The Department of Community Justice (DCJ) provides supervision and services to justice involved youth, adults and families. Our efforts are guided by evidence-based strategies that maximize our resources and results, and by our core belief that people can change. We aim to address the underlying issues that lead to criminal behavior, and to help people successfully engage in civic life.
DCJ’s mission is to enhance community safety and reduce criminal activity by holding youth and adults accountable in a fair and just manner, assisting them to develop skills necessary for success, and effectively using public resources.
The Department is committed to fulfilling our vision - Community Safety through Positive Change - by delivering programs that meet the community’s needs.
DCJ has three divisions:
- The Director’s Office, responsible for policy, program, and fiscal direction for DCJ, and infrastructure to support the Adult Services and Juvenile Services Division. This includes the equity, policy, communication, volunteer and intern teams, victim and survivor services, business services, research and planning, human resources and business applications and technology.
- The Adult Services Division (ASD) is Multnomah County’s Adult community corrections provider, responsible for specialized probation and post-prison supervision, recognizance and pre-trial monitoring, housing and treatment support, community service and culturally responsive programming for adults on supervision.
- The Juvenile Services Division (JSD) provides supervision for youth on probation and detention for youth awaiting adjudication, responsible for informal and formal juvenile probation, diversion, detention, cultural responsive programming and nutritional services for youth on supervision, as well as Family Resolution Services.
Interested in working with DCJ? Learn more about our work and open positions here.
