Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) -
Federal Fund
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Federal Fund is provided by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for delinquency prevention and intervention activities designed to reduce risk factors for youth to commit offenses and reduce the re-offense rate and seriousness of offenses committed. The Youth Development Council serves as a State Advisory Group required to develop a three year delinquency prevention plan and recommendations for the distribution of Title II Formula grant funds and to review applications for funding.
The Title II Formula Grant Program areas include prevention and intervention, juvenile justice system improvement, and compliance with the four core requirements of the JJDPA. Thirty-five program areas are eligible for this funding stream, including alternatives to detention, child abuse and neglect, community assessment centers, court services, disproportionate minority contact, gender specific services, mentoring, mental health services, etc.
Oregon's Three-Year Planning Priorities
Oregon's Three-Year Plan will support reaching the Youth Development Strategic Plan's goals by focusing on the following objectives and related actions;
Goal 1: Reforming Juvenile Probation
1) Objective: Evaluate and standardize justice system, courts and probation practices statewide while addressing disparities.
Program Area: Graduated and Appropriate Sanctions: Programs to encourage courts to develop and implement a continuum of post-adjudication restraints which include expanded use of probation, mediation, restitution, community service, treatment, home detention, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring, translation services and similar programs, and secure community-based treatment facilities linked to other support services such as health, mental health, education (remedial and special), job training, and recreation. Programs to assist in design and use of evidence-based risk assessment instruments to aid in application of appropriate sanctions.
The state will collaborate with the Juvenile Delinquency Court Improvement Project, Coalition for Juvenile Justice and Annie E. Casey Foundation to support selected jurisdictions' efforts to reform juvenile probation practices by issuing subawards and providing technical assistance.
Goal 2: Supporting Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Efforts
2) Objective: Reduce the numbers of referrals to the juvenile justice system by supporting culturally and developmentally appropriate delinquency prevention services across the state.
Program Area: Delinquency Prevention: Comprehensive juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs that meet needs of youth through collaboration of the many local systems before which a youth may appear, including schools, courts, law enforcement agencies, child protection agencies, mental health agencies, welfare services, healthcare agencies, and private nonprofit agencies offering youth services.
The state will issue subawards to successful applicants to deliver culturally specific, developmentally appropriate and research-based programs that aim at reduction of referrals to the juvenile justice system and reduction of racial and ethnic disparities.
Goal 3: Maintaining Compliance with the JJDPA Core Requirements
3) Objective: Ensure that Oregon and its jurisdictions comply with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018. Additionally, we will review how the three of the core Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) monitoring requirements are currently connected with racial and ethnic disparities.
Program Area: Compliance Monitoring
The state will support a full-time position dedicated to data collection, on-site visits and other activities necessary to ensure compliance with the JJPDA.
Click on links below to access the FG Three-Year Plan and the Juvenile Crime Analysis:
For more information, please contact the Oregon Youth Development Division's (YDD), Prevention and Justice team at jcp@ode.oregon.gov