| Governor's Oregon Principles Budget 2005-2007 |
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| Public Safety |
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What do we expect our investment to achieve for this principle?
Keep Oregonians safe on the streets, in their communities, and in their homes, by funding:
- 329 full-time State Patrol troopers to protect Oregonians and help reduce the number of crashes and fatalities on the state’s roads and highways. The Governor expects the Lottery Commission to take steps to expand current games, including line games, and increase the revenue collected and transferred by the Lottery Commission. His recommended budget uses the undedicated portion of additional proceeds to fund the patrol functions of the Oregon State Police.
- 119 Fish and Wildlife troopers to enforce the states regulation of anglers and hunters to prevent negative impacts on wildlife.
- 101 criminal investigation detectives equipped to solve criminal cases under their jurisdiction within twelve months; eight detectives dedicated to the Governor’s Methamphetamine Initiative.
- 108 sworn and professional positions in Forensic Services; six forensic labs to maintain efficient and reliable analysis results.
- 75 percent of the demand for close custody space, programs, and education services, including 850 close-custody beds for:
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- Measure 11 offenders in the physical custody of the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA).
- Offenders waived to adult court for non-Measure 11 crimes in OYA custody.
- Youth who have been adjudicated to juvenile court and are committed to OYA.
- Critical drug interdiction services through the Oregon Military Department that serve to reduce crime in Oregon.
- A new Department of Homeland Security to coordinate prevention and preparedness plans for natural and man-made disasters and terrorist activity and to coordinate effective and swift response to such events should they occur. The elements of this department are drawn from a number of different agencies and will now be housed under one command structure.
Hold criminals accountable and ensuring their sentences are completed by:
- Sustaining adequate bed space in the state criminal justice system, including 1,688 newly-constructed beds in Warner Creek Correctional Facility, Coffee Creek Correctional Facility, Madras, and Shutter Creek Correctional Institute.
- Enforcing Measure 17 requirements that all eligible offenders spend 40 hours a week working, in training, education classes, or in treatment.
- Securing supervision to prevent criminals from walking away from minimum custody facilities and outside work crews.
Rehabilitate Oregon’s youth and adult offenders so they transition back into society as responsible contributing citizens by providing:
- The Youth Challenge Program, which provides structured educational services to at-risk youth who have dropped out of school.
- Appropriate foster care and adequate treatment for juvenile offenders through OYA.
- Gang prevention, intervention and response activities for targeted violent gang activity.
- Transitional programs, incarceration and other reformation efforts (including drug, alcohol and substance abuse programs for more than 9,000 incarcerated youth and adults) to reduce the incidence of repeat offenders.
- 400 beds for the Alternative Incarceration Program at Shutter Creek and Powder River Correctional Institutions.
- Probation services for 720 youth and parole services for 520 youth in the community.
- Community supervision of more than 40,000 felons on probation, parole, or post-prison supervision.
Support and recruit members for the Oregon National Guard through:
- Adequate training facilities and armories for Oregon National Guard units who continue to serve at home and abroad.
- Recruitment and retention incentives for Oregon National Guard members.
- Maintenance of two Air National Guard bases in the state: Portland and Kingsley Field.
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