Criminal Justice on the Web

Published Reports:
* Inmate classification system;
* Drug treatment program evaluations;
* Education and training program evaluations;
* Equity and diversity issues;
* General program evaluations;
* Prison management;
* Public vs. private prisons;
* Prison conditions and environment;
* Recidivism.

Responsibilities of Division
* Oversees criminal matters as well as some civil litigation;
* Prosecutes many nationally significant cases;
* Formulates and implements criminal enforcement policy;
* Provides advice and assistance on criminal matters (e.g. witness security, wires);
* Advises the AG, Congress, the OMB and the White House on matters of criminal law;
* Provides legal advice and assistance to federal prosecutors and investigative agencies.

Main areas of responsibility for the Center include:
* Conducts and promotes research related to the operation of the courts of the United States;
* Develops recommendations for improvement of the administration and management of our courts;
* Presents recommendations for improvement to the Judicial Conference of the United States;
* Conducts continuing education and training for the personnel of the U.S. judiciary, from judges through probation officers and mediators.

The Special Litigation Section protects these civil rights:
1) The rights of people in state or local institutions, including: jails, prisons, juvenile detention facilities, and health care facilities for persons with disabilities;
2) The rights of individuals with disabilities to receive services in their communities, rather than in institutions;
3) The rights of people who interact with state or local police or sheriffs' departments;
4) The rights of youth involved in the juvenile justice system;
5) The rights of people to have safe access to reproductive health care clinics; and
6) The rights of people to practice their religion while confined to state and local institutions.

USMS Priorities:
* Security of federal court facilities and the safety of judges and other court personnel;
* Apprehension of criminals;
* Transportation of federal prisoners to correctional facilities;
* Execution of federal court orders;
* Seizure of assets gained by illegal means;
* Management of the custody and disposal of forfeited assets;
* Assurance of the safety of endangered government witnesses and their families.

Also houses the Victim Witness program.