Oregon

2018 EBDM Central and Eastern Oregon Juvenile Justice Consortium (CEOJJC)

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

Capstone 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).

2018 EBDM Oregon Youth Authority (OYA)

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

Capstone 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.

2017 RED & LGBTQ Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) and Oregon State Joint Teams 

Contacts: 

OR LGBTQ Team

Tim Logan, Agency Administrator, SoValTi

Scott Ryan, Student Services Coordinator, Multnomah Education Service District

Anya Sekino, Juvenile Crime Prevention Manager, Oregon Youth Development Council

Jill Weir, Director of Programs, New Avenues for Youth

MESD RED Team

Tim Logan, Agency Administrator, SoValTi

Joseph O'Neil, Lead Transition Specialist, Multnomah Education Service District

Scott Ryan, Student Services Coordinator, Multnomah Education Service District

Bobby Bridges, DMC Coordinator, Youth Development Council

Capstone Description: 

The two Capstone teams are collaborating to implement the Affirmation Creates Equity (ACE) Project, which focuses on connecting students to the most appropriate educational placement and services upon release from juvenile detention. Targeting students between the ages 11 to 21 in the MESD, the ACE Project aims to:

1) reduce racial and ethnic disparities 

2) support the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth

3) ensure the timely and appropriate educational placement for students in special education 

4) provide wraparound services for all youth leaving juvenile detention to assist with successful re-entry to community schools.

Capstone Update (2019):

The Capstone teams created a new position, Transition Specialist, who is trained in supporting survivors of sex trafficking and plays a significant role in connecting organizations, school districts, administrators, and counselors to help youth navigate reentry into schools after exiting detention facilities. The team also began to provide trainings for educators, establish regulations, and initiate partnerships. The ACE Project established objective guidelines for restorative justice, while the Protocol for Safe and Affirming Care, a guide for professionals, volunteers, and caregivers in Oregon's child welfare and juvenile justice systems, provided framework for care to LGBTQ+ youth. As of June 2019, the ACE Project has served 264 students in Yamhill and Polk counties.

2017 YIC Oregon Team

Contacts:

Deirdre Kasberger, Operations Director J Bar J Youth Services

Molly Rogers, Director Wasco County Youth Services

Peter Sprengelmeyer, Assistant Director for Community Services Oregon Youth Authority

Capstone Description:

To reduce the rates of recidivism and recommitment for girls transitioning from a pilot secure facility to Independent Living residential services through 1) reviewing and improving system collaboration, 2) streamlining the case plan development process, and 3) family engagement initiatives.

2016 SJP Oregon Team

Contacts:

Dana Carelle, Probation Manager, Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Division

Sam Ko, Educational Specialist, Oregon Department of Education

Scott Ryan, Principal, Multnomah Education Service District

Anya Sekino, Juvenile Crime Prevention Manager, Oregon Youth Development Council

Blake Whitson, Research Analyst, Oregon Department of Education

Capstone Description:

Aims to eliminate chronic absenteeism in Yamhill County and promote active parent engagement by:

1. Assisting youth in overcoming barriers that prevent them from returning to school. 

2. Supporting the educational needs of youth and providing wraparound services as they return to and re-engage in school. 

3. Providing professional development trainings for key staff to develop skillsets to better serve transitioning youth, focusing on trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices.

Capstone Update (2017):

The YCP is promoting and funding various initiatives that actively engage parents and community, as well as efforts that offer training on the needs of justice-involved youth for parents, educators, and interested community members. The team is working with the pilot school districts to develop a MOU.

2010 MSI (Public) Oregon Participant

Contact:

Anya Sekino, Juvenile Crime Prevention Manager, Juvenile Justice Specialist, State DMC Coordinator - Oregon Commission on Children and Families

Capstone Description:

Find and implement methods to reduce DMC in pilot counties in Oregon, including CYPM.

