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Below are a variety of subject matter areas, initiatives, and programs handled by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Hate Crimes
Combating hate crimes is one of the Department of Justice’s highest priorities. The Department of Justice combats hate crimes through prevention, education, outreach, data collection, and support for state, local, and tribal law enforcement. This website is designed to provide a centralized portal for the Department of Justice's hate crimes resources for law enforcement, media, researchers, victims, advocacy groups, and other related organizations and individuals. The resources include training materials, technical assistance, videos, research reports, statistics, and other helpful information from all the Department of Justice components working on hate crimes.
Lawful Access
The Constitution permits the government to obtain lawful access to otherwise private places (whether physical or digital) after convincing an independent judge to issue a search warrant or a wiretap order based on probable cause that evidence of a crime will be found. However, “warrant-proof” encryption technology increasingly prevents the government from obtaining electronic evidence necessary to investigate and prosecute threats to public safety and national security, even with a lawful warrant or court order. Such encryption technology also can prevent technology platforms’ own work to act against illegal activity occurring on their systems. Although encryption is an important tool to enhance privacy and cybersecurity, the risks that warrant-proof implementations of encryption technologies create are significant and must be addressed constructively by the government, technology providers, and other stakeholders.