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Civil
Division - The Civil Division is responsible for
providing legal services to the officers, departments, boards,
agencies, commissions, and instrumentalities of State
government. The State Solicitor is appointed by the Attorney
General and reports through the Chief Deputy Attorney General.
Much like a private law firm, the Civil Division provides all
legal advice in civil matters for the State of Delaware. The
Civil Division is organized statewide into four groups
Government Services, Departments & Agencies, Major
Litigation and Family Services.
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Criminal
Division - The Criminal Division of the
Department of Justice is responsible for the prosecution of
criminal cases. Its mission is to represent the State in all
criminal cases, and in so doing safeguard the constitutional
rights of defendants and the human rights of victims and their
families This responsibility includes the preparation and
presentation of criminal cases before the Superior Court, the
Court of Common Pleas, Family Court, and in some matters
before the Justice of the Peace Courts. The Criminal Division
also provides legal assistance to other law enforcement
agencies and maintains a Victim/Witness
Assistance Program
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Family
Division - The Family Division is focused on
protecting Delaware's families by securing justice for victims
of domestic violence, and is responsible for handling cases
involving child protection, child support, and juvenile
delinquency and truancy.
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Fraud
Division - The Fraud and Consumer Protection
Division protects the public from unfair and/or deceptive
business practices. The division is divided into four major
units: Consumer Protection, Securities, Fraud in Government,
and Special Investigations. The Division is led by the
Director.
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Administrative
Division - The Administrative Division is
responsible for providing customer-oriented operational
support to Department of Justice employees. This Division
manages information systems, personnel programs, fiscal
discipline, purchasing and supply, facilities, and oversees
the immigration and naturalization related services provided
to residents of Delaware. The Division is led by the Director
of Operations and is divided into several groups. At present,
those are Human Resources, Fiscal Unit, Supply &
Purchasing, Information Technology and Service for Foreign
Born.
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