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===Divisions===
===Divisions===
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[[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|Antitrust Division]]
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! Division
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| [[United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division|Antitrust Division]]
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| [[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Civil Division]]{{efn|The Civil Division was originally called the Claims Division; it adopted its current name on February 13, 1953.<ref name="Sink">[[Gregory Sisk]] & Michael F. Noone, ''Litigation with the Federal Government'' (4th ed.) (American Law Institute, 2006), pp. 10–11.</ref><ref>[https://www.justice.gov/civil/former-assistant-attorneys-general Former Assistant Attorneys General: Civil Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131212909/https://www.justice.gov/civil/former-assistant-attorneys-general |date=January 31, 2020 }}, U.S. Department of Justice.</ref>}}
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| [[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights Division]]
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| [[United States Department of Justice Criminal Division|Criminal Division]]
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| [[United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division|Environment and Natural Resources Division]] (ENRD){{efn|The ENRD was originally called the Land and Natural Resources Division; it adopted its current name in 1990.<ref name="Reitze">Arnold W. Reitze, ''Air Pollution Control Law: Compliance and Enforcement'' ([[Environmental Law Institute]], 2001), p. 571.</ref>}}
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| [[United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division|Justice Management Division]] (JMD){{efn|The JMD was originally called the Administrative Division; it adopted its current name in 1985.<ref name="Clayton">Cornell W. Clayton, ''The Politics of Justice: The Attorney General and the Making of Legal Policy'' (M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1992), p. 34.</ref>}}
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| [[United States Department of Justice National Security Division|National Security Division]] (NSD)
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| [[United States Department of Justice Tax Division|Tax Division]]
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The Justice Department also had a War Division during [[World War II]]. It was created in 1942 and disestablished in 1945.<ref>[https://www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/finding-aid/civilian/rg-60.html Civilian Agency Records: Department of Justice Records] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023041411/https://www.archives.gov/research/holocaust/finding-aid/civilian/rg-60.html |date=October 23, 2017 }}, National Archived and Records Administration.</ref>
[United States Department of Justice Civil Division|Civil Division]]{{efn|The Civil Division was originally called the Claims Division; it adopted its current name on February 13, 1953.<ref name="Sink">[[Gregory Sisk]] & Michael F. Noone, ''Litigation with the Federal Government'' (4th ed.) (American Law Institute, 2006), pp. 10–11.</ref><ref>[https://www.justice.gov/civil/former-assistant-attorneys-general Former Assistant Attorneys General: Civil Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131212909/https://www.justice.gov/civil/former-assistant-attorneys-general |date=January 31, 2020 }}, U.S. Department of Justice.</ref>}}
[[United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division|Civil Rights Division]]
 
[[United States Department of Justice Criminal Division|Criminal Division]]
 
[[United States Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division|Environment and Natural Resources Division]] (ENRD){{efn|The ENRD was originally called the Land and Natural Resources Division; it adopted its current name in 1990.<ref name="Reitze">Arnold W. Reitze, ''Air Pollution Control Law: Compliance and Enforcement'' ([[Environmental Law Institute]], 2001), p. 571.</ref>}}
 
[[United States Department of Justice Justice Management Division|Justice Management Division]] (JMD){{efn|The JMD was originally called the Administrative Division; it adopted its current name in 1985.<ref name="Clayton">Cornell W. Clayton, ''The Politics of Justice: The Attorney General and the Making of Legal Policy'' (M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 1992), p. 34.</ref>}}
 
[[United States Department of Justice National Security Division|National Security Division]] (NSD)
 
[[United States Department of Justice Tax Division|Tax Division]]


=== Law enforcement agencies ===
=== Law enforcement agencies ===