The blog of Hamline University professor David Schultz
Minneapolis and the Department of Justice Report
The Department of Justice initiated an investigation into police practices in the City of Minneapolis (MPD) after the murder of George Floyd. The report is perhaps the most comprehensive ever done on policing in Minneapolis, with a more detailed analysis and use of statistics than the Minnesota Department of Human Rights Report from last year. The latter report had concluded “A pattern or practice of discrimination is present where the denial of rights consists of something more than isolate