07135cam a2200397 i 4500 52173 52173 BJBSDDR 20230410120812.0 ta 150424s2015 nyu 000 0 eng 9781620971604 (paperback) 1620971607 (paperback) 18589200 DLC spa DLC Eng pcc n-us-mo HV 8148 F352 2015 364.1/3230977865 23 The Ferguson report : Department of Justice investigation of the Ferguson Police Department / United States Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division ; introduction by Theodore M. Shaw. New York : The New Press, 2015. xvii, 174 pages ; 21 cm I. Report summary -- II. Background -- III. Ferguson law enforcement efforts are focused on generating revenue -- IV. Ferguson law enforcement practices violate the law and undermine community trust, especially among African Americans. A. Ferguson's police practices. 1. FPD engages in a pattern of unconstitutional stops and arrests in violation of the Fourth Amendment ; 2. FPD engages in a pattern of First Amendment violations ; 3. FPD engages in a pattern of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment -- B. Ferguson's municipal court practices. 1. Court practices impose substantial and unnecessary barriers to the challenge or resolution of municipal code violations ; 2. The court imposes unduly harsh penalties for missed payments or appearances -- C. Ferguson law enforcement practices disproportionately harm Ferguson's African-American residents and are driven in part by racial bias. 1. Ferguson's law enforcement actions impose a disparate impact on African Americans that violates federal law ; 2. Ferguson's law enforcement practices are motivated in part by discriminatory intent in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and other federal laws -- D. Ferguson law enforcement practices erode community trust, especially among Ferguson's African-American residents, and make policing less effective, more difficult, and less safe. 1. Ferguson's unlawful police and court practices have led to distrust and resentment among many in Ferguson ; 2. FPD's exercise of discretion, even when lawful, often undermines community trust and public safety ; 3. FPD's failure to respond to complaints of officer misconduct further erodes community trust ; 4. FPD's lack of community engagement increases the likelihood of discriminatory policing and damages public trust ; 5. Ferguson's lack of a diverse police force further undermines community trust -- V. Changes necessary to remedy Ferguson's unlawful law enforcement practices and repair community trust. Introduction / by Theodore M. Shaw -- I. Report summary -- II. Background -- III. Ferguson law enforcement efforts are focused on generating revenue -- IV. Ferguson law enforcement practices violate the law and undermine community trust, especially among African Americans. A. Ferguson's police practices. 1. FPD engages in a pattern of unconstitutional stops and arrests in violation of the Fourth Amendment ; 2. FPD engages in a pattern of First Amendment violations ; 3. FPD engages in a pattern of excessive force in violation of the Fourth Amendment -- B. Ferguson's municipal court practices. 1. Court practices impose substantial and unnecessary barriers to the challenge or resolution of municipal code violations ; 2. The court imposes unduly harsh penalties for missed payments or appearances --^ ^^ C. Ferguson law enforcement practices disproportionately harm Ferguson's African-American residents and are driven in part by racial bias. 1. Ferguson's law enforcement actions impose a disparate impact on African Americans that violates federal law ; 2. Ferguson's law enforcement practices are motivated in part by discriminatory intent in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and other federal laws --^ ^^ D. Ferguson law enforcement practices erode community trust, especially among Ferguson's African-American residents, and make policing less effective, more difficult, and less safe. 1. Ferguson's unlawful police and court practices have led to distrust and resentment among many in Ferguson ; 2. FPD's exercise of discretion, even when lawful, often undermines community trust and public safety ; 3. FPD's failure to respond to complaints of officer misconduct further erodes community trust ; 4. FPD's lack of community engagement increases the likelihood of discriminatory policing and damages public trust ; 5. Ferguson's lack of a diverse police force further undermines community trust -- V. Changes necessary to remedy Ferguson's unlawful law enforcement practices and repair community trust -- VI. Conclusion. "On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown, an unarmed African American high school senior, was shot by Officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. For months afterward, protestors took to the streets demanding justice, testifying to the racist and exploitative police department and court system, and connecting the shooting of Brown with the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, and other young black men at the hands of police across the country. In the wake of these protests, the Department of Justice launched a six-month investigation, resulting in a report that Colorlines characterizes as "so caustic it reads like an Onion article" and laying bare what the Huffington Post calls "a totalizing police regime beyond any of Kafka's ghastliest nightmares." Among the report's findings are that the Ferguson Police Department "Engages in a Pattern of Unconstitutional Stops and Arrests in Violation of the Fourth Amendment," "Detain[s] People Without Reasonable Suspicion and Arrest[s] People Without Probable Cause," "Engages in a Pattern of First Amendment Violations," "Engages in a Pattern of Excessive Force," and "Erode[s] Community Trust, Especially Among Ferguson's African-American Residents." Contextualized here in a substantial introduction by renowned legal scholar and former NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund president Theodore M. Shaw, The Ferguson Report is a sad, sobering, and important document, providing a snapshot of American law enforcement at the start of the twenty-first century, with resonance far beyond one small town in Missouri"-- Provided by publisher. Ferguson (Mo.). Police Department. Ferguson (Mo.). Departamento de Policía. Discrimination in criminal justice administration Missouri Ferguson. Discriminación en la administración de justicia penal Missouri Ferguson 9615 Police-community relations Missouri Ferguson. Policía Relaciones con la comunidad Ferguson Missouri 417 Police Complaints against Missouri Ferguson. Reclamos contra la Policía Missouri Ferguson 419 Shaw, Theodore M. escritor de introducción 9613 United States. Department of Justice. 9611 lcc BK dvf 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-04-10 0 HV 8148 F352 2015 00000123359 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK