Description
The Community Monitoring Program (CMP) is a partnership with Multnomah and Clackamas Counties' Department of Community Justice (DCJ) Juvenile Services Division and that permits some at-risk youth, who would otherwise be held in detention, to remain in the community under the supervision of Youth Monitors. The CMP is a central component to Multnomah County’s Juvenile Detention Reform Initiative (JDAI).
The Community Monitoring Program offers the youth an opportunity to demonstrate accountability and responsibility in their community. Juvenile Court establishes the conditions under which each juvenile will remain in the community. Under continuous supervision by the Youth Monitors, the youth can continue going to their school or work and maintain their positive community ties and contact with support systems. CMP monitors youth with phone and in-person contact, as well as GPS tracking. Depending on their compliance with the program, youth can move through the four graduated levels of phone and in-person contact. To ensure public safety, any participating youth who engages in activity that places the public at risk may be removed from the program and placed in detention.
The program works with an average of 282 youth per year. Of those youth, an average of 86% of the youth complete the program successfully.