The civil rights division of the united states department of justice opened its investigation of the ferguson police department fpd on september 4 2014 this investigation was initiated under the pattern or practice provision of the violent crime control. The ferguson report department of justice investigation of the ferguson police department english edition ebook united states department of justice civil rights division shaw theodore m amazonde kindle shop. After michael brown was shot by a member of the ferguson police department the department of justices investigation uncovered a pattern of racially discriminatory practices by the ferguson police department which were primarily rooted in the citys dependence on the criminal justice system to raise revenue the report devoted a chapter to the ferguson municipal court and documented unconstitutional practices conflicts of interest and other illegal conduct that was inextricably tied . 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 format book published new york the new press 2015 description xvii 174 pages 21 cm other contributors