Oregon Youth Development Council

Building A Brighter Future for Oregon's Youth

Compliance Monitoring

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Oregon is a participant in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), which was enacted in 1974 and intended to divert juveniles from the criminal justice system. The JJDP Act, which is administered by U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), provides core protections for juveniles involved in the justice system. These protections are designed to ensure that juveniles are not detained or confined in any institution in which they may have contact with adults inmates by restricting the detainment of juveniles who have committed no offense and setting a six-hour standard for law enforcement to perform duties such as identification, processing, transfer or release of juveniles who are charged with delinquency or a criminal offense. The JJDP Act does not apply to those juveniles who have been formally waived, transferred or certified into adult court for major felony offenses. The Oregon Youth Development Council (YDC) is tasked as Oregon’s administering agency by the OJJDP for federal funds received through compliance efforts. These funds are allocated to county juvenile departments for their efforts in crime prevention and intervention, the focus of which in Fiscal Year 2016 is School Programs, Diversion, and Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) with the justice system.

REFERENCES

The compliance monitor is responsible for ensuring that officers and  facility personnel understand and follow the regulatory standard established through Oregon’s participation in the JJDPA. If you have any questions regarding this information or what is expected from your agency, department or  office for compliance, please contact:

Ryan Shands
Compliance Monitor
Youth Development Council
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
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RESOURCES

POSTERS

Primarily applies to Jails and Lockups for adults which do not hold juveniles for any purpose. This poster is designed for juveniles who may have falsified their identities in an effort to prevent incidental violations during processing. May also be used for facilities which do hold juveniles separate from adults. This poster should be placed in or around holding areas where juveniles may be processed pending identification.

Primarily applies to Lockups, Temporary Holding Facilities and Substations which may temporarily hold or detain juveniles pending transfer or released. This poster is designed for law enforcement to help avoid violating the juveniles’ rights during custody by providing tips that are in line with the federal requirements. This poster should be placed in or around holding areas where juveniles may be present.

Primarily applies to Lockups, Temporary Holding Facilities and Substations which may temporarily hold or detain juveniles pending transfer or release. This poster is designed for executive branch staff which may be responsible for reporting juveniles in custody for their agency or office. This poster simply outlines the requirements for annual compliance.

HOLDING LOGS

Primarily applies to secure accredited facilities compliant with CALEA and which may temporarily hold juveniles for delinquent or criminal offenses.  Agencies and offices may use their own internal custody logs for documenting juveniles provided that the following is collected: age or DOB,  race or ethnicity, most serious offense, date/time of arrival, date/time of departure, where the juvenile was released after custody ended and whether the juvenile was physically secured while in custody.

Primarily applies to secure facilities or offices which may or may temporarily hold juveniles for delinquent or criminal offenses. Agencies and offices may use their own internal custody logs for documenting juveniles provided that the following is collected: age or DOB,  race or ethnicity, most serious offense, date/time of arrival, date/time of departure, where the juvenile was released after custody ended and whether the juvenile was physically secured while in custody.

FACILITIES

ADULT JAILS
  | Means a locked facility administered by state, county, or local law enforcement and correctional agencies, the purpose of which is to detain adults charged with violating criminal law, pending trial. Also considered as adult jails are those facilities used to hold convicted adult criminal offenders sentenced for less than 1 year. There are currently 39 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 28 C.F.R. § 31.304(m)(1996).

ADULT LOCKUPS
 | Means a locked facility that is used by a state, unit of local government, or any law enforcement authority to detain or confine individuals. Similar to an adult jail except that an adult lockup is generally a municipal or police facility of a temporary nature that does not hold persons after they have been formally charged. There are currently 105 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 42 U.S.C. § ); 28 C.F.R. § 31.304(n)(1996).

NONSECURE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES
 | Means a facility such as police administrative offices that are administered by a law enforcement entity but do not have construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of individuals held in lawful custody. There are currently 100 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 42 U.S.C. § ); 28 C.F.R. § 31.304(n)(1996). If an agency or office develops the capacity to securely detain or confine individuals in custody, then it must be monitored as an adult jail or lockup.

JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES
 | Means a public or private residential facility which includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in such facility, and is used for the temporary placement of any juvenile who is accused of having committed an offense, any juvenile who has been adjudicated delinquent and is awaiting placement, or any other individual accused of having committed a criminal offense. There are currently 7 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 42 U.S.C. § ).

JUVENILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES
 | Means a public or private residential facility which includes construction fixtures designed to physically restrict the movements and activities of juveniles or other individuals held in lawful custody in such facility, and is used for the placement, after adjudication and disposition, of any juvenile who has been adjudicated as having committed an offense or any other individual convicted of a criminal offense. There are currently 10 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 42 U.S.C. § ).

COLLOCATED FACILITIES
 | Means a juvenile facility located in the same building, or are part of a related complex of buildings located on the same grounds of a facility for adults. There are currently 4 facilities in Oregon which meet this definition under 42 U.S.C. § ).

COURT HOLDING FACILITIES
 | Means a secure facility, other than an adult jail or lockup, that is used to temporarily detain persons immediately before or after detention hearings, or other court proceedings. There are currently 36 county courts, not all of which have access to a court holding area or facility under 28 C.F.R. § 31.303(d)(1996).