Ferguson, Mo.

People rally in Union Square before marching through the street in protest to the Ferguson grand jury decision to not indict officer Darren Wilson in the Michael Brown case.

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Ferguson Documents: Justice Investigation Backs Former Officer Wilson

4:34pm March 04, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The grand jury documents left doubt, but federal investigators say they found "no credible evidence to disprove [Officer Darren] Wilson's perception that Brown posed a threat."

Police officers watch protesters as smoke fills the streets of Ferguson, Mo., on Nov. 25, 2014.

Source: Probe Of Ferguson Police Uncovers Racist Comment About Obama

9:08am March 04, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The Justice Department found that the department violated the Constitution with discriminatory policing practices. It found blacks disproportionately targeted by the police and the justice system.

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Task Force Calls For Independent Probes Of Police-Involved Shootings

6:38pm March 02, 2015

by Carrie Johnson

The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing also emphasized the need for better training and equipment, including bulletproof vests. But it stopped short of insisting police wear body cameras.

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Locks were put on mailboxes across from the Buzz Westfall Justice Center in Clayton, Mo., Monday, in anticipation of the grand jury's decision.

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Ferguson Jury: No Charges For Officer In Michael Brown's Death

4:57pm January 27, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

"No probable cause exists" to file any indictments against police Officer Darren Wilson, St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch said Monday night.

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A Philadelphia police officer demonstrates a body-worn camera being used as part of a pilot project last December.

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Police Departments Issuing Body Cameras Discover Drawbacks

2:13pm January 26, 2015

by Martin Kaste

They are being hailed as a technological solution to bad police-community relationships, but research on the cameras' impact is thin, and some departments are dealing with unintended consequences.

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Demonstrators remember Michael Brown on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, marching from the apartment complex where Brown was killed to the Ferguson police station. A federal inquiry has found no evidence that officer Darren Wilson violated Brown's civil rights

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Justice Dept. Will Reportedly Clear Ferguson Police Officer In Brown Case

5:56pm January 21, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The Justice Department is poised to declare that former police officer Darren Wilson should not face civil rights charges over the death of Michael Brown, sources tell NPR.

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Why Police Departments Have A Hard Time Recruiting Blacks

3:16pm January 04, 2015

by Martin Kaste

Since the Ferguson, Mo., shooting, there have been renewed calls for police departments to hire more blacks and other minorities. But recruiters say there's a shortage of candidates.

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President Obama responds to a question from NPR's Steve Inskeep on Dec. 17 in the Oval Office.

Here's Why Obama Said The U.S. Is 'Less Racially Divided'

6:05pm December 30, 2014

by Steve Inskeep

The president says incidents in the past year have "surfaced" long-simmering issues between minority communities and authorities, allowing for a healthy airing of grievances.

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Thousands gathered on the National Mall last week to protest the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. Some law students say their involvement in the protests means their exams should be postponed.

Troubled By Grand Jury Verdicts, Students Request More Time For Exams

7:50pm December 19, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

Students at several law schools say events in Ferguson and New York have left them too upset to study. Others are more concerned about how the extra study time will affect the grading curve.

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"I didn't want to fire things up," St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch says of his silence since announcing the grand jury's decision not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

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St. Louis Grand Jury Heard Witnesses Who Lied, Prosecutor Says

4:40pm December 19, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Weeks after he announced a grand jury's decision not to indict a Ferguson, Mo., police officer in Michael Brown's death, prosecutor Robert McCulloch explains some of his own decisions in the case.