Oregon Criminal Justice Commission

The mission of the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission is to improve the legitimacy, efficiency, and effectiveness of state and local criminal justice systems.

We do this by:

• Providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning;
• Developing a long-range public safety plan for Oregon;
• Analyzing capacity and use of state prisons and local jails, implementation of community corrections programs and methods to reduce future criminal conduct;
• Funding and evaluating Oregon drug courts;
• Conducting research;
• Developing fiscal and racial / ethnic impact estimate of crime-related legislation;
• Providing a statistical and data clearinghouse for criminal justice;
• Administering Oregon felony sentencing guidelines; and
• Staffing the Public Safety Task Force and other advisory committees.

Focus Areas

• Justice Reinvestment
• Specialty Courts
• Evaluation
• Legislative Analysis
• Fiscal Analysis
• Racial / Ethnic Impact
• Additional Grant Administration
• State Administering Agency
• Statistical Analysis Center
• Reporting Requirements
• Asset Forfeiture
• Administration of Sentencing Guidelines

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Staff Task Force on Public Safety and subcommittees
• Staff Grant Review Committee
• Provide JRI Liaison to associations and public safety stakeholders
• Administer Grant Program
• Provide county and regional data
• Track performance measures
• Provide technical assistance for all aspects of the bill