In the aftermath of the shooting death of Michael Brown, the City of Ferguson, Missouri, broke out into street demonstrations and protests. Black Lives Matter protestors got involved and questions were raised about unfair policing in the neighborhood. Read this report by the U.S. Justice Department in the aftermath of Ferguson.
Keep an eye out for statistics between African-American residents and White residents of Ferguson. Also, do a word search for the following terms, and read the text around those terms:
Disproportionate
Disparate / disparities
Revenue
In your assignment, address the following:
Summarize the Justice Departments report on the Ferguson Police Department.
Are issues with policing unique to the Ferguson Police Department or is this a widespread problem?
What are the various indicators of racial bias in Fergusons policing of African-Americans?
What are some solutions that you can suggest so that law enforcement will treat all races fairly?
Your assignment should be at least half a page single-spaced for each question. Read rubric before completing this assignment.
https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/ferguson_police_department_report.pdf
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