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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

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

1. ↑ "About DOJ", United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
2. ↑ DOI history. Department of the Interior. Retrieved on 2007-11-17.
3. ↑ "DOJ Agencies", United States Department of Justice. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.