Ferguson , Missouri ( CNN ) Ferguson 's police chief is ducking questions about his department and his future there in the wake of a scathing federal report . `` I need to have time to really analyze this report so I can comment on it , '' Chief Tom Jackson said Thursday in an exclusive interview with CNN . He spoke one day after the Justice Department released its 102-page report , which found rampant racism within the Ferguson Police Department . It specifically faulted officers for seeing residents as `` sources of revenue , '' a practice that disproportionately targeted African-Americans . DOJ : No charges for Officer Darren Wilson . When asked what he thought about the report , and what he planned to do about it , the chief said he would `` take action as necessary . '' Asked whether that meant he would remain at the department , Jackson repeated himself : `` I 'm gon na take action where necessary . '' Later , in response to the same question , he said : `` I will let you know . '' Brown 's family to file civil lawsuit 'shortly ' Many have called for the chief to step down since the shooting death of Michael Brown . Brown , a black teenager , was shot by a white officer in August . His death triggered widespread protests , and calls to change policing practices in America . Obama : Ferguson police abuse 'not an isolated incident ' Sara Sidner reported this story in Ferguson . Dana Ford wrote it in Atlanta .
Justice Department report highlighted rampant corruption within the Ferguson Police Department . ` ` I need to have time to really analyze this report so I can reflect on it , '' Chief ` ` ` .