article_snippet.sent: In the next few weeks the Department of Justice (DOJ) will begin to negotiate in earnest with A city with a pattern of racial discrimination to restructure the police department, which the Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged with engaging in a pattern and practice of racial discrimination.
article_snippet.sent: The recommendations in the report, ranging from new training and supervision of police officers, addressing racially discriminatory conduct to structural revisions in the court system, will, if implemented, remake the law enforcement system in the town.
article_snippet.sent: And so we can be certain that along with the new makeup of the city council, there will be a new police chief in Ferguson.
article_snippet.sent: the Department of Justice full-on negotiations with the leadership in Ferguson will determine the shape of the new Ferguson Police Department.
article_snippet.sent: Indeed, the DOJ report alludes to the possibility of disbanding the Department of Justice in favor of a regional policing integration with St. Louis County.
article_snippet.sent: Many local activists have suggested just such a solution, but given ongoing problems with policing in St. Louis County -- including the role of county forces in some of the most controversial clashes with activists in Ferguson last fall -- community representatives will have to fight hard to ensure that the DOJ can fold St. Louis County Police into St. Louis County Police monitoring and reform process.
article_snippet.sent: The Mayor has two years left to The Mayor term and has defiantly insisted that The Mayor will not resign (although a petition for The Mayor recall has been circulating).
article_snippet.sent: That means that The Mayor will be a lead voice in negotiating with the DOJ to remake the police department.
article_snippet.sent: Has The Mayor committed to a clear set of principles that will guide The Mayor participation in those talks?
article_snippet.sent: Community activists and residents must ensure that Mayor James Knowles plans to represent Community activists and residents vision of new Ferguson Police Department.