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Oregon's Juvenile Delinquency Process
Minority over-representation has been documented at every stage of Oregon's juvenile justice system. The following nine stages provide an overview of Oregon's juvenile delinquency process and may help to provide context for these findings.
Stage One
Police decide to arrest or release youth
Stage Two
Juvenile department decides to place and keep youth in detention or release youth
Stage Three
Juvenile department or district attorney decides to file or not file a petition
No action
Warning
Prevention services
Formal Accountability Agreement
Diversion (such as a victim and offender conference)
Peer counseling
File a delinquency petition
Stage Four
Judicial officer decides at the preliminary hearing to keep the youth in detention or release the youth
Stage Five
Juvenile department or district attorney decides to continue prosecution or agrees to dismiss the petition
Stage Six
The youth requests an alternative to formal adjudication:
Civil compromise
Convert to a dependency petition
Other alternatives
Stage Seven
Judicial officer at the contested adjudicatory hearing decides whether or not the youth committed the alleged act
Stage Eight
Judicial Officer imposes disposition if the youth is found within the jurisdiction of the court
Alternatives to probation
such as dismissal of the petition
Probation
Remove the youth from home and place in substitute care
Order the youth to complete treatment
Place the youth in a youth correctional facility (including boot camps)
Stage Nine
Juvenile department supervises the youth if the youth is placed on formal probation
Visit the OJJDP website for a caseflow diagram of the juvenile justice system and the National Center for State Court website for answers to frequently asked questions about the juvenile justice system.