Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States... Office of the Attorney General... U.S. Department of Justice... 1994

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1994 ANNUAL REPORT OF
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1994 ANNUAL REPORT OF
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Table of Contents
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GLARE PAGE
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Foreword
To the Senate and the House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress Assembled:
This Annual Report highlights the accomplishments of the Department of Justice in 1994. It reflects the hard work
and dedication of the men and women who work for the Department and their collective commitment to the principles
ofj ustice and fair treatment for all Americans.
In 1994, we made significant progress in strengthening and improving Federal law enforcement. As a result of the
reforms we instituted, today our Federal law enforcement agencies are working with each other and with their State
and local counterparts more closely than ever before, and more law enforcement officers are out from behind desks in
Washington and back on the streets where they belong.
We also began to take back control over our Nation’s borders. We started a new, aggressive strategy of deterrence
and increased the number of Border Patrol Agents.
Perhaps most important, we worked with the Congress to secure passage of landmark anti-crime legislation—the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. This new law provides powerful new tools to help in the
fight against crime and provides funding to help local communities put more police officers on the beat.
In 1995 we will continue to build on this solid record of accomplishment. Our commitment remains nothing less
than to provide the highest possible level of service to the American people so that ail of us may enjoy the benefits of a
free and just society.
The
Respectfully submitted,
Janet Reno
BILAN PAGE
VA
Introduction
The Department of Justice agencies, was required to reduce personnel and administrative
expenses to meet targeted personnel levels and assist in con-
trolling the Federal deficit as mandated by the Administration.
s the Nation’s chief law enforcement officer, the
There were also decreases in the Civil Liberties Public
Attorney General enforces Federal laws and ensures
Education Fund and the Radiation Exposure Compensation
the fair and efficient administration of the Federal jus-
Trust Fund.
tice system. In carrying out this mission the Attorney
However, the Department did receive increases for select-
General directs the activities of the more than 96,000 attor-
ed purposes, such as: additional jail days, inspections, investi-
neys, law enforcement professionals, and other employees of
gations, detention and deportation, and legal proceedings relat-
the United States Department of Justice. This Annual Report
ed to illegal immigration; and continued expansion and opera-
summarizes the major accomplishments of the Department
tion of the Federal Prison System. The Department was also
during 1994. !
authorized to use prior year unobligated balances to meet
The responsibilities of the Department of Justice are
some current requirements.
wide-ranging. They include: detecting, apprehending, prose-
cuting, and incarcerating criminal offenders; upholding the
Highlights of 1994 Accomplishments
civil rights of all Americans; enforcing laws to protect the
environment; ensuring healthy competition of business in our
e Attacked major drug trafficking organizations both here
free enterprise system; safeguarding the consumer from fraud-
and abroad and seized and forfeited their ill-gotten profits.
ulent activity; carrying out the immigration laws of the United
Improved the coordination of these and other efforts by
States; and representing the American people in all legal mat-
establishing the Office of Investigative Agency Policies.
ters involving the United States Government. As shown on
¢ Supported the passage of the Violent Crime Control and
the organization chart on page 3, these responsibilities are dis-
Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which strengthens the
charged by the components of the Department. Among these
Department's ability to address violence and provides
components are the major law enforcement agencies (the
funding to put 100,000 new police officers on the street.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforceme at
Administration, the United States Marshals Service, the ¢ — Provided financial and technical assistance to encourage
Immigration and Naturalization Service, and the Bureau of the localities to implement community policing strategies in
Prisons), and the litigating components (the legal divisions and which law enforcement officers and community residents
the United States Attorneys). work together to combat violent and drug-related crime.
Although the Department is headquartered in Washington,
¢ Continued efforts to protect America’s children as a top
D.C., most of its work takes place outside of Washington. As
priority for the Department by focusing resources on help-
a result, most of its employees are located in one of roughly
ing children most at risk of becoming involved in gangs,
2,000 installations of the Department around the country
drugs, and crime and fostering efforts to help children
(ranging from a one or two person border station to a large
grow up healthy, in a safe, drug-free environment.
Division Office in a major city) or in one of its nearly 100
overseas Offices. ¢ Fully implemented a comprehensive drug treatment strate-
Overall, the Department of Justice had a budget of $6.7 gy for offenders in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons,
billion in 1989. It rose to $11.2 billion in 1993, a 68-percent ensuring all inmates eligible for drug abuse program ser-
increase; however, in 1994, it was reduced to $10.9 billion. vices receive those services.
The Department, along with all other Federal Government
| This report covers Fiscal Year (FY) 1994, which began on October |, 1993 and ended on September 30, 1994. All references to years indicate Fiscal Year urless
otherwise noted.