| | A Justice Department report blasting the Baltimore Police Department for a pattern of unconstitutional behavior should help expedite a lengthy, costly and painful reform effort, city and federal officials said Wednesday. The report claims officers routinely conducted unlawful stops and used excessive force often targeting low-income, African-American neighborhoods. Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, said the division and Baltimore police are negotiating a consent decree on proposed reforms. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said the report will help provide a "road map" for changes already underway in the department.
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