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The police union representing officers in Ferguson, Missouri, has denied widespread racial bias.

It follows the publication of a report from the US Justice Department, which concluded the police department was guilty of discriminating against black people.

Jeff Roorda from St Louis Police Officers Association has been speaking to 5 Live's Phil Williams. He says young black men living in inner cities are in despair, and this is causing problems for the police.