On Thursday, the Justice Department announced its findings that the Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has engaged in a pattern or practice of excessive force.

The investigation, which was launched on Nov. 27, 2012 and was conducted jointly by the department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico, examined whether APD engages in an unconstitutional pattern or practice of excessive force, including deadly force, as well as any pattern or practice of a violation of the law....