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Justice Department - Main agency for criminal justice. Enforces the law and defends the interests of the United States according to the law. Provides Federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime, seeking just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior, administering and enforcing the Nation's immigration laws fairly and effectively, and ensuring fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. |
Important Sub-Agencies
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Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives Bureau - Law enforcement agency within the Justice Department. Enforces the Federal laws and regulations relating to alcohol, tobacco products, firearms, explosives, and arson, and protecting the public and reducing violent crime. (The agency was formerly part of the Treasury Department, but was moved with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.) |
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Drug Enforcement Administration - Enforces the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and brings to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other competent jurisdiction, those organizations and principal members of organizations involved in the growing, manufacture, or distribution of controlled substances appearing in or destined for illicit traffic in the United States. Recommends and supports non-enforcement programs aimed at reducing the availability of illicit controlled substances on the domestic and international markets. Part of the Justice Department. |
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Federal
Bureau of Investigations - Principal investigative arm
of the Justice Department. Upholds the law through the investigation
of violations of federal criminal law. Protects the United
States from foreign intelligence and terrorist activities.
Provides leadership and law enforcement assistance to federal,
state, local, and international agencies. |
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Office
of Justice Programs - Provided federal leadership in
developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control
crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems,
increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist
crime victims. Composed of a variety of bureaus and offices,
including the Bureau
of Justice Assistance, the Bureau
of Justice Statistics, the National
Institute of Justice, the Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and
the Office for Victims
of Crime. |
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National
Criminal Justice Reference Service Abstracts Database
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Contains summaries of more than 180,000 criminal justice
publications, including Federal, State, and local government
reports, books, research reports, journal articles, and
unpublished research. May also search a database of 7000
full text reports. |
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Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics Online - Data from more than 100 sources about all aspects of criminal justice in the United States, which are displayed in over 600 tables. Updated regularly. Compiled by the Utilization of Criminal Justice Statistics Project, located at the Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, University of Albany. |
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Uniform
Crime Reports - Federal Bureau of Investigation's compilation
of statistical data, including the annual Crime in the
UFebruary 12, 2008 17,000 city, county, and state law enforcement agencies,
Hate Crime Statistics, and Law Enforcement Officers
Killed and Assaulted. |
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