Evidence-Based Decision-Making

Central and Eastern Oregon Juvenile Justice Consortium (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team aims to improve the inter-rater reliability of the Juvenile Crime Prevention Assessment (JCP) and the existing disposition-matching tools that are used to develop recommendations around the level of supervision and services needed for individual youth. The team will also participate in the discussion of creating a statewide disposition-matching tool and implementation of the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP).

  • Contacts: 

    • Robert Gilman, Juvenile Detention Manager, Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice

    • Deevy Holcomb, Administration and Performance Manager, Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice

    • Sonya Littledeer-Evans, Deputy Director, Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice

    • Tammy Skovborg, Assessment/Court Services Supervisor, Deschutes County Juvenile Community Justice

    • Owyhee Weikel-Magden, Judge (Contract w/County)

    • Daniel Hill, Circuit Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

    • Digna Moreno, Juvenile Division Supervisor, Umatilla County

    • Tiffany Hansen, Juvenile Counselor I, Union County Juvenile Department

    • Benjamin Morgan, Director, Union County Juvenile Department

Clackamas County, Oregon (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team seeks to create a plan of action for implementation of the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) and develop an overarching framework to assist with strategic development, implementation, and quality assurance of all elements of the evidence-based decision-making platform.

  • Contacts:

    • Michelle Barrera, Juvenile Department Supervisor, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

    • Bryan Ferguson, Supervisor, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

    • Bill Golden, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Clackamas County District Attorney

    • Ann Lininger, Circuit Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

    • Mark McDonnell, Assistant Director, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

    • Christina McMahan, Juvenile Department Director, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

    • Michael Ralls, Director of Social Services, North Clackamas School District

    • Mary Rumbaugh, Director, Clackamas County Behavioral Health

    • Courtney Shrifter, Policy Analyst, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

    • Brigid Zani, Management Analyst, Marion County Juvenile Department

Jackson County, Oregon (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team will provide enhanced and ongoing training on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Assessment (JCP) for all staff, contribute to the development of a statewide disposition-matching tool, conduct an analysis of evidence-based curriculums throughout the division, implement the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP), and review the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) data reports to formulate next steps.

  • Contacts:

    • Joe Ferguson, Deputy Director, Jackson County Community Justice

    • Beth Heckert, District Attorney, State of Oregon, Jackson County

    • Greta Lilly, Defense Attorney, Southern Oregon Public Defender

    • Cara Walsh, Director of Restorative Justice, Resolve Center for Dispute Resolution and Restorative Justice

    • Cory Woo, Program Manager, Jackson County Community Justice

Marion County, Oregon (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The Marion County Juvenile Department is committed to providing evidence-based services to youth and families in order to effectively manage resources, personnel, and community safety. While the team will work to improve all three segments of the evidence-based decision-making process (i.e., risk and needs assessment, disposition-matching, and program evaluation), the focus is to bolster policies, procedures, and evidence-based service delivery.

  • Contacts:

    • Bobbie Cogswell, Probation Supervisor, Marion County Juvenile Department

    • Amy Hall, Attorney, Juvenile Advocacy Consortium

    • Troy Gregg, Juvenile Director, Marion County

    • Vicky Johnson, Juvenile Program Supervisor, Marion County

    • Cheryl Pellegrini, Presiding Juvenile Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

    • David Wilson, Trial Team Supervisor, Marion County

    • Erik East, Line Manager, Department of Human Services

Multnomah County, Oregon (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team plans to address the inconsistent use of the Juvenile Crime Prevention assessment (JCP) and racial and ethnic disparities by providing JCP training, establishing new JCP protocols, developing a disposition decision-making tool, and incorporating the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP).

  • Contacts:

    • Deena Corso, Juvenile Services Division Director, Multnomah County

    • Lori Fellows, Senior Deputy District Attorney, Multnomah County DA's Office

    • Tracey Freeman, Senior Manager, Multnomah County

    • Joe Hagedorn, Solo Practitioner Attorney, Hagedorn Law

    • Amy Holmes Hehn, Circuit Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

    • Annette Majekodunmi, Parent and Community Engagement Program Manager, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center

    • Rachel Novick, Senior Data Analyst, Multnomah County

    • Nathaniel Williams, Founder and Community Leader, Unify Portland

Washington County, Oregon (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team aims to improve the use of Washington County Juvenile Department's use of risk and needs assessment, develop a disposition-matching tool, and implement the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP). The team's primary focus will be on implementing SPEP.

    • Update (2024): The Washington County Team was able to SPEP several skills group programs at Harkin’s House, a residential facility that serves as an alternative to detention for youth on probation or awaiting charges. As a result of the team’s efforts, Harkin’s House modified its group program structure, shifting from holding three different groups per week to running one group from start to finish before engaging another, ultimately helping treatment dosage become more accurate.

  • Contacts:

    • Erik Bucher, Judge, Washington County Circuit Court

    • David Castleton, Division Manager, Washington County Juvenile Department

    • Jennifer Cearley, Research and Evaluation Analyst, Washington County Juvenile Department

    • Douglas Killian, Attorney, Metropolitan Public Defender

    • Nicholas Ocon, Behavioral Health Supervisor, Washington County

    • Susan Salkield, Special Projects Director, Tigard-Tualatin School District

    • Lynne Schroeder, Juvenile Department Director, Washington County

    • Dustin Staten, Deputy District Attorney, Washington County

Oregon Youth Authority (2018 EBDM)

• • Description: The team seeks to improve training and quality assurance practices around the Risk Need Assessment, assist with the development of a statewide disposition-matching matrix, and provide data to determine the resources most helpful to the evidence-based decision-making platform. The team will also begin implementing the Standardized Program Evaluation Protocol (SPEP) with Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) community services, and then expand to OYA facility services.

  • Contacts:

    • Erin Fuimaono, Assistant Director, Development Services, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Jim Kramer, Chief of Parole/Probation Officers, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Deborah Martin, Senior Policy Advisor, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Clint McClellan, Assistant Director Facility Services, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Shannon Myrick, Implementation Manager, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Joe O'Leary, Acting Director, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Peter Sprengelmeyer, Assistant Director, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Hayley Tews, YRS Operations Analyst, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Douglas Thomas, JJIS Business Integration and Policy Coordinator, Oregon Youth Authority

    • Nan Waller, Circuit Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

New York City Law Department (2016 & 2017 RED)

• • Description: Ms. Wood and Ms. Ruiz from two cohorts of the RED Certificate Programs are collaborating on one Capstone Project. Their project aims to create and implement a structured decision-making tool to mitigate unconscious, implicit bias of prosecuting attorneys in the juvenile justice system of New York City.

  • Contacts:

    • • Pia Wood, Assistant Corporation Counsel, NYC Law Department (2017 RED)

      • Jennifer Gilroy Ruiz, Family Court Deputy Chief, NYC Law Department (2016 RED)