Department of Justice: Justice for All? - U.S. Executive Branch Series | Academy 4 Social Change

The Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department or the DOJ, is an executive department of the government of the United States that is responsible for law enforcement. The Department of Justice is headed by the attorney general and contains several law enforcement agencies, the most prominent of which is the FBI.

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**Think Further Questions:
1. Why is the Justice Department important?
2. The final phrase of the Department of Justice’s mission statement is “to ensure fair and impartial justice for all Americans.” Do you think the DOJ lives up to this standard? Why or why not?
3. What is justice? Why is it fundamentally important?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:26 - The Answer
00:43 - Department of Justice
01:02 - How It Works
04:33 - Why Care?

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