Title: Department of Justice
Acronym:
Superintendent of Documents Class Number Stem: J
Local Subject Index:
Local Subject Term: U.S. Federal GILS
Local Subject Term: Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
Local Subject Term: Correctional Institutions
Local Subject Term: Courts
Local Subject Term: Crime
Local Subject Term: Criminal Justice
Local Subject Term: Discrimination
Local Subject Term: Law
Local Subject Term: Law Enforcement
Local Subject Term: Prisons
Local Subject Term: Subversive Activities
Local Subject Term: Terrorism
Local Subject Term: United States Code
Local Subject Term: United States Reports
Local Subject Term: Victims of Crime
Abstract: "As the largest law firm in the Nation, the Department of Justice serves as counsel for its citizens. It represents them in enforcing the law in the public interest. Through its thousands of lawyers, investigators, and agents, the Department plays the key role in protection against criminals and subversion, in ensuring healthy competition of business in our free enterprise system, in safeguarding the consumer, and in enforcing drug, immigration, and naturalization laws. The Department also plays a significant role in protecting citizens through its efforts for effective law enforcement, crime prevention, crime detection, and prosecution and rehabilitation of offenders. Moreover, the Department conducts all suits in the Supreme Court in which the United States is concerned. It represents the Government in legal matters generally, rendering legal advice and opinions, upon request, to the President and to the heads of the executive departments. The Attorney General supervises and directs these activities, as well as those of the U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals in the various judicial districts around the country."
Purpose: Selected publications of this and other United States government agencies are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP). The index to the publications available through the FDLP is the Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications (MOCAT), which also includes ordering information for those publications available for sale. Many publications are available to the public in the approximately 1300 Federal depository libraries throughout the United States. See also data in this record for Access Constraints and User Constraints, where such limitations on this agency's publications are appropriate..
Agency Program: "The Department of Justice was established by act of June 22, 1870, as amended (28 U.S.C. 501, 503, 509 note), with the Attorney General as its head. Prior to 1870 the Attorney General was a member of the President's Cabinet, but not the head of a department, the office having been created under authority of act of September 24, 1789, as amended (28 U.S.C. 503)."
Availability: Selected publications and films, including:
"FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin"
"Uniform Crime Reports--Crime in the United States"
"Freedom of Information Act Guide and Privacy Act Overview"
"Freedom of Information Case List"
Distributor:
Distributor Name: Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office
Distributor City: Washington, D.C.
Distributor Zip Code: 20402
Availability: National Criminal Justice Reference Service contacts: "National Criminal Justice Reference Service provides information from its computerized data base system free or at a minimal cost to users through a variety of products and services including the bimonthly NIJ Catalog. ... Under contracts with OJP bureaus, the National Criminal Justice Reference Service also operates the Drugs and Crime Data Center and Clearinghouse, the Bureau of Justice Assistance Clearinghouse, the Justice Statistics Clearinghouse, the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse, the National Victims Resource Center, and the Construction Information Exchange. All the Service's clearinghouses may be contacted on 800-851-3420 (toll free); or in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area on 301-251-5500."
Distributor: Distributor Name: Distributor Street Address: Distributor City: Distributor Zip Code: Distributor Network Address: Distributor Telephone: 800-851-3420 (toll free) Distributor Telephone: 301-251-5500 (Washington, D.C. metropolitan area)
Access Constraints: No access constraints apply to information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some access constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on obtaining the information resource.
Use Constraints: No constraints apply to the use of information disseminated through the Federal Depository Library Program. In other cases, some use constraints may be applied by the agency to assure the protection of privacy or intellectual property, and any other special restrictions or limitations on using the information resource.
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: Monthly Catalog of U. S. Government Publications
Cross Reference Linkage:
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/adpos400.html
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Cross Reference:
Cross Reference Title: United States Department of Justice Home Page
Cross Reference Linkage: http://justice2.usdoj.gov/
Cross Reference Type: HTTP
Point of Contact for Further Information:
Organization: Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice
Street Address: Tenth Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20530
Network Address:
Telephone: 202-514-2007 (voice)
TDD: 202-786-5731 (TDD)
Supplemental Information: Source of information for Local Subject Index is Subject Bibliography Index. Most of the other information in this record is extracted from the U.S. Government Manual.
Control Identifier: GPO/SOD/LPS-0026
Record Source:
Department/Agency Name: United States
Government Printing Office
Major Organizational Subdivision:
Superintendent of Documents
Minor Organizational Subdivision: Library Programs Service
Name of Unit: Cataloging Branch
Internet Contact: dldgpo@access.digex.net
Telephone: 202-512-1141
Date of Last Modification: 19960206