United States Department of Justice

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The United States Department of Justice is the federal executive department responsible for enforcing U.S. law, ensuring public safety, and overseeing agencies such as the FBI and the Bureau of Prisons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal executive department
justice ministry
budgetUnit United States dollar
cabinetLevel yes
country United States of America
dateFounded 1870-06-22
employs Assistant United States Attorneys
FBI special agents
federal correctional officers
foundedBy United States Congress
hasType law enforcement agency
prosecutorial authority
headedBy United States Attorney General
headquartersBuilding Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C.
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalBasis Judiciary Act of 1870
locatedOn Pennsylvania Avenue
motto Qui Pro Domina Justitia Sequitur
mottoLanguage Latin
oversees United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Antitrust Division

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bureau of Prisons

Civil Rights Division
Criminal Division
Drug Enforcement Administration
Environment and Natural Resources Division
Executive Office for United States Attorneys
Federal Bureau of Investigation
National Security Division
Office of Justice Programs
Tax Division
United States Marshals Service
partOf executive branch of the United States government
predecessor Office of the Attorney General
reportsTo President of the United States
responsibility administration of federal prisons
antitrust enforcement
civil rights enforcement
counterintelligence
counterterrorism
drug law enforcement
enforcement of federal law
ensuring public safety against foreign and domestic threats
federal law enforcement coordination
immigration law enforcement
prosecution of federal crimes
representation of the United States in legal matters
shortName United States Department of Justice self-linksurface differs
surface form: DOJ
translatedMotto Who prosecutes on behalf of justice
website https://www.justice.gov/

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Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel partOf United States Department of Justice
Associate Director of the FBI partOf United States Department of Justice
DEA Administrator partOf United States Department of Justice
Civil Division partOf United States Department of Justice
Civil Trial Sections partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Tax Division
Office of Review partOf United States Department of Justice
Community Oriented Policing Services program partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Parole Commission partOf United States Department of Justice
BOP partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Federal Bureau of Prisons
Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Justice partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma partOf United States Department of Justice
Dellinger employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Walter Dellinger
Federal Medical Center, Carswell, Texas partOf United States Department of Justice
Deputy Solicitor General partOf United States Department of Justice
Deputy Solicitor General employer United States Department of Justice
Office of Information Policy partOf United States Department of Justice
John employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: John Newton Mitchell
James Alexander Hamilton employer United States Department of Justice
Gerald R. Ford’s Vice President William D. Ruckelshaus employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: William D. Ruckelshaus
James B. Speed employer United States Department of Justice
Elizabeth B. Prelogar employer United States Department of Justice
Roy Cohn employer United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Marshal for the District of Rhode Island partOf United States Department of Justice
Merrick employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Merrick Garland
William Pelham Barr employer United States Department of Justice
Irving Saypol employer United States Department of Justice
Thomas Foran employer United States Department of Justice
Lanny A. Breuer employer United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas partOf United States Department of Justice
Patrick Fitzgerald employer United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the district partOf United States Department of Justice
Office of the Associate Attorney General partOf United States Department of Justice
Polite employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Kenneth A. Polite Jr.
United States Attorney for the Western District of New York partOf United States Department of Justice
ATF forensic laboratories partOf United States Department of Justice