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Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced its findings on March 17, 2011 that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has engaged in patterns of misconduct that violate the Constitution and federal law.
The investigation, announced on May 15, 2010, was conducted pursuant to the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.