Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A supervising authority ordered by the
court to detain juveniles for an extended detention period pursuant to ORS
419C.453 must detain juveniles
only in a detention facility which has an extended detention program plan
approved by the JCPAC.
(2) The
Juvenile Court, after hearing, must make written findings of fact as to the
reasons a juvenile is committed to an extended detention program.
(3) The county governing body that operates
the detention facility may designate the capacity available to be utilized for
an extended detention program.
(4)
The facility used for an extended detention program must meet the standards set
by the Oregon Department of Corrections for the physical plant and general
operation of juvenile detention programs pursuant to ORS chapter 169.
(5) The program must be initiated for all
juveniles ordered into extended detention immediately upon completion of
orientation to the facility.
(6)
The supervising authority of the juvenile in the extended detention program and
the detention education provider must work with the local school before the
juvenile's release to share relevant education information to appropriately
place the juvenile in an education setting.
(7) The extended detention programs must
provide the following minimum services and activities to all juveniles placed
in extended detention:
(a) Communication:
Staff must be trained and available to speak with juveniles and provide a
timely, responsive and respectful system for juveniles and staff to
communicate;
(b) Community
integration: The program staff must work with the Juvenile Department to plan
for the transition of the juveniles back to the community;
(c) Cultural competency: The program must
respect the ethnic diversity of the juveniles detained and provide equitable
services;
(d) Data collection: The
program must comply with the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS)
requirements.
(e) Education: The
detention facility must insure that educational programs are available to all
juveniles placed in extended detention in conformance with Oregon Department of
Education standards in OAR Chapter 581. Participation by juveniles in
educational programming must not be unnecessarily interrupted;
(f) Family outreach and involvement: The
program staff must work with the Juvenile Department to involve the juveniles'
families in the program and in planning for the juveniles' transition back to
the community;
(g) Gender-specific
services: The program must be responsive to the unique developmental issues and
needs of the female and male juveniles receiving services;
(h) Program self-evaluation: The program must
have a process for evaluating its philosophy, goals, methods, materials and
outcomes in order to guide program improvement;
(i) Reading: Juveniles must be encouraged to
read and must be afforded opportunities daily to read materials from the
facility library. The library must contain materials for all reading
levels;
(j) Recreation and
Exercise: The program must provide for recreation and exercise that includes,
(A) At least one hour daily of structured
recreation and exercise activities, not including the time spent watching
television;
(B) A staff member or
trained volunteer who coordinates and supervises the recreation activities
and
(C) Recreation equipment
provided for a variety of indoor and outdoor recreation and exercise;
(k) Religious services: The
program must allow reasonable access within the detention facility to religious
services requested by juveniles;
(l) Social services: The facility must allow
access to social service providers to meet the needs of juveniles. These
services must be provided by qualified professionals and may include, but not
be limited to, individual and family counseling, health, mental health, drug
and alcohol counseling, sex abuse and sex offender treatment, assessment and
counseling, and crisis intervention services.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
169.090(2), ORS
137.656(4)
& ORS 419C.453
Stats. Implemented: ORS
169.090(2), ORS
419C.453
