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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Board of Immigration Appeals parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Controlled Substances Penalties Amendments Act of 1984 enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
William M. Evarts employer United States Department of Justice
United States national security apparatus component United States Department of Justice
Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 associatedWith United States Department of Justice
Commerce and Trade isEnforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Clayton Act provisions enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Maryanne Trump Barry employer United States Department of Justice
United States bankruptcy law overseenBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: Department of Justice
Washington, D.C. (administrative base via the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts) hostsInstitution United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Washington, D.C.
Nicholas deB. Katzenbach employer United States Department of Justice
Attorney General Richard Olney employer United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Richard Olney
DEA Training Academy parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
DEA Training Academy partOf United States Department of Justice
Public Law 86-449 enforcementMechanism United States Department of Justice
Office for Victims of Crime partOf United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management partOf United States Department of Justice
Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Office of the Chief Financial Officer partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OJP)
Office of the Chief Financial Officer parentAgency United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OJP)
Office of the Chief Information Officer jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of the Chief Information Officer (OJP)
Office of Communications jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Office for Civil Rights partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office for Civil Rights (DOJ)
Office for Civil Rights parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office for Civil Rights (DOJ)
Office of General Counsel partOf United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (OJP)
Office of General Counsel parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (OJP)
Office of General Counsel governingBody United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Office of General Counsel (OJP)
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration parentAgency United States Department of Justice
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration partOf United States Department of Justice
policy development office locatedInJurisdiction United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Policy Development Office
policy development office affiliatedWith United States Department of Justice
subject surface form: Policy Development Office
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Statistics parentOrganization United States Department of Justice
Office of the Chief Operating Officer jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
United States Watergate Special Prosecutor relatedTo United States Department of Justice
HRT affiliation United States Department of Justice
Office of Special Masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims coordinatesWith United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Reflections of a Radical Moderate relatedTo United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
Reflections of a Radical Moderate relatedTo United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Attorney General’s office
Lacey Act enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
this entity surface form: U.S. Department of Justice
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth jurisdiction United States Department of Justice
FBI special agents governingBody United States Department of Justice
Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1998 enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Central District of California partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois partOf United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas partOf United States Department of Justice