In 1999 , the Los Angeles police officers in the Rampart division were accused of misconduct and later convicted of `` an array of crimes that included unprovoked shootings and beatings , '' the research forum said . A grand jury is hearing testimony into killing of Ferguson . Feds are conducting three civil rights investigations , which could two months . NAACP proposes a citizen board to work with police . But the proposal `` is very weak '' in terms of how complaints could be filed , Ferguson City Council says .
A grand jury is hearing testimony into killing of Ferguson . Feds are conducting three civil rights investigations , which could two months . NAACP proposes a citizen board to work with police . But the proposal `` is very weak '' in terms of how complaints could be filed , Ferguson City Council says .