State Criminal Justice Functions - Wisconsin

State Criminal Justice Functions

Informational Paper 59

Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau

January, 2015

State Criminal Justice Functions

Prepared by

Michael Steinschneider

Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau

One East Main, Suite 301

Madison, WI. 53703



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Chapter 1 -- Services to Law Enforcement Agencies by the Department of Justice.................................................... 2

Training and Standards Bureau............................................................................................................................ 2

Crime Information Bureau ................................................................................................................................... 6

Bureau of Justice Information and Analysis...................................................................................................... 15

Crime Laboratory Bureau .................................................................................................................................. 18

Chapter 2 -- Law Enforcement Activities of the Department of Justice..................................................................... 25

Law Enforcement Activities of the Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) ................................................ 25

Field Operations Bureau -- Narcotics Enforcement .......................................................................................... 26

Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force ..................................................................................... 28

Special Operations Bureau -- Gaming Investigation Program ......................................................................... 30

Remaining DCI Operations for the Special Operations Bureau and Field Operations Bureau ....................... 32

Arson Bureau...................................................................................................................................................... 35

Chapter 3 -- Criminal Justice-Related Grant Programs of the Department of Justice................................................ 37

Youth Diversion Grant Program ........................................................................................................................ 37

Law Enforcement Officer Grants ...................................................................................................................... 39

Treatment Alternatives and Diversion Grant Program ..................................................................................... 40

Drug Court Grant Program ................................................................................................................................ 43

County/Tribal Law Enforcement Grant Programs ............................................................................................ 43

Local Anti-Drug Task Force Grants .................................................................................................................. 46

Global Positioning System Grant Program ....................................................................................................... 46

Shot Spotter Program ......................................................................................................................................... 46

Chapter 4 -- Prosecutorial Responsibilities of District Attorneys ............................................................................... 47

Duties and Responsibilities of District Attorneys ............................................................................................. 47

District Attorney Funding and Staffing ............................................................................................................. 47

Prosecutorial Workload...................................................................................................................................... 52

Chapter 5 -- Prosecutorial and Related Responsibilities of the Department of Justice .............................................. 55

Criminal Appeals Unit ....................................................................................................................................... 55

Civil Litigation Unit ........................................................................................................................................... 56

Criminal Litigation Unit..................................................................................................................................... 57

Medicaid Fraud Control and Elder Abuse Unit................................................................................................. 59

Environmental Protection Unit .......................................................................................................................... 59

Chapter 6 -- Office of the State Public Defender ........................................................................................................ 61

Representation of the Indigent ........................................................................................................................... 61

Creation of the State Public Defender Function ................................................................................................ 63

Current Public Defender Operations ................................................................................................................. 65

Compensation for the Public Defender and Assistant Public Defenders ......................................................... 66

Appendices

Appendix I -- Department of Justice Organizational Chart .............................................................................. 67

Appendix II -- Office of the State Public Defender Organizational Chart ....................................................... 68

Appendix III -- State Crime Laboratory Service Areas .................................................................................... 69

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