doi:10.7916/k7vx-x270Oral history interview with Loretta E. Lynch, 2020Lynch, Loretta, 1959-oral historiesmixed materialPresidents--United StatesPulse Nightclub Shooting, Orlando, Fla., 2016Charleston Church Shooting, Charleston, S.C., 2015Baltimore Riots, Baltimore, Md., 2015Terrorism--Prevention--United StatesSolitary confinement--United StatesCommunity policing--United StatesUnited States--Department of JusticeAttorneys general--United StatesWomen attorneys general--United StatesHate crimes--United StatesRadicalism--United StatesLynch, Loretta, 1959-Obama, BarackSmart on Crime (Initiative)United States. Department of JusticeLoretta Lynch discusses her service as attorney general during the presidency of Barack Obama. Lynch focuses on shifts in the Department of Justice's prosecution and investigation of terrorist incidents, reacting to increases in homegrown extremism, attacks on soft targets, online radicalization, and violent hate crimes. Lynch provides details about the high profile 2015 shootings in Charleston and San Bernardino, and at the Pulse nightclub in 2016, including discussion of the Department's relationship with Silicon Valley firms and debates over digital privacy. Lynch also describes the Department's response to the 2015 Baltimore protests, and the administration's pursuit of criminal justice reform, both through legislation and executive action. She also discusses Department reviews of drug enforcement, solitary confinement, community policing programs, and the Smart on Crime initiative, which was introduced in 2013