Office of Justice Programs
{{Short description|The US federal government's main crime prevention research arm}}
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|jurisdiction = Federal government of the United States
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810 7th Street NW
Washington, D.C., United States
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|chief1_name = Brent Cohen, Acting Assistant Attorney General
|chief2_name = Maureen Henneberg
|chief2_position = Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Operations and Management
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The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that focuses on crime prevention through research and development, assistance to state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies, including law enforcement, corrections, and juvenile justice through grants and assistance to crime victims.
The Office of Justice Programs is headed by an Assistant Attorney General.{{cite web |title= Leadership |work= Office of Justice Programs |publisher= United States Department of Justice |access-date= November 13, 2014 |url= http://ojp.gov/about/leadership.htm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170107032746/https://ojp.gov/about/leadership.htm |archive-date= January 7, 2017 |url-status= dead }} Brent Cohen is the Acting Assistant Attorney General.{{Cite web|url=https://ojp.gov/about/offices/oaag.htm|title=Office of Justice Programs - Office of Assistant Attorney General|date=January 30, 2017|website=ojp.gov|publisher=Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs|access-date=February 2, 2017}} OJP's Assistant Attorney General is responsible for the overall management and oversight of the office.
History
In 1968, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) was established under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act; LEAA was abolished in 1982. Its predecessor agency was the Office of Law Enforcement Assistance (1965–1968). The LEAA was succeeded by the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics (1982–1984).{{cite web|title=Records of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/423.html|access-date=2007-06-10|publisher=National Archives}} In 1984, the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics became the Office of Justice Programs with the enactment of the Justice Assistance Act of 1984.{{cite web|title=The Office of Justice Programs|url=http://www.ncjp.org/saas/ojp|access-date=2016-08-03|publisher=National Criminal Justice Association Center for Justice Planning}}
Organization
=Leadership=
- Office of the Assistant Attorney General
=Program offices=
=Business offices=
- Office of Administration (OA)
- Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
- [https://ojp.gov/about/offices/ocio.htm Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)]
- Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
- Office of General Counsel (OGC)
- Office of Communications (OCOM)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Office (EEO)
- Office of Audit, Assessment, and Management (OAAM){{Cite web|url=https://ojp.gov/about/about.htm|title=About the Office of Justice Programs|website=ojp.gov|publisher=Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
- [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/015-0404 State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance] account on USAspending.gov
- [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/015-0405 Juvenile Justice Programs] account on USAspending.gov
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