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Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
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The Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety is responsible for matters related to the civil and criminal justice systems, including correctional institutions; public safety issues, including matters related to law enforcement, police oversight, and violence reduction; emergency services, including fire prevention and 911 services; matters related to the judiciary and judicial procedure that are within the authority of the Council; homeland security; and women’s issues.
Agencies Under This Committee
- Access to Justice Initiative
- Board of Ethics and Government Accountability
- Child Support Guideline Commission
- Clemency Board
- Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure
- Commission on Women
- Corrections Information Council
- Criminal Code Reform Commission
- Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
- Department of Corrections
- Department of Forensic Sciences (including Science Advisory Board)
- Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
- District of Columbia National Guard
- District of Columbia Sentencing Commission
- Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department
- Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency
- Judicial Nomination Commission
- Metropolitan Police Department
- Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
- Office of Police Complaints
- Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (including all of the fatality review committees at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner)
- Office of Unified Communications
- Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
- Office on Women’s Policy and Initiatives
- Uniform Law Commission