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The official who heads the Department is the [[United States Attorney General]], a [[cabinet]] position, established in 1789. | The official who heads the Department is the [[United States Attorney General]], a [[cabinet]] position, established in 1789.<ref name=DepartmentOfTheInteriorHistory> | ||
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Among the Department's 59 sub-agencies are<ref name=DoJAgencies> | Among the Department's 59 sub-agencies are<ref name=DoJAgencies> | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 17 November 2007
United States Department of Justice is an agency of the United States Government.[1] The official who heads the Department is the United States Attorney General, a cabinet position, established in 1789.[2]
Among the Department's 59 sub-agencies are[3]:
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives;
- Drug Enforcement Agency;
- Federal Bureau of Investigation;
- Federal Bureau of Prisons;
- U.S. Marshall Service
References
- ↑ About DOJ, United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ↑ DOI history. Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
- ↑ DOJ Agencies, United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.