Department of Justice
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Who We Are |
Mission:
To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States (U.S.) according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. Link to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Strategic Plan: http://www.usdoj.gov/jmd/mps/strategic2007-2012/index.html
Organization:
Led by the Attorney General, DOJ is comprised of 40 components, which cover a variety of responsibilities. DOJ prosecutes federal law offenders and represents the U.S. government in court; its attorneys represent the rights and interests of the American people and enforce federal criminal and civil laws, including antitrust, civil rights, environmental and tax; its immigration judges ensure speedy justice for detainees; its special agents investigate organized and violent crime, illegal drugs, gun and explosives violations; its marshals protect the federal judiciary, apprehend fugitives and transport persons in federal custody; its guards confine convicted federal offenders and detain illegal immigrants. DOJ also provides grants and training to state, local, and tribal partners; and brings together national security, counterterrorism, counterintelligence and foreign intelligence surveillance operations under a single authority. Link to DOJ Org chart: http://www.usdoj.gov/dojorg.htm
Personnel: In FY 2008, DOJ was authorized for 105,554 positions. The workforce composition is comprised of: Agents (over 24,000 or 23%); Attorneys (over 10,000 or 10%); Correctional Officers (over 19,000 or 18%); Intelligence Analysts (over 3,000 or 3%); and Other (under 50,000 or 46%). "Other" captures administrative, clerical, analysts, information technology specialists, legal services and security specialists. Link to Current Vacancies at DOJ: http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html Budgetary Resources: The budgetary resources for FY 2008 totals $24.2 billion or $155 per taxpayer (or $79 per US Citizen). |
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Performance Snapshot |
Accomplishments:
The Department has successfully prevented terrorist acts committed by foreign nationals within U.S. borders and catastrophic acts of domestic terrorism from occurring over the past six years. Additionally, DOJ has dismantled organized criminal enterprises; shut down child pornography websites; investigated firearms cases leading to criminal prosecution; neutralized high-impact Internet fraud targets; dismantled criminal enterprises engaging in white-collar crime; and assisted in the reduction of the DNA backlog. Finally, DOJ has kept prison system-wide crowding down; ensured serious assaults in federal prisons remain low; achieved accreditations in all federal prison facilities; and completed priority immigration cases within the established timeframe for three of four types of cases.
Challenges: The top challenges DOJ face include: on-going effort of detecting and deterring terrorism; sharing of intelligence and law enforcement information; planning, implementing and securing information technology systems; protecting individual civil rights and civil liberties; restoring public confidence in the integrity of DOJ operations; reducing the threat, incidence and prevalence of violent crime; combating cybercrime in an age of rapid technological advances and widespread use of the Internet; effectively managing billions of dollars in grants each year; safely and economically managing an increasing federal detainee and inmate population; and developing a unified financial management system to readily support ongoing budget and accounting operations and preparation of financial statements. |
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Summary of Department of Justice Ratings for Fiscal Year 2008
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Strategic Goal:
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Prevent Crime, Enforce Federal Laws, and Represent the Rights and Interests of the American People |
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2008 Actual = $12,807
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Performance Measure(s)* | 2006 Results | 2007 Results | 2008 Target | 2008 Results | 2009 Target |
Consolidated Priority Organizations Target (CPOT)-linked drug trafficking organizations disrupted | 189 | 169 | 220 | 293 | 220 |
Percent of criminal cases favorably resolved | 92 | 92 | 90 | 92 | 90 |
Percent of children recovered within 72 hours of an issuance of an AMBER alert | N/A | 85.3 | 75 | 81.9 | 75 |
Strategic Goal:
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Ensure the Fair and Efficient Administration of Justice |
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2008 Actual = $7,963
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Performance Measure(s)* | 2006 Results | 2007 Results | 2008 Target | 2008 Results | 2009 Target |
Total number of primary fugitives apprehended or cleared | 30192 | 33437 | 32370 | 34393 | 32870 |
Ensure zero escapes from secure BOP facilities | 1 | Zero | Zero | Zero | Zero |
Comparative recidivism for Federal Prison Industries inmates versus non-FPI inmates (Percentage less likely to recidivate 3 years post release) | 23 | 39 | 15 | 34 | 15 |