ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday will release the findings of its third and final review stemming from the unrest in Ferguson that followed the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The department's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services reviewed the St. Louis County police department at the request of Police Chief Jon Belmar. Belmar asked for the inquiry last year, saying he felt the COPS program could provide advice on issues such as use-of-force policy, training and helping officers to be free of bias.
Brown, who was black and unarmed, was killed Aug. 9, 2014, during a confrontation with white Ferguson officer Darren Wilson, prompting months of unrest in the St. Louis suburb. A grand jury and the Justice Department declined to prosecute Wilson, who resigned in November.
Several St. Louis-area police agencies and the Missouri State Highway Patrol initially provided security in Ferguson during the protests last year. The patrol, the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County handled those duties after the first few days that followed the shooting.
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