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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Criminal Division parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Criminal Division establishedBy United States Department of Justice
Assistant United States Attorneys employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
Assistant United States Attorneys employedBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Assistant United States Attorney
Motion Picture Patents Company opposedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Investigation Division cooperatesWith United States Department of Justice
Office of Chief Counsel worksWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Deval Patrick employer United States Department of Justice
Office of Inspector General collaboratesWith United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of Inspector General (U.S. Department of the Interior)
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
National Security Letters oversightBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: National Security Letter
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
AMLA 2020 expandsPowersOf United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 affects United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Department of Justice
Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973 relatedTo United States Department of Justice
National Drug Threat Assessment publisher United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
William J. Hochul Jr. employer United States Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs partOf United States Department of Justice
DEA Special Operations Division partOf United States Department of Justice
Public Law 107-56 expandsPowerOf United States Department of Justice
DEA Office of Diversion Control operatedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
FBI Behavioral Analysis Unit operatedBy United States Department of Justice
FBI Academy affiliation United States Department of Justice
Bank Merger Act of 1960 coordinatedWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Birmingham Police Department collaboratesWith United States Department of Justice
Office of the Solicitor worksWith United States Department of Justice
FBI Hostage Rescue Team governingBody United States Department of Justice
Executive Office for United States Attorneys parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Executive Office for United States Attorneys partOf United States Department of Justice
Federal Communications Commission collaboratesWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Department of Justice
Office of the Counsel to the Vice President worksWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Department of Justice
William P. Rogers employer United States Department of Justice
United States Marshals Service parentAgency United States Department of Justice
Title 17 of the United States Code enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: United States Department of Justice (for criminal provisions)
Charles Joseph Bonaparte employer United States Department of Justice
Office of the General Counsel worksWith United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of the General Counsel (USDA)
AMBER Alerts coordinatedBy United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: AMBER Alert
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Byron R. White employer United States Department of Justice
Adam Walinsky employer United States Department of Justice
FBI Laboratory ownedBy United States Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel partOf United States Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Office of Legal Counsel archivesAt United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice website
Title 6 of the United States Code enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
Enron accounting scandal involves United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
FBI Cyber Division subsidiaryOf United States Department of Justice
Title 18 of the United States Code enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
G. Gordon Liddy employer United States Department of Justice
FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Division operatedBy United States Department of Justice