Resources for Victims

OYA supports the rights and concerns of crime victims and the right to obtain information about a youth’s adjudication, custody status, and release from custody. Within 30 days of a youth’s commitment to a correctional facility, OYA will notify you about your rights related to that youth’s custody status with OYA. You can request to be notified by OYA when a youth:

escapes from custody;
is released from custody;
runs from a community program;
revokes back to custody; or
terminates from OYA custody.

At any time, you may notify your local OYA field office and change your request to start or stop getting these notices.

To report a youth who has been contacting you, contact the youth’s JPPO or your county’s OYA parole and probation office.

Keep Your Contact Information Current

In order to protect your victim rights, we need your most up-to-date contact information. To update OYA with your contact information, contact the youth’s JPPO or your county’s OYA parole and probation office.

VINE Notification System

OYA participates in the "Victim Information & Notification Everyday" system (VINE), an automated system through which victims can learn important custody and/or probation and parole information about a youth.

VINE will tell subscribers if and where a youth is in custody along with other important custody and/or probation information. VINE will also let you leave a phone number where you can be notified automatically when that youth is released, transferred, escapes, dies, or has a change in parole or probation status.

Learn how to sign up.

County Victim Advocates

You can contact trained advocates at county District Attorney's offices around the state. They can help you navigate the criminal justice system, understand your rights, and refer you to resources in your community that offer support.

To learn more, contact the Victim Assistance Program in the county where your case is being handled.

Resources for Victims of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

If you are a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, there are resources on the Department of Human Services website.

About Your Rights

General guidelines
Victims of juvenile crime (if the youth who committed the crime was tried as a juvenile)
Victims of adult crime (if the youth who committed the crime was tried as an adult)

Other Resources

National Crime Victim Law Institute - NCVLI, a nonprofit based at Lewis & Clark Law School, fights for victims through legal advocacy, training and education, and public policy. They have an excellent roundup of resources here.
Crime Victims United - Advances the rights of crime victims and enhance the safety of all law-abiding Oregonians by addressing problems in Oregon's criminal justice system.
Oregon Crime Victims Law Center - OCVLC provides free legal services to crime victims to help them assert their rights within a criminal case.
Oregon Crime Victims' Compensation (CVC) Program - CVC assists victims of violent crime with expenses associated with the crime.

Contact

Find your county's OYA parole and probation office or juvenile parole/probation officer to:

report a youth who has been in contact with you
get notices or stop getting notices regarding a youth's custody status with OYA
update your contact information