Department of Justice (DOJ)

Scope

Includes U.S. Attorneys' offices for 94 U.S. federal judicial districts

Divisions

Criminal, Civil, Antitrust, Tax, Civil Rights, Environment and Natural Resources, National Security, and Justice Management Divisions

Oversight

Supervises most of the United States' federal law enforcement agencies

Headquarters

950 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20530, United States

Primary Function

Enforces federal laws, seeks just punishment for the guilty, and ensures the fair and impartial administration of justice.

1933-XX-XX

2016-11-08

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The Justice Department contains most of the United States' federal law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The department also has eight divisions of lawyers who represent the federal government in litigation: the Criminal, Civil, Antitrust, Tax, Civil Rights, Environment and Natural Resources, National [...] Security, and Justice Management Divisions. The DOJ includes the U.S. Attorneys' offices for each of the 94 U.S. federal judicial districts. [...] In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued an executive order which gave the Department of Justice responsibility for the "functions of prosecuting in the courts of the United States claims and demands by, and offsenses [_sic_] against, the Government of the United States, and of defending claims and demands against the Government, and of supervising the work of United States attorneys, marshals, and clerks in connection therewith, now exercised by any agency or officer..."( Headquarters

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