Office of Sex Offender, Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART)
The Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking (SMART) assists tribal governments that have opted-in to operate sex offender registries pursuant to the Adam Walsh Act.
Department
of Justice Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
The Office of Justice Programs administers grant programs, supports
research and evaluation projects, and provides training, statistical
and technical assistance for States, local communities and Indian
tribes.
Office of Community Oriented
Policing Services (COPS)
COPS provides grants to tribal, state, and local law enforcement
agencies to hire and train community policing professionals, acquire
and deploy cutting-edge crime-fighting technologies, and develop
and test innovative policing strategies.
Office for Victims of Crime
(OVC)
The Office for Victims of Crime oversees diverse programs that
benefit victims of crime. OVC provides substantial funding to victim
assistance and compensation programs and supports trainings designed
to educate criminal justice and allied professionals regarding
the rights and needs of crime victims.
Bureau of Justice Assistance
(BJA)
The Bureau of Justice Assistance serves to reduce and prevent crime,
violence, and drug abuse and improve the functioning of the criminal
justice system through the administration of grant programs and
the provision of training and technical assistance.
Office on Violence Against
Women (OVW)
The Office on Violence Against Women addresses legal and policy
issues regarding violence against women, coordinates Departmental
efforts, provides national and international leadership, receives
international visitors interested in learning about the federal
government's role in addressing violence against women, and responds
to requests for information regarding violence against women.
Federal Bureau
of Investigation (FBI)
Within the FBI's Criminal Investigative Division, the Indian Country
unit (ICU) is responsible for developing and implementing strategies,
programs, and policies to address identified crime problems in
Indian Country for which the FBI has responsibility.
U.S. Attorneys' Offices (USAO)
The vast majority of criminal prosecutions for felony crimes committed
within Indian country are handled by United States Attorneys'
Offices. The designated Tribal Liaison within United States
Attorneys' Offices may be contacted regarding issues that arise
in Indian Country.
Civil Rights Division (CRD)
The Civil Rights Division is the primary institution within the
Department responsible for enforcing Federal statutes that prohibit
discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, disability and religion.
Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)
The Indian Resources Section conducts litigation for the United
States as trustee for the United States as trustee for the protection
of the resources and rights of federally recognized Indian tribes
and members of such tribes.
Community
Relations Services (CRS)
Community Relations Services provides mediation and conflict resolution
services to tribal governments, law enforcement and community on
and off the reservation, when community tensions arise over racial
or ethnic issues.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS)
The Bureau of Justice Statistics collects, analyzes, publishes,
and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims
of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of
government.
National Institute of Justice
(NIJ)
The National Institute of Justice is the research, development,
and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice and is
dedicated to researching crime control and justice issues.
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