Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs

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The Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs is the senior U.S. Department of Justice official responsible for leading federal efforts to improve the nation’s criminal and juvenile justice systems and support crime victims through policy, grants, and research initiatives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Department of Justice position
United States federal government position
appointedBy President of the United States
branchOfGovernment executive branch of the United States government
collaboratesWith academic and research institutions
local criminal justice agencies
nonprofit organizations in the justice field
state criminal justice agencies
tribal criminal justice agencies
country United States of America
field criminal justice
criminal justice research
criminal justice statistics
juvenile justice
public safety
victim services
goal improve the nation’s criminal justice system
improve the nation’s juvenile justice system
support and assist crime victims
headOf Office of Justice Programs
jurisdiction Federal government
surface form: Federal government of the United States
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
oversees Bureau of Justice Assistance
Bureau of Justice Statistics
National Institute of Justice
Office for Victims of Crime
Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management
Office for Civil Rights
surface form: Office of Civil Rights (OJP)

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking
partOf Office of Justice Programs
United States Department of Justice
reportsTo United States Attorney General
requires advice and consent of the United States Senate
responsibleFor administration of federal criminal justice grants
administration of federal juvenile justice grants
coordination of national efforts to improve criminal justice systems
coordination of national efforts to improve juvenile justice systems
federal criminal justice policy development
federal juvenile justice policy development
implementation of evidence-based criminal justice programs
implementation of evidence-based juvenile justice programs
oversight of criminal justice research initiatives
oversight of statistical programs related to crime and justice
supporting crime victims
sector public sector
uses federal grants to support state, local, and tribal justice initiatives

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Office for Victims of Crime overseenBy Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
Office of the Chief Operating Officer reportsTo Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs
Chief Information Officer of the Office of Justice Programs reportsTo Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs