Doug Thomas serves as the Juvenile Justice Information System (JJIS) Integration and Policy Manager at the Oregon Youth Authority since January 2017, overseeing the JJIS Business Integration Unit to enhance the effective use of JJIS in county juvenile departments and the agency. Concurrently, Doug has been a Senior Research Associate at the National Center for Juvenile Justice since April 1990, contributing to national studies on crime and delinquency. Doug's prior experience includes a role as a Research Program Specialist at the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention from April 1987 to March 1990, focusing on program development and grant management. Educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree in Policy Analysis from Indiana University Bloomington and a Master’s Degree in Administration of Justice from American University.
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National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
In 1937, a group of judges sought to improving the effectiveness of the nation's juvenile courts and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) was born. Pursuing our mission of improving the courts and systems practice for our nation's children and families, as well as raising awareness of child welfare and domestic violence issues continues to this day. The NCJFCJ provides cutting-edge training, wide-ranging technical assistance, and research to help the nation's courts, judges and staff in their important work. Each year, the NCJFCJ provides education, technical assistance, and publications to an estimated 30,000 judges, court administrators, social and mental health workers, police, probation officers, and others working in the juvenile and family courts at its headquarters in Reno and throughout the country. In conjunction with the University of Nevada, Reno and the National Judicial College, the NCJFCJ participates in unique advanced degree programs for judges and other court professionals.