Multnomah County, Oregon Forming Task Force To Assess Juvenile Justice System
On September 17, 2014, officials in Multnomah County, Oregon announced plans to form a Juvenile Justice Task Force to assess the performance of the county’s juvenile justice system reform and the impact of the reform on juvenile crime rates. The task force had its first meeting on October 13, 2014; it will meet through February 2015. The task force is charged with assessing Multnomah County’s current juvenile justice system to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the existing system. Additionally, the task force will consider the entire spectrum of the County’s juvenile justice system, from pre-trial . . .
