Department of Justice

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Department of Justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870DoJ, Justice Department, Justicelegislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative bodyexecutive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United StatesBJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuseBJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makersFBI, Federal Bureau of Investigation - a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of JusticeDEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency - federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizationsBoP, Federal Bureau of Prisons - the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimesNational Institute of Justice, NIJ - the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of JusticeMarshals, United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service - the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial systemlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"