Department of Justice

    This Department is charged with enforcing the laws of the nation's criminal justice system.

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    ADA Homepage

    This Agency investigates violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act.

    Bureau of Justice Statistics

    The Bureau collects and publishes crime statistics for the Federal government.

    Civil Rights Division

    This Division prosecutes cases involving Federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, handicap, religion and national origin.

    Drug Enforcement Administration

    This is the chief agency that administers the nation's narcotics and controlled substance laws and regulations.

    Federal Bureau of Investigation

    This Organization investigates violations of Federal criminal law and foreign intelligence activities. It provides assistance to federal, state, local and international police organizations.

    Federal Bureau of Prisons

    This Organization is responsible for the operation of the Federal prison and detention system.

    National Criminal Justice Reference Service

    This is a research clearinghouse for information concerning the criminal and juvenile justice systems.

    This database provides abstracts for more than 145,000 criminal justice books, journal articles and reports published by the U.S. Department of Justice, other Federal, state and local agencies, international organizations and the private sector.

    National Institute of Justice

    The research and development branch of the Department of Justice.

    U.S. Marshals Service

    The Service is the country's oldest federal law enforcement agency founded in 1789.