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Justice Department and Newark agree to police reforms

The federal government and Newark announced a settlement Wednesday to reform the city’s police department, 20 months after a Justice Department investigation concluded officers routinely used excessive force and stopped people on the street for no legitimate reason, practices that disproportionately affected minority residents.

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Justice Department and Newark agree to police reforms
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, front, stands with Vanita Gupta, left, principal deputy assistant attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, Paul Fishman, second from left, U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Anthony Ambrose, right, Newark public safety director, while speaking during a news conference, Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Newark, N.J. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka speaks during a news conference Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in Newark, N.J. The federal government and Newark announced a settlement Wednesday to reform the city's police department after allegations that officers have engaged in a pattern of making unconstitutional stops and arrests that have had a disparate impact on minorities. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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