The Missouri city and DOJ officials are nearing a reform deal that will likely effect change and overhaul "unconstitutional" policing.
The DOJ is expected to announce the investigation this week.
The DOJ will publish a report based on recommendations from the meeting, suggesting steps that lawmakers, policymakers and legislators can take to reform the criminal justice system.
In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Illinois AG Lisa Madigan asked the DOJ's Civil Rights Division to determine if the department's practices violate federal law.
Lynch's declaration as the chief law enforcement official in the government negates comments made by FBI Director James Comey, who last month argued that officers in major cities feel "under siege" due to protests, demonstrations, and discussions that aim to hold police officers accountable.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch backpedaled Monday, saying she was not being dismissive of the problem.
Earlier this year, the Justice Department released a program to better train police in how they interact with local communities.
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Racial oppression (particularly suffered by blacks) will not come to an end until we erase the stigmas of pathological deviance that is constantly being attributed to black bodies.
Loretta Lynch will investigate the death of John Crawford III, 22, who was shot last summer as he held an air rifle inside a Walmart in…
