▁of ▁city ▁police ▁DO J ▁announced ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁their ▁investigation ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁" sc ath ing ▁report " ▁in ▁early ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁not ing ▁problems ▁in ▁a ▁police ▁culture ▁of ▁excess ive ▁violence , ▁especially ▁against ▁minor ities ; ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁training ▁and ▁o vers ight . ▁DO J ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁have ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁agreement ▁to ▁undert ake ▁broad ▁re forms ▁for ▁improvement , ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁increasing ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁both ▁citizens ▁and ▁officers . ▁It ▁noted ▁the ▁department ' s ▁improvements , ▁such ▁as ▁training ▁in ▁de - es cal ation ▁to ▁avoid ▁use ▁of ▁force , ▁issu ance ▁of ▁Tas ers , ▁officers ▁we aring ▁body ▁cam eras , ▁and ▁the ▁res h aping ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁o vers ight ▁body . ▁ ▁Also ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁DO J ▁signed ▁" an ▁agreement ▁in ▁principle ▁to ▁work ▁together , ▁with ▁community ▁input , ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁federal ▁court - en force able ▁consent ▁dec ree ▁address ing ▁the ▁def ic ien cies ▁un cover ed ▁during ▁the ▁investigation . ▁An ▁independent ▁monitor , ▁who ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁chosen , ▁will ▁over see ▁comp liance ." ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁U . S . ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jeff ▁S essions ▁sign aled ▁that ▁the ▁Trump ▁administration ▁would ▁" pull ▁back " ▁on ▁federal ▁civil ▁rights ▁prob es ▁of ▁local ▁police ▁depart ments . ▁He ▁would