American Department of justice is the central law enforcement agencies, the biggest in the world of law enforcement agencies, the Ministry60A plurality of office, office, office and research institutions. Let's take a look at this huge executive machines how structure, and how to run.

　　The attorney general's Office

According to the1789Years of "court", USA government sets the Attorney General of this position.1870Years6Month, American Congress passed "established the Ministry of Justice Act", the bill to determine the attorney general is the chief executive of the Ministry of justice, and gives its command and control USA prosecutors and all employed by other lawyers USA government power; at the same time, it also gives the attorney general to American prosecutors and judicial the executive power of financial supervision.

Main responsibilities: Minister of justice is on behalf of American handling legal affairs; the departments supervising and directing the Justice Department's management and daily work; according to the law, the legal affairs to provide formal or non formal comments and suggestions are responsible to the president, cabinet members, administrative departments and government agencies; the appointment of federal judges and judicial department staff to make recommendations to the president; the Federal Supreme Court on behalf of the government or other personnel America supervision as America government representative, when USA in other courts (including domestic and foreign court) is a party or is considered to have a proper interests, on behalf of USA government or supervision as other staff USA representatives of government performance; perform other duties or legal supervision and administrative order requirements.

The attorney general's office is the task of supervision and management and operational command of the Ministry of justice, including the management and operation of the Federal Bureau of investigation, the drug enforcement agency, alcohol, tobacco, firearms and explosives Bureau, bureau of prisons, judicial planning office, USA prosecutors and USA Executive Service Bureau under the Ministry of justice department.

　　Office of the Deputy Minister of Justice

American existing three Vice Minister of Ministry of justice office.

First deputy minister office was founded in1950Years5Month24Day, the office is a60As the Minister of justice James Howard Mcgoras set. First deputy minister office tasks are to formulate the minister advice and help the judicial and executive policy and planning of the Ministry of justice, to assist the Minister of justice to conduct a comprehensive monitoring and command of the Department of justice all departments.

The main responsibilities of Deputy First Minister is: all the power and authority to exercise the minister, unless the power or authority of legal requirements only by the minister himself dear to make, or have special, exclusive grant other officials exercise; special assistant minister appointed special prosecutor and judicial; coordinate the Justice Department and the White House staff and the Executive Office of the president of the Department of the Ministry of justice; adjust and control the reaction to the national violence and terrorism; perform other tasks and responsibilities of the Minister of justice at any time distribution.

Office of the Deputy Minister founded in second1977Years3Month10Day. Main responsibilities: second is the Vice Minister of the relevant policies and planning advice and help minister and Deputy First Minister and the executive department of justice; supervision of civil Bureau, bureau, civil antitrust bureau, tax bureau, bureau of the environment and natural resources on the judicial work; planning office, office, office, community service policy of racial equality dispute to solve the office, information and confidential office, community relations service, administrative office, America custodian processing violence against women, foreigners office requires the solution also has the responsibility of supervising committee.

Office third is according to the vice minister1870Years6Month22On the "statutory license law" established. The law stipulates: "there should be well versed in the law, known as the Deputy Minister of justice officials to assist the Minister of justice in performing their duties". Vice Minister of the third task two: one is the representative USA interests at the Federal Supreme Court; two is in the lower federal or state court of appeals, representative supervision America and some other special cases. The main duties of office third vice is: processing, all case assignment and supervision of the Federal Supreme Court, including appeals, the pros and cons of certiorari complaint, defence; decide whether to appeal, the appeal to the court of appeal scope and submit a brief legal explanation; decide whether and at what time America should intervene in court, in order to protect the constitutional Congress to enact legislation; should the justice minister, first vice minister, Vice Minister of the second requirements, help them to improve policies and plans of the Ministry of justice.

　The office of the inspector general

The office of the inspector general is1989Years4Month14Through the revision1978Years of "Inspector General Act" and in the Justice Department set up. The office of the inspector general three tasks: one is the investigation, the Justice Department plans to stop execution of fraud, waste, abuse and judicial department staff illegal, illegal behavior; two is through the use of audit, inspection, investigation and special examination means, help the Justice Department's managers to improve the planning and operation of the Ministry of justice unity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness; three is the Federal Bureau of investigation, the drug enforcement agency review, Federal Bureau of prisons, American executive service, liquor, tobacco, firearms, explosives, USA prosecutor Bureau and other department staff and plans.

The main responsibilities of the office of the inspector general is: To investigate violations of law and the justice department rules, in order to institute criminal proceedings, civil or administrative litigation; judicial department, the justice department plan, contract, charter and other protocol financial audit command, reporting and tracking; to the justice department or by the Ministry of justice burden financial planning and business inspection and audit command, reporting and tracking; defects and problems on the defect and problem existed, the Justice Department Management Ministry of justice in the finance business and progress from adoption of correct suggestions made, responsible for reporting to the Minister of justice and Congress; coordination and cooperation and the Federal government entities, non state and local government agencies, the Ministry of justice, in order to improve the efficiency of financing and business plan, prevention and investigation of the existing fraud, waste and abuse.

　　The office of legal counsel

The office of legal counsel is based on "American code" article28No.511-513The provisions of article established. These regulations, when the president, administrative authorities or the military department heads, the Minister of justice shall provide the relevant legal issues opinions and suggestions for their. The office of legal counsel's task is to help the justice minister, the president, to the administration and military department heads to provide legal opinions and suggestions of the legal responsibility, at the same time, according to the requirements of the Ministry of justice for other departments to provide legal advice and assistance.

The main responsibilities of the office of legal counsel is: formal submissions to draft the Minister of justice, put forward their own views on the legal problems of government departments in the operation process; to review all administrative command (Jian Yigao), some presidential proclamation and asked the president or secretary of Justice approved rules form and legitimacy; put forward the views of people responsible for the Department of justice on legal problems occurred during the administration of the Minister of justice or judicial departments of the responsible person; put forward suggestions to the White House or other administrative organs or departments on legal issues; other department minister of justice review board of Immigration Appeals or department of justice; the drafting of the report submitted to the Ministry of justice on the discussion of the legislative proposal submitted registration fees, report to the office of management and budget.

　　Office of legal policy

Office of legal policy was initially established in1981Years, the office is by the previous judicial reform office, office, office of legal policy of information security and information seeking merger. Office of legal policy is an important task: policy formulation and implementation of the Ministry of justice; treatment of special plans involving the Ministry of justice department interests; relationship between the Ministry of justice, coordination of relevant departments of Ministry of justice and other administrative departments, the main policy adviser as justice minister and Deputy First Minister; review and coordination of the Ministry of justice and its functional departments formulate rules and regulations promulgated by the Minister of justice; help recommend candidates for the federal judiciary, and the house and Senate nomination of judge coordination and approval procedures.

Main responsibilities: Office of legal policy is part of the judge vacancies minister to help President and judicial added "all the vacancies and the first rule judge law" third stipulation; ensure the consistency and coordination between different departments of the Ministry of justice policy; opposition law and other suggestions for policy review, coordinate and support all departments promotion of administrative legislation and efforts to develop policy; development strategy and plan implementation of laws and policies; to review the rules and regulations proposed draft judicial department, coordinate and perfect for the entry into force of the regulations; the opinions of experts to collaborate with other departments to provide support and policy aspect, for the implementation of major policies in many fields of civil judicial the criminal is executed, the effective; tracking, coordinate the justice department legal responsibility and reporting requirements for execution.

Information policy and Evaluation Office

Information policy and evaluation by the judicial department office73Minister BenjaminRJose Did Laidi's approval to1980The establishment of. The office's mission is: to help the justice minister and other senior Justice Department officials perform concerned with national security responsibilities; engage in national security related activities in the America government departments, to provide legal advice and guidance for their supervision; "the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act" and other laws and administrative command execution, supervision and justice minister the authority concerned with national security activities based on.

The main duty of information policy and evaluation office is: according to the executive order of the president of the12333Regulation No. "American intelligence activities", advice and help the justice minister, he (she) to perform duties on behalf of the Ministry of justice; between the departments concerned with national security affairs; participate in the USA information policy (including intelligence and counterintelligence activities) formulation, implementation and review; evaluation of existing and proposed to be taken for and national security activities, decided to them with the relevant laws and policies are consistent; to formulate policy alternatives, suggested that the Ministry of justice and other administrative agencies to take specific actions, in order to achieve the American legitimate intelligence and counter intelligence targets; drafting, analysis, interpretation of administrative orders and directives relating to national security activities of the current laws, the president; to review and comment on related to intelligence activities, legal and other guidelines for the proposal, and the office of legal counsel collaborative form and legality review and comment and its functions related to administrative command proposal represents the nation at court; American foreign intelligence surveillance; for foreign intelligence and counter intelligence electronic surveillance and other survey activities application, suggested that the Ministry of justice to take action; intelligence and counter intelligence activities of other departments, ensure that the Activities in accordance with the Department of justice goals; for domestic and foreign intelligence and counterintelligence activities assessment report, change and trend evaluation of these activities; provide legal and policy advice on national security information classification, the Justice Department employees (including the present and past) suggested that material published revises pre publication; support and supervision information analysis Center work.

　　Occupation duty office

Occupation liability by the Office71As the Minister of justice Edward Hershey Leve1975Years12Month8The. The office was set up to investigate the Justice Department staff misconduct. According to the justice minister article1931-94Orders, occupation duty office has the right to the Department of Justice investigation government lawyers and they use right of investigation, prosecution and to provide legal advice right illegal acts, have the right to investigate illegal behavior law enforcement personnel and the illegal acts of the government lawyer.

Main responsibilities: Office occupation responsibility is to receive and review the Justice Department lawyers in government, criminal investigators or other law enforcement officers alleged wrongdoing; some preliminary investigation necessary, decide whether it should be submitted to the other department of justice; on illegal judicial action or to the Ministry of justice administration the lawyer judicial evaluation are reviewed, a survey to determine whether legitimate; if an investigation due, a comprehensive investigation of the illegal behavior; investigation report of a wrongful act of discovery and conclusion to the supervision officials properly; to the justice minister and Deputy First Minister recommendation for a violation of laws, regulations, orders or the specific standards of behavior should take further what specific actions; found to the justice minister in the Ministry of justice survey report was a serious violation of policy and program behavior, and put forward the suggestion (that advice might have an important influence on the justice department organization and personnel); investigation of the Justice Department lawyer occupation government malfeasance report to the solicitors disciplinary department found that the drafting of the relevant investigation; illegal act, the findings and conclusions; Receive and review the prosecutor accused of revenge; regularly to the Minister of justice report occupation illegal acts an important trend and put forward advice; support the Ministry of justice to ensure that government lawyers maintain the highest occupation moral efforts, such as the right to participate in training courses and seminars, suggested that the Ministry of justice to take additional training and education measures.

　　The Legislative Affairs Office

The Legislative Affairs Office was founded in1973Years2Month2Day,1984Years1Month24Day, according to the justice minister article1054-84Orders, the office was reorganized, renamed the office of legislative and intergovernmental affairs.1986Years2Month4Day, according to the justice minister article1097-85Command Office, legislation and Intergovernmental Affairs, it was renamed the office of legislative affairs. The Legislative Affairs Office of the three tasks: one is that the judicial departments according to the law, improve policies; two is the policy of the explaining to Congress or claim the Justice Department; three is the justice department personnel appointed, congressional oversight, and congressional liaison, should Congress to provide documents, contact the Justice Department employees. Transaction (the transaction is often the Minister of justice, the center of attention).

The main duties of office of legislative affairs is: to maintain communication and Liaison Department of justice and Congress; all legislative duties between the administration and guidance of Congress and the Department of justice; for the event, controversial issues and policies need to consider the important policy decisions as well as new legislative initiative, in consultation with the vice Minister of the Minister of justice, Deputy First Minister and second and provide advice; to act as a spokesman for the Ministry of justice in the Congress; issued guidelines or guidance, to ensure the coordinated approach to take legislative activities; for all proposed legislation, judicial department coordination position of the department. (Wang Yongle) (Changan magazine06No.8Period)