 0.63 (0.15, 2.75) | 1.10 (0.69, 1.76) | 0.77 (0.38, 1.57) | 0.87 (0.42, 1.81) |
| Latino/Latina | 0.91 (0.38, 2.15) | 0.98 (0.71, 1.36) | 0.71 (0.43, 1.17) | 1.22 (0.76, 1.97) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.64 (0.93, 2.89) | 2.57 (2.05, 3.22) | 2.01 (1.49, 2.70) | 5.94 (4.44, 7.95) |
| Summons | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 2.96 (1.60, 5.47) | 1.62 (1.09, 2.42) | 1.62 (1.00, 2.61) | 1.82 (0.98, 3.35) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.01 (0.50, 2.05) | 1.58 (1.15, 2.18) | 1.30 (0.86, 1.97) | 1.94 (1.19, 3.18) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1.59 (0.98, 2.57) | 2.49 (1.96, 3.17) | 1.81 (1.34, 2.44) | 6.86 (4.93, 9.56) |
| Alcohol-related arrests | ||||
| Felony, misdemeanor, and summonsc | ||||
| White (Ref) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Black | 3.71 (2.23, 6.17) | 1.34 (1.03, 1.74) | 1.36 (0.95, 1.97) | 2.01 (1.25, 3.21) |
| Latino/Latina | 1.83 (1.33, 2.52) | 1.08 (0.94, 1.25) | 1.22 (1.02, 1.47) | 2.90 (2.32, 3.63) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 4.98 (4.05, 6.11) | 3.19 (2.92, 3.48) | 2.26 (2.00, 2.56) | 10.84 (9.40, 12.51) |
Note. AOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval. General estimating equation multinomial logistic regression models account for clustering on the individual (person) level and are adjusted for age, sex, number of previous incarcerations, and arrest type. The sample size was 36 073 arrests among 24 467 individuals.
The reference group for arrest type is cited and released.
The reference group for race/ethnicity/charge type is non-Hispanic White misdemeanor arrests.
Because of small sample size of felony alcohol-related arrests, felony, misdemeanor, and summons alcohol-related arrests were combined, and models were adjusted for charge type.