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Special Committee on High-Risk Juvenile Offenders

Chair: Sen. Tim Carpenter
Vice-Chair:  Rep. Rich Zipperer
Legislative Council Staff: Anne Sappenfield and Melissa Schmidt
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The Special Committee is directed to study high-risk juvenile offenders and best practices for decreasing the risk of recidivism among high-risk offenders.  Specifically, the committee shall study current law relating to the Serious Juvenile Offender Program, waiver of juveniles to adult court, original adult court jurisdiction over juvenile offenders, and placement of juveniles in juvenile correctional institutions and adult prisons.  The committee shall also review successful practices relating to juvenile justice in Wisconsin and other states, including the State of Missouri.

Recommendations to Legislature
  • Report to the Legislature 2009-01, Special Committee on High-Risk Juvenile Offenders (April 2, 2009).
  • 2009 Senate Bill 149, relating to an examination of the juvenile in a proceeding for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction.
  • 2009 Senate Bill 150, relating to the criteria for waiver of adult criminal court jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfer of the case to juvenile court.
  • 2009 Senate Bill 151, relating to funding to counties to cover increase in juvenile corrections.
  • 2009 Senate Bill 152, relating to creating rebuttable presumption in waiver proceedings involving a first offender.
  • 2009 Senate Bill 153, relating to petitions for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction and the criteria for that waiver.
Recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council (March 26, 2009)
  • Results of the March 26 meeting.
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature 2009-01, Special Committee on High-Risk Juvenile Offenders (February 4, 2009).
  • LRB-1753/1, relating to an examination of the juvenile in a proceeding for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction.
  • LRB-1754/1, relating to the criteria for waiver of adult criminal court jurisdiction over a juvenile and transfer of the case to juvenile court.
  • LRB-1756/1, relating to funding to counties to cover increase in juvenile corrections.
  • LRB-1758/1, relating to creating rebuttable presumption in waiver proceedings.
  • WLC: 0378/1, relating to waiver to adult court.
January 7, 2009 Mail Ballot Results
  • Results of January 7, 2009 Mail Ballot (January 20, 2009).
January 7, 2009 Mail Ballot
  • WLC: 0044/3, relating to assessment of waiver criteria.
  • WLC: 0045/4, relating to reverse waiver.
  • WLC: 0183/1, relating to funding to counties to cover increase in juvenile corrections costs.
  • WLC: 0378/1, relating to waiver in adult court.
  • WLC: 0379/1, relating to creating rebuttable presumption in waiver proceedings.
December 17, 2008 Meeting
  • WLC: 0044/2, relating to assessment of waiver criteria.
  • WLC: 0045/3, relating to reverse waiver.
  • WLC:  0085/2, relating to imposition of adult sentence for certain juveniles.
  • WLC: 0263/1, relating to community-based juvenile correctional pilot program.
  • Memorandum from Silvia Jackson, Assistant Administrator, Division of Juvenile Corrections, Department of Corrections (December 16, 2008).
    • Attachment, Adopting the Missouri Model in Wisconsin:  Changes and Considerations Financing of Daily Rate.
October 21, 2008 Meeting (previously scheduled for October 8, 2008)
  • WLC: 0043/1, relating filing waiver petition.
  • WLC: 0044/1, relating to assessment of waiver criteria.
  • WLC: 0045/1, relating to reverse waiver.
  • WLC: 0084/1, relating to primary consideration in determination to waive juvenile court jurisdiction.
  • WLC: 0085/1, relating to imposition of adult sentence for certain juveniles.
  • WLC: 0104/1, relating to the minimum age of delinquency.
  • WLC: 0143/1, relating to excluding energy costs from daily rate.
  • WLC: 0144/1, relating to cost of juvenile court jurisdiction as waiver factor.
  • WLC: 0145/1, relating to waiver criteria.
  • WLC: 0183/1, relating to funding to counties to cover increase in juvenile corrections costs.
  • Memo No. 8, Comparison of the Missouri Model With Wisconsin's Juvenile Corrections System (October 9, 2008).
    • Memorandum, Comparison of Missouri and Wisconsin Juvenile Corrections Systems (September 10, 2008).
      • Report, A closer look at ... The Missouri Model, An Analysis fo the Missouri Model in Comparison to the Ohio Department of Youth Services, Final Report, November 30, 2006, by Amy Korenstein, Ohio Department of Youth Services.
      • Report, Division of Youth Services Annual Report, Fiscal Year 2007, Missouri Department of Social Services.
  • Article, Harvard honors Missouri Division of Youth Services, KanasCity.com, submitted at the request of Representative Tamara Grigsby (September 10, 2008).
  • Memorandum, Wisconsin Juvenile Court System, from Susan and Neil Besougloff (September 30, 2008).
  • Presentation by Vincent Schiraldi, Director, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, District of Columbia.
    • Handout, States adopt Missouri youth justice model, Stateline.org, submitted by Vincent Schiraldi, