FOIA Contact:

George Henderson
FOIA/PA Coordinator
Community Relations Service
600 E Street, NW, Suite 6000
Department of Justice
Washington, DC 20530-0001
(202) 305-2935

Conventional Reading Room:

Community Relations Service
600 E Street, NW, Suite 6000
Department of Justice
Washington, DC

Electronic Reading Room:

This includes frequently requested records, opinions, policy statements, and staff manuals/instructions to staff, created by the Office of Community Relations Service after November 1, 1996.

Component Description:

The Community Relations Service (CRS) provides community mediation and conciliation services to resolve disputes, disagreements, or difficulties relating to discriminatory practices based on race, color, or national origin. CRS may enter a community at the request of state or local officials, local citizens and organizations. In addition, CRS on its own motion may enter a community when it believes that peaceful relations among citizens are threatened.

DOJ Reference Guide:

This is a comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department

Special information required to make a FOIA request: None

Publicly available information for which a FOIA request is not required:

Annual reports; CRS Customer Service Plan; general publications on conflict resolution and related CRS work.

Publicly disseminated CRS publications can be found in these web pages under Publications and Useful Handbooks.

Major Information Systems:

Community Relations Service Information System