A Justice Department probe has concluded Ferguson police and city courts engaged in a “pattern and practice” of discrimination against African-American residents. A long-awaited report released today finds police disproportionately stopped, arrested and used force against blacks without reasonable suspicion. Despite comprising about 66 percent of the local population, African Americans accounted for 93 percent of arrests, 88 percent of incidents where force was used, 90 percent of citations and 85 percent of traffic stops. Investigators also found rampant racism, and cite at least two offensive emails. Ferguson may now enter into a “consent decree” and agree to police and court reform under the watch of federal monitors. The Ferguson probe comes as a White House task force on policing has called for a series of reforms, including increased transparency and independent probes of fatal shootings.