U. S. Department of Justice: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen the Civil Rights Division's Ability to Manage and Report on Its Enforcement Efforts

U. S. Department of Justice: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen the Civil Rights Division's Ability to Manage and Report on Its Enforcement Efforts
Author: Eileen R. Larence
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2010-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1437926576

The Civil Rights Division (Division) of the Dept. of Justice is the primary federal entity charged with enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin. This testimony reviews the Division's enforcement efforts and its Interactive Case Management System (ICM). (1) the activities the Division undertook from FY 2001 through 2007 to implement its enforcement responsibilities through its Employment Litigation, Housing and Civil Enforcement, Voting, and Special Litigation sections; and (2) additional data that could be collected using ICM to assist in reporting on the four sections' enforcement efforts.

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of Justice
Author: United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2018-05-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9781719260756

U.S. Department of Justice: Opportunities Exist to Strengthen the Civil Rights Division's Ability to Manage and Report on Its Enforcement Efforts

DoJ's Civil Rights Division

DoJ's Civil Rights Division
Author: Eileen Larence
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Law
ISBN: 143792641X

The Civil Rights Division (CRD) of the Dept. of Justice (DoJ) is the primary federal entity charged with enforcing fed. statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin in such areas as voting, employment, housing, public accommodations, the rights of institutionalized persons, and educ. In Oct. 2000, the CRD implemented the Interactive Case Mgmt. System (ICM) to track, count, and capture performance measurement info. for all matters and cases from their inception to their conclusion. This report reviews the enforcement efforts of four sections within the CRD ¿ the Employment Litigation, Housing and Civil Enforcement, Voting, and Special Litigation sections from FY 2001 through 2007.

U. S. Department of Justice

U. S. Department of Justice
Author: Eileen Larence
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1437926371

The Civil Rights Division (Division) of the Dept. of Justice (DoJ) is the primary federal entity charged with enforcing federal statutes prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, religion, and national origin. This report reviewed the Division's enforcement efforts. It addresses the activities the Division undertook from FY 2001 through 2007 to implement its enforcement responsibilities through four of its sections: (1) Employment Litigation, (2) Housing and Civil Enforcement, (3) Voting, and (4) Special Litigation. To conduct this review, the report analyzed data on cases filed in court and matters investigated. It also reviewed a sample of closed matter files (about 210 of 5,400). Charts and tables.