The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications for the FY16 Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program grants. Awardees will receive up to $250,000 and direct technical assistance to develop a [...]
Photo courtesy of Multnomah County By: Stephanie Basalyga | Daily Journal of Commerce April 29, 2016 For years, attorneys and judges struggled to gain the ears of county officials and state legislators to [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Written by Laura Cleland April 27, 2016 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Teams of criminal justice and behavioral health professionals representing Hood River County and the Association of Oregon Counties (AOC) attended [...]
The Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST), in partnership with the Oregon Peace Officers Association (OPOA), Oregon State Sheriff's Association (OSSA), and the Oregon Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP), is pleased [...]
Distracted driving in Oregon causes a traffic crash every 2.5 hours, and that rate continues to increase. Further, a recent survey indicated 75% of Oregonian's admit to driving while distracted! April has been named National [...]
AOC Task Force approves prioritization list for courthouse projects. Commissioner George Murdock and Commissioner Earl Fisher chaired the AOC Court Facilities Task Force over the past several months, which has been meeting to prioritize courthouse [...]
Regional Implementation Councils created by the Justice Reinvestment Act will meet around the state in May House Bill 3194 from the 2013 legislative session – the Justice Reinvestment Act – created regional implementation councils (RICs) [...]
LEARN FROM THE MORE THAN 250 COUNTIES THAT HAVE "STEPPED UP" TO REDUCE MENTAL ILLNESS IN JAILS AT NACo's ANNUAL CONFERENCE! More than 250 counties have passed resolutions to join Stepping Up: A National Initiative to [...]
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University's Juvenile Diversion Certificate Program, being held Aug. 2–5 in Washington, D.C., brings together law enforcement officers, probation staff, prosecutors, school officials, judges and other local leaders [...]
On Monday, the AOC Court Facilities Task Force approved an emergency request from Harney County to ask the state's Judicial Department for $500,000 to fund a new boiler and make necessary health and safety upgrades [...]