OKLAHOMA COUNTY JUVENILE BUREAU

“Providing Opportunities for Success”

KEY PRINCIPLES

S AFETY … A COMMITMENT (1) TO PUBLIC SAFETY; (2) TO PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO RECEIVE SERVICES AND CARE; AND, (3) TO PROVIDING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR STAFF.
O PTIMIZING POTENTIAL … ASSISTING YOUTH TO IDENTIFY AND UTILIZE THEIR STRENGTHS RATHER THAN ONLY FOCUSING ON WEAKNESSES.
ASSISTING AND GUIDING STAFF TO FULLY DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL.
A CCOUNTABILITY … HOLDING YOUTH ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR AND AT THE SAME TIME, PROVIDING APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION TO RESTORE THEIR ABILITY TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
HOLDING STAFF ACCOUNTABLE TO BUREAU GOALS AND OBJECTIVES IN ORDER TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
R ELATIONSHIPS … TEACHING YOUTH HOW TO RELATE EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR FAMILY AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
EXPECTING STAFF TO DEVELOP HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS.
WITH YOUTH, THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR PEERS, AND THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE, DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

MISSION STATEMENT
Working in partnership with the community, the mission of the Oklahoma County Juvenile Bureau is to prevent and control juvenile delinquency.