United States Department of Justice facts for kids
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| Formed | June 22, 1870 July 1, 1870 |
| Jurisdiction | Federal government of the United States |
| Headquarters | Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Washington, D.C. |
| Employees | 112,500+ (2005) |
| Annual budget | $43.5 billion (2007) |
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| Website | www.usdoj.gov |
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the Federal government of the United States. Its jobs are to enforce the law, defend the interests of the United States according to law, and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice. Parts of DOJ include the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and prosecutor offices in about a hundred districts in the United States. The DOJ is administered by the United States Attorney General, one of the original members of the cabinet.
Images for kids
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Organizational chart for the Dept. of Justice. (Click to enlarge)
See also
In Spanish: Departamento de Justicia de los Estados Unidos para niños
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