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Introduction Introduction
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DOJ and the Crisis in Ferguson: 2014–2015 DOJ and the Crisis in Ferguson: 2014–2015
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Learning from Ferguson: DOJ and Policing’s Dual Crisis Learning from Ferguson: DOJ and Policing’s Dual Crisis
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The Dual Crisis The Dual Crisis
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DOJ’s “Pattern-or-Practice” Authority DOJ’s “Pattern-or-Practice” Authority
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DOJ and Ferguson’s Acute Crisis DOJ and Ferguson’s Acute Crisis
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A Catalyst for DOJ Intervention A Catalyst for DOJ Intervention
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Unearthing Information Unearthing Information
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Creating A Climate for Greater Impact Creating A Climate for Greater Impact
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Challenges Presented by the Acute Crisis Challenges Presented by the Acute Crisis
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DOJ and Chronic Policing Crises DOJ and Chronic Policing Crises
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Understanding the Chronic Aspects of the Ferguson Policing Crisis Understanding the Chronic Aspects of the Ferguson Policing Crisis
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How DOJ’s Pattern-or-Practice Work Addresses the Chronic Crisis How DOJ’s Pattern-or-Practice Work Addresses the Chronic Crisis
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The Central Importance of Addressing the Harm Caused by Systemic Police Misconduct The Central Importance of Addressing the Harm Caused by Systemic Police Misconduct
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Consent Decrees’ Potential to Address the Chronic Crisis More Broadly Consent Decrees’ Potential to Address the Chronic Crisis More Broadly
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The Impact of the Findings Report The Impact of the Findings Report
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Lessons Learned Lessons Learned
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Recognize You’re Not All That Recognize You’re Not All That
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Support Community Partners Support Community Partners
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Set and Manage Expectations for DOJ’s Role Set and Manage Expectations for DOJ’s Role
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Educate Through Investigation; Educate Through Outreach Educate Through Investigation; Educate Through Outreach
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Educate Through the Findings Report Educate Through the Findings Report
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Conclusion Conclusion
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Notes Notes
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3 Responding to the (Dual) Policing Crisis in Ferguson
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Published:February 2021
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Abstract
The police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014 set off a policing crisis that reverberated across the world. The United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division (DOJ) intervened in this crisis, initiating a pattern-or-practice investigation of the Ferguson Police Department. This investigation resulted in a transformative Findings Report and federal consent decree. To fully assess the impact of DOJ’s intervention, it is helpful to conceptualize America’s policing crisis as a dual crisis: one acute, the other chronic. When assessing DOJ’s intervention in Ferguson through this lens, readers can see that DOJ’s work is an important, albeit partial, response to the chronic crisis and has only an ancillary impact on the acute crisis.
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