Community Relations Service

The Community Relations Service (CRS) is part of the United States Department of Justice. The office is intended to act as a peacemaker "for community conflicts and tensions arising from differences of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and disability" and was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.^[1]^[2]^[3] Originally under the Department of Commerce, it was moved to the Department of Justice by order of President Johnson.^[4]

It is "the only Federal agency dedicated to assist State and local units of government, private and public organizations, and community groups with preventing and resolving racial and ethnic tensions, incidents, and civil disorders, and in restoring racial stability and harmony" by employing conciliators.^[5] The current director is Grande H. Lum.^[6]

References

↑ Harrington, Christine (1985). Shadow Justice: The Ideology and Institutionalization of Alternatives to Court. Greenwood Press – via Questia (subscription required) . p. 88. ISBN 0313243328.
↑ Berkowitz, Steve; Asher, Mark (15 January 1994). "BCA Delays Boycott; Justice Department Offers to Mediate". Washington Post – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ Furst, Randy (22 July 2008). "REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION; Justice Department unit reaches out to police, protesters". Star Tribune – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) . Retrieved 4 June 2013.
↑ Hutchinson, Earl Ofari (1996). Betrayed: A History of Presidential Failure to Protect Black Lives. Westview Press – via Questia (subscription required) . p. 129. ISBN 0813324653.
↑ http://www.justice.gov/crs/us-doj-community-relations-service
↑ Community Relations Service, U.S Department of Justice. Accessed July 11, 2013.

Agencies under the United States Department of Justice

Headquarters: Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building Loretta Lynch, Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates, Deputy Attorney General

Deputy Attorneys General	Justice Management Division Criminal Division National Security Division Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Bureau of Prisons National Institute of Corrections United States Marshals Service Executive Office for Immigration Review Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management Office of the Federal Detention Trustee Office of Intelligence Policy and Review Office of the Pardon Attorney Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties Office of Professional Responsibility Office on Sexual Violence and Crimes against Children Office of Tribal Justice Professional Responsibility Advisory Office United States Attorneys INTERPOL, U.S. National Central Bureau National Drug Intelligence Center United States Parole Commission Office of Legal Counsel

Associate Attorneys General	Office of Justice Programs Office of Dispute Resolution Office on Violence Against Women Community Oriented Policing Services Office of Information Policy Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Environment and Natural Resources Division Tax Division United States Trustee Program Community Relations Service Office of Legal Policy

Assistant Attorneys General	Antitrust Division Civil Division Civil Rights Division Criminal Division National Security Division Environmental and Natural Resources Division Justice Management Division Tax Division Office of Legal Counsel Office of Legal Policy Office of Legislative Affairs Office of Justice Programs

Solicitor General

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