Office of Justice Programs
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United States federal government agency component
component of the United States Department of Justice
The Office of Justice Programs is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice that provides federal leadership, funding, and research support to improve the nation’s criminal and juvenile justice systems and support crime victims.
Aliases (6)
- Bureau of Justice Assistance ×1
- OJP ×1
- Office of Justice Programs components ×1
- Office of Justice Programs leadership ×1
- Office of Justice Programs program offices ×1
- Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking ×1
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal government agency component
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component of the United States Department of Justice → |
| abbreviation |
OJP
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| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| country |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
community-based crime reduction
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corrections and reentry → court improvement → crime prevention → crime victim compensation policy → criminal justice policy → criminal justice research → criminal justice statistics → evidence-based criminal justice practices → forensic science → gang prevention and intervention → human trafficking prevention and victim services → juvenile justice policy → law enforcement assistance → reentry services → restorative justice → substance abuse and crime → tribal justice → victim assistance → victims of crime compensation and assistance → violence against women prevention and response → youth violence prevention → |
| hasPart |
Bureau of Justice Assistance
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Bureau of Justice Statistics → National Institute of Justice → Office for Civil Rights → Office for Victims of Crime → Office of Administration → Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management → Office of Communications → Office of General Counsel → Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention → Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking → Office of the Chief Financial Officer → Office of the Chief Information Officer → Office of the Chief Operating Officer → |
| hasRole |
administrator of formula and discretionary grant programs
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grant-making agency → policy development office → research and statistics coordinator for the Department of Justice → supporter of crime victim compensation and assistance programs → supporter of evidence-based practices in criminal and juvenile justice → technical assistance provider to state, local, and tribal justice agencies → |
| headquartersLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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| inception |
1984
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| industry |
criminal justice
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juvenile justice → victim services → |
| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| legalForm |
federal executive agency component
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
District of Columbia
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| mission |
to administer federal criminal and juvenile justice grant programs
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to disseminate knowledge about crime, justice, and victimization → to provide federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime → to support crime victims → to support research, evaluation, and statistics to improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems → |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
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| parentOrganization |
United States Department of Justice
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| partOf |
United States Department of Justice
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| replaces |
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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| website |
https://ojp.gov
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https://www.ojp.gov → |