2020 LGBTQ Clackamas County

Contacts: 

Eric Barrera, Field Supervisor, Oregon Youth Authority

Jenn Burleton, Program Director, Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education & Counseling

Christina McMahan, Juvenile Department Director, Clackamas County

Alice Perry, Juvenile Manager, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

Erin Prendergast, Supervisor in Child Welfare, State of Oregon

Courtney Shrifter, Senior Policy, Performance and Research Analyst, Clackamas County Juvenile Department

Capstone Description:

The team's Capstone Project seeks to effectively provide welcoming and affirming environments that recognize LGBTQN+ young people and all of their intersectional identities as whole beings so they can be successful and thrive. The team wants to elevate their strengths while supporting them in navigating and addressing the barriers or challenges that may have brought them into contact with the system(s) in the first place. The youth are not the issue, the issue is how systems can be responsive to best keep youth safe and well - both physically and mentally, engaged in learning, and away from the justice system. Another key issue the team's Capstone Project seeks to address is overcoming implicit and explicit bias, cultural disinformation, misperceptions and misinformation.

2018 EBDM Clackamas County

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

Capstone 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.

2018 EBDM Jackson County

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

Capstone 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.

July 2011 MSI (Public) Jackson County Participant 

Contact:

Angela Curtis, Executive Director - Jackson County Commission on Children and Families

Capstone Description:

Write and distribute a paper to key Jackson County stakeholders with recommendations regarding how various ongoing projects/efforts in the county can improve their services to reduce the risk of youth crossing over and better meet the needs of youth once they do crossover. These recommendations cover risk-assessment (namely abuse) to identify youth in a truancy prevention program who are risk of crossing over, and to prevent further juvenile justice involvement for crossover youth in wraparound services. This involves gathering data, conducting training, and undertaking case analysis for service mapping.

2018 EBDM Marion County

Contacts:

Bobbie Cogswell, Probation Supervisor, Marion County Juvenile Department

Erik East, Line Manager, Department of Human Services

Troy Gregg, Juvenile Director, Marion County

Amy Hall, Attorney, Juvenile Advocacy Consortium

Vicky Johnson, Juvenile Program Supervisor, Marion County

Cheryl Pellegrini, Presiding Juvenile Court Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

David Wilson, Trial Team Supervisor, Marion County

Capstone 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.

2024 YIC Multnomah County, Oregon Team

Contacts:

Kyla Armstrong-Romero, Juvenile Services Division Director, Multnomah County

James Hartman, Community Justice Manager, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice

Belinda Pascual, Interim Senior Manager, Multnomah County Community Justice

KeriAnn Rumrey, Restorative Justice Program Coordinator, Multnomah County

Jose Ruiz Valentine, Juvenile Custody Services Specialist (JCSS), Multnomah County Department of Community Justice, Juvenile Services Division

Cindy Worrell, Parent Representative

Capstone Description:

The Multnomah County Team seeks to create a Youth and Family Voice Council (YFVC) at the Donald E. Long Detention Center to promote a more responsive, equitable, and rehabilitative youth justice system informed by the perspectives of lived experts. Through this effort, the team aims to reduce recidivism, improve rehabilitation outcomes, and strengthen family engagement.

2019 TJP Multnomah County

Contacts:

Kim Filla, Director, Family Outreach & Community Programs POIC + RAHS

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

Tracey Freeman, Senior Manager of Probation & Treatment, Multnomah County Department of Community Justice

Lisa Kay Williams, Supervising Attorney, Youth, Rights & Justice, Attorneys at Law

Michael Leasure, Police Captain, Portland Police Bureau

Morgan Long, Judge, Oregon Judicial Department

Esteban Mendez, Juvenile Court Counselor, Multnomah County

Maria Ximena Ospina-Todd, Youth Empowerment and Violence Prevention Program Manager, Latino Network

Capstone Description:

The Capstone Team seeks to transform their juvenile justice system by enhancing their diversion and probation practices, with an emphasis on addressing racial and ethnic disparities and engaging, youth, families and communities. Key aspects of their Capstone Project include: 1) expanding and aligning diversionary options available within the community to meet the needs of youth and their families; 2) encouraging Probation’s use of incentives rather than sanctions to promote positive behavioral changes; and 3) reducing the number of standard court-ordered conditions of probation with a focus on individualizing conditions that address root causes of delinquency and repair community harm.

2018 EBDM Multnomah County

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

Capstone 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).

2017 RED & LGBTQ Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) and Oregon State Joint Teams 

Contacts: 

OR LGBTQ Team

Tim Logan, Agency Administrator, SoValTi

Scott Ryan, Student Services Coordinator, Multnomah Education Service District

Anya Sekino, Juvenile Crime Prevention Manager, Oregon Youth Development Council

Jill Weir, Director of Programs, New Avenues for Youth

MESD RED Team

Tim Logan, Agency Administrator, SoValTi

Joseph O'Neil, Lead Transition Specialist, Multnomah Education Service District

Scott Ryan, Student Services Coordinator, Multnomah Education Service District

Bobby Bridges, DMC Coordinator, Youth Development Council

Capstone Description: 

The two Capstone teams are collaborating to implement the Affirmation Creates Equity (ACE) Project, which focuses on connecting students to the most appropriate educational placement and services upon release from juvenile detention. Targeting students between the ages 11 to 21 in the MESD, the ACE Project aims to:

1) reduce racial and ethnic disparities 

2) support the well-being of LGBTQ+ youth

3) ensure the timely and appropriate educational placement for students in special education 

4) provide wraparound services for all youth leaving juvenile detention to assist with successful re-entry to community schools.

Capstone Update (2019):

The Capstone teams created a new position, Transition Specialist, who is trained in supporting survivors of sex trafficking and plays a significant role in connecting organizations, school districts, administrators, and counselors to help youth navigate reentry into schools after exiting detention facilities. The team also began to provide trainings for educators, establish regulations, and initiate partnerships. The ACE Project established objective guidelines for restorative justice, while the Protocol for Safe and Affirming Care, a guide for professionals, volunteers, and caregivers in Oregon's child welfare and juvenile justice systems, provided framework for care to LGBTQ+ youth. As of June 2019, the ACE Project has served 264 students in Yamhill and Polk counties.

2014 RED Multnomah County Team

Contacts:

Lorena Campbell, Intergovernmental Liaison - East Multnomah County School Districts

Brian Detman, DMC Coordinator - Dept. of Community Justice/Juvenile Services Division *Note: Brian is no longer with the Department.

Tashia Hager, Lieutenant - Portland Police Bureau, East Precinct

Joe McFerrin, President/CEO - Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center/Rosemary Anderson High School

Maureen McKnight, Circuit Court Judge - Multnomah County Circuit Court

Christina McMahan, Juvenile Services Division Director - Multnomah County Dept. of Community Justice *Note: Christina has a change of position and is now the Director of the Clackamas County Juvenile Department

Carmen Rubio, Executive Director - Latino Network

Judy Shiprack, Multnomah County Commissioner, District 3 - Multnomah County

Capstone Description:

To implement the diversion program, Community Healing Initiative (CHI) Early Intervention (EI) Diversion Program, in pilot site—the Rockwood neighborhood in the city of Gersham in Multnomah County. The CHI-EI will provide services to youth with low-level offenses.  The diversion program will replace previous program, which simply sent these youth a warning letter in the mail.

Capstone Update (2018):

Since July 2015, the diversion program has been operating as a fully funded, countywide program and has involved collaboration with several key partners, including community providers that work closely with minority youth (i.e., Latino Network and POIC). The team has executed a contract with Portland State University in 2015 to evaluate their pilot program in the Rockwood area, and the October 2017 report suggested preliminary success, showing that African American youth who participated in the CHI-EI had a significant lower recidivism rate compared to their historic matched sample counter part. An analysis for a second cohort of CHI-EI youth were completed in 2018, and researchers found similar results from the 2017 report. Based on the 2018 findings, the team is currently working on increasing family and youth engagement efforts. The team's work has been highlighted in the Police Chief Magazine in June 2015. 

2022 BSC Washington County, OR Team

Ruth A. Rivera Perez, Teen Program Manager, Boys & Girls Club of Portland Metro

Lynne Schroeder, Director, Washington County Juvenile Department

Ximena Ospina-Todd, Youth Empowerment and Violence Prevention Director, Latino Network

Jennifer Cearley, Assistant Director, Washington County Juvenile Department

Erika Cuevas, Parent Representative

Mario Ortiz Fernandez, Youth Representative

Marcus Ford; Program Coordinator; Office of Equity, Inclusion, & Community Engagement

Sandra Santos Melius, Division Manager, Washington County Juvenile Department

Leland Gilbert, Youth Services Sergeant, Hillsboro Police Department

2018 EBDM Washington County

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

Capstone 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.

Capstone 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.