The Ferguson Report

"The Ferguson Report" is a report written by the United States Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division which details the investigation of the police department in Ferguson, Missouri after the death of an unarmed black young man named Michael Brown. Racial bias within law enforcement and local government are the focus of "The Ferguson Report", and "The Ferguson Report" includes information about how the City of Ferguson got to the point where it could legally blatantly discriminate against a minority group. Both as a student in Criminology and Law student and a Political Science, understanding how law enforcement and the court system functioned within the City of Ferguson helped me understand the culture of the people in that area and …show more content…
Due to that focus, the law enforcement practices in Ferguson were compromised. It was the need to generate revenue that contributed to unconstitutional policing and a lot of racial bias within the legal system in Ferguson. The racial bias caused a vast mistrust between the African American community in Ferguson and law enforcement in Ferguson. It all seems to be a domino effect that continues to become worse as it goes along. Racial bias within Ferguson affects almost every single citizen that lives within …show more content…
Most people would do anything to keep their jobs, and I believe that is what the police officers in Ferguson were doing. The overall underlying racial issues in America most likely contributed to the way that the local government of Ferguson modeled itself and it's law enforcement. In order the change what caused the Michael Brown case, we would have to start at the root of America's racial issues and work our way out as a nation. America was built on racism and injustice towards the African-American community, and I believe that will always have a presence in the American justice system. My only hope is that with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears progressive actions will help change the America that we see today. The "Black Lives Matter" movement created by the Michael Brown case is an amazing movement that has united so many people to help combat racial discrimination in America. Michael Brown did not die in vain, and that is because his legacy has helped bring awareness to many local governments that were battling racial discrimination issues while also keeping the conversation of race alive instead of as "America's darkest