A Justice Department recommendation to file no civil charges against Police Officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown is expected to trigger another round of violent protests.

A New York Times report said that the FBI probe found there is no evidence to support charges against Wilson. A department decision would, hopefully, bring closure to the issue which has resulted in a rise in anti-police sentiment across the U.S. as high-profile cases of unarmed black men dying in the hands of police took place one after the other.

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The final decision though, to file charges or not is with Attorney General Eric Holder Jr and Vanita Gupta, his civil rights chief. The department is still finalizing a legal memo to back their recommendation.

The AG usually does not overrule the Justice Department's decisions.

While Wilson, who has resigned from his job amid threats to his life and family, would remain scot free, the Ferguson Police Department remains under scrutiny over charges of discriminatory stops at traffic lights and use of excessive force.

Wilson said, "It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal."

The lawyer of the Brown family, Benjamin Crump, declined to comment on the result of the department's recommendation. He admitted having heard of speculations that Wilson won't be charged but said it is too much strain on the Brown family to respond to every rumor.

Wilson, in his testimony before the grand jury, said that Brown tried to grab his gun while he was still in his patrol car. He presented bruises and DNA evidence to back his claim.

Legal experts agree that it is difficult to prove a federal civil rights against Wilson. Joey Jackson, a criminal defense attorney and CNN's legal analyst, told CNN, "The bar is extraordinarily high. You have to show an intentional deprivation of a civil right."

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