CRS

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component of the United States Department of Justice federal agency

CRS is a U.S. Department of Justice agency that provides mediation and conflict resolution services to help communities address tensions and disputes arising from differences such as race, color, and national origin.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Community Relations Service	0

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	component of the United States Department of Justice ⓘ federal agency ⓘ
abbreviation	CRS NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	U.S. Department of Justice Community Relations Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ
doesNotHavePower	adjudicate legal liability ⓘ conduct criminal investigations ⓘ prosecute ⓘ
focusesOn	tensions and disputes arising from color differences ⓘ tensions and disputes arising from national origin differences ⓘ tensions and disputes arising from race differences ⓘ tensions and disputes involving demonstrations and protests ⓘ tensions and disputes involving hate crimes and hate incidents ⓘ tensions and disputes involving housing and neighborhoods ⓘ tensions and disputes involving law enforcement and community relations ⓘ tensions and disputes involving places of worship and religious institutions ⓘ tensions and disputes involving public accommodations and services ⓘ tensions and disputes involving schools and educational institutions ⓘ
goal	improve communication among conflicting groups ⓘ prevent violence ⓘ promote peaceful community relations ⓘ reduce community tensions ⓘ support long-term conflict resolution strategies ⓘ
hasDuty	assist communities in addressing tensions and disputes ⓘ help prevent and resolve community conflicts ⓘ provide conflict resolution services ⓘ provide mediation services ⓘ support local efforts to reduce violence and unrest related to bias incidents ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: federal government of the United States
legalFocus	civil rights-related community conflicts ⓘ
operatesOnPrinciple	confidentiality of mediation processes ⓘ impartiality ⓘ non-enforcement and non-investigative role ⓘ voluntary participation of parties ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
sector	public safety and civil rights ⓘ
serviceType	consultation ⓘ crisis response assistance ⓘ facilitation ⓘ mediation ⓘ training ⓘ
usesMethod	facilitated dialogue ⓘ mediation between community groups and officials ⓘ problem-solving workshops ⓘ technical assistance on conflict resolution strategies ⓘ
website	https://www.justice.gov/crs ⓘ

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Community Relations Service → abbreviation → CRS ⓘ