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 and local law enforcement and criminal justice agencies through grants, and assistance to crime victims.
The major bureaus and offices of OJP include:
Office of Justice Programs is headed by an Assistant Attorney General. On January 28, 2009, Laurie O. Robinson was named Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs, and on November 5, 2009, the Senate unanimously confirmed her. On January 3, 2012, Robinson announced that would resign at the end of February 2012.[1]
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