Multnomah Countys Juvenile Justice System

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Multnomah Countys Juvenile Justice System
Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division

• An Overview

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Unduplicated Youth Referred to Multnomah Countys
Juvenile Justice System with Criminal Charges
Compared to All Youth in Multnomah County
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All Juvenile Criminal Referrals (Duplicated)
Processed Through Multnomah Countys Detention
Facility by Race (no M-11)
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All Juvenile Criminal Referrals Processed
Through Multnomah Countys Juvenile Justice
System by Race
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DCJ Detain Rate by White/Minority Over Time
1994 - 2006
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Criminal Referrals in 2007(New Law Violations
Warrants)
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Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division
Youth Currently On Probation
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Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division

• Current Controlled Substance Cases
• On Probation 23 (14 Felony, 9 Misdemeanor)
• Diversion 5 (3 Felony, 2 Misdemeanor)

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Processing of Police Referrals
Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division
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Referral Handling Rationale
Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division

• In deciding how to deal with violations, we have
  to make sure we
• Make the biggest impact with the resources
  available
• By focusing on youth with the highest likelihood
  to re-offend,
• Using a research-proven assessment to evaluate
  risk,
• Focusing on more serious criminal behavior,
• And where possible and appropriate, by using
  informal options to address community safety,
  accountability and skill building needs
• Take care of the victims of crime.

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Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division
Juvenile Streams of Offenders Low Medium
Level Offenses
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Juvenile Streams of Offenders High Level
Offenses
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Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division
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MIP Referrals Since October 2007
Multnomah County Department of Community Justice
Juvenile Services Division

• 60 Referrals
• 31 Repeaters