Nationwide protests against police violence (32 images)

A protester dressed as a Santa Clause holds a sign while Federal Marshalls in riot gear stand guard in front of the Eagleton Federal Courthouse in St. Louis on December 12, 2014. Protesters marched to several locations including City Hall where police locked the building down and kept protesters from entering. The protests are related to the events in Ferguson, Missouri. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Demonstrators threw their hands up while chanting "hands up, don't shoot" during the 'Justice For All' march on December 13, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Activist gathered in the Nations Capitol to bring attention to the recent incidents of police brutality against African Americans and to protest the recent Mike Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions. UPI/Gabriella Demczuk

Hundreds of people marched in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, with dozens staging a die-in at the CNN bureau in the latest of a.series of demonstrations against officer-involved deaths of unarmed black men in Los Angeles, New York and Ferguson, as part of the "Justice For All March in Washington D.C. on December 13, 2014. The protesters are calling for better police training, body cameras, legislative changes and changes to grand jury proceedings to restore the faith legal system. UPI/Jim Ruymen..

Hundreds of people marched in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, with dozens staging a die-in at the CNN bureau in the latest of a.series of demonstrations against officer-involved deaths of unarmed black men in Los Angeles, New York and Ferguson, as part of the "Justice For All March in Washington D.C. on December 13, 2014. The protesters are calling for better police training, body cameras, legislative changes and changes to grand jury proceedings to restore the faith legal system. UPI/Jim Ruymen..