- Administrators & Program Managers
- Juvenile Services Unit (JSU) & Field Operations
Administrators and Program Managers provide program development, consultation, as well as contract reviews and monitoring to ensure all contractors and providers are within contractual mandates and requirements. Programming, oversight and monitoring responsibilities include the Placement Unit, TCM/RBMS Federal Funding, Community Based Group Homes, Juvenile Detention Centers and Secure Transportation. OJA partners with various agencies and providers to collaborate on how to most effectively and efficiently serve the youth and families of Oklahoma.
JSU provides intake, assessment, treatment planning, probation and parole services, supervision as well as reintegration to juveniles in all seventy-seven counties, except for those with duly constituted Juvenile Bureaus. The Juvenile Bureaus are located in Canadian, Comanche, Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. In those four (4) counties, JSU provides parole and reintegration services.
Services provided to youth are balanced with prevention, education, treatment and accountability to ensure public safety. A full continuum of services is provided to encourage and enhance positive, law-abiding behavior. Youth are provided a thorough risk and needs assessment, individualized treatment plan or rehabilitation plan along with services and programs designed to meet their needs and build upon their strengths.
JSU staff participate in all court proceedings for all Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The continuum of care starts at the time a youth and their family come into a JSU office. Any proceedings that follow the initial contact with OJA will be supervised by JSU. Local JSU staff will follow the juveniles from intake, through the court process, out of home placement (if necessary) and in their return to the community.
JSU staff maintain an active role in their communities and in partnership with local Judiciary, District Attorneys, law enforcement and youth serving agencies to develop community based resources for youth and families throughout Oklahoma.
- Placement Unit
- Community Based Group Homes
- Juvenile Detention
The Placement Unit is responsible for authorizing and ensuring the appropriate placement of all youth newly committed or recommitted to the custody of OJA by statewide district courts or those custody youth requiring a change of placement.
An appropriate placement is considered one which best meets the treatment needs of the youth while affording adequate protection of the public, utilization of the least restrictive mandates and when possible, is in the closest proximity to the youth’s home. Placement possibilities include: therapeutic foster care, specialized community home, group homes or secure care treatment facilities.
OJA currently contracts with eleven (11) group homes for a total of 153 beds across the State. The length of stay (LOS) is based on the unique treatment plan of each child. These group homes provide a highly structured environment where OJA custody youth receive treatment, education, medical care, recreation, independent living and social skills. Crisis intervention is available 24 hours a day in these staff secure group homes. Several group homes specialize in different areas such as CareerTech programming, problematic sexual behavior treatment and mental health issues.
OJA contracts with county commissioners for secure detention services and adheres to the State Plan for the Establishment of Juvenile Detention Services. Juvenile detention centers can house youth upon initial arrest, pre-adjudicatory youth awaiting court and those youth pending OJA placement outside the home.
There are currently eleven (11) detention centers across the state that provide beds for both males and females.
District Maps
The Juvenile Services Division includes program, administrative staff, field and supervisory staff in all seventy-seven (77) counties, known as the Juvenile Services Unit (JSU). Program responsibilities at the State Office include the Placement Unit, Juvenile Detention Centers, Group Homes, Specialized Community Home, Therapeutic Foster Care and Secure Transportation. Administrative Staff and Program Managers provide program development, consultation, as well as contract reviews and monitoring to ensure all contractors are within contractual mandates and requirements. JSU is comprised of seven (7) Districts across the state to provide services and supervision for both pre- and post-adjudicatory youth on a local level. JSU staff maintains an active role in their communities and in a partnership with the Judiciary, District Attorneys, law enforcement and youth serving agencies, all while working together in an effort to develop community-based resources for juveniles and their families throughout the State.
Below is the contact information for each District across the State of Oklahoma. Click the drop-down box to find the county listing for each district office.
Juvenile Services Unit (JSU) and Field Operations
JSU provides intake, assessment, treatment planning, probation and parole services, supervision as well as reintegration to juveniles in all seventy-seven counties, except for those with duly constituted Juvenile Bureaus. The Juvenile Bureaus are located in Canadian, Comanche, Oklahoma and Tulsa counties. In those four (4) counties, JSU provides parole and reintegration services.
Services provided to youth are balanced with prevention, education, treatment and accountability to ensure public safety. A full continuum of services is provided to encourage and enhance positive, law-abiding behavior. Youth are provided a thorough risk and needs assessment, individualized treatment plan or rehabilitation plan along with services and programs designed to meet their needs and build upon their strengths.
JSU staff participate in all court proceedings for all Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) youth involved in the juvenile justice system. The continuum of care starts at the time a youth and their family come into a JSU office. Any proceedings that follow the initial contact with OJA will be supervised by JSU. Local JSU staff will follow the juveniles from intake, through the court process, out of home placement (if necessary) and in their return to the community.
JSU staff maintain an active role in their communities and in partnership with local Judiciary, District Attorneys, law enforcement and youth serving agencies to develop community based resources for youth and families throughout Oklahoma.
