March 3, 2015
(WASHINGTON, DC)— In response to
reports that the Department of Justice will release its findings from a civil
rights investigation of the Ferguson, Missouri Police Department, Amnesty
International USA executive director Steven W. Hawkins issued the following
statement:
“The Justice Department should be commended for using the tools at its disposal
to investigate the Ferguson Police Department. Michael Brown’s death touched
off a long-overdue and much-needed conversation about race and policing that
must continue. The U.S. still has a long way to go before it has truly
accountable policing. This country’s long history of racial profiling and other
police abuses is only matched by its equally long history of inadequate
accountability for those responsible. President Obama should support the
creation of a National Crime and Justice Task Force to review and evaluate all
components of the criminal justice system and make recommendations on
comprehensive criminal justice reform.
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“The Justice Department should be commended for using the tools at its disposal to investigate the Ferguson Police Department. Michael Brown’s death touched off a long-overdue and much-needed conversation about race and policing that must continue. The U.S. still has a long way to go before it has truly accountable policing. This country’s long history of racial profiling and other police abuses is only matched by its equally long history of inadequate accountability for those responsible. President Obama should support the creation of a National Crime and Justice Task Force to review and evaluate all components of the criminal justice system and make recommendations on comprehensive criminal justice reform.
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Justice Department Announces Findings of Two Civil Rights Investigations in Ferguson, Missouri
Justice Department Finds a Pattern of Civil Rights Violations by the Ferguson Police Department
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