article_snippet: The threat follows the publication of a report which showed officers swapping racist emails, as well as finding that 93 per cent of all arrests in the town, and most uses of excessive force were directed at the African American population.
article_snippet: Eric Holder seized in particular on parts of the report showing that Ferguson police overwhelmingly issued fines for offenses like traffic violations and speeding to African Americans - seemingly in an attempt to bolster the city's revenues.
article_snippet: : A Justice Department report found that the police department overwhelming arrested, fined and used force on the Missouri town's African American population .
article_snippet: absorb the functions of the Ferguson Police Department.
article_snippet: National outcry: Ferguson became the center of a debate over policing and racism last summer after Darren Wilson, left, shot dead teenager Michael Brown .
article_snippet: the Ferguson Police Department issued a report this week that found .
article_snippet: that police in Ferguson created a 'toxic' environment with the Ferguson Police Department policing practices.
article_snippet: of protest and a national debate about race and police behavior.
article_snippet: owe money to the city, a practice used in Ferguson.
article_snippet: Protesters like those above brought anarchy to the streets of Ferguson after a grand jury decided to take no action against Wilson .
highlights_snippet: Follows report which showed that almost all uses of excessive force - and 93 per cent of arrests - were aimed at African Americans .
  
highlights_snippet: Follows national criticism of Ferguson after shooting of Michael Brown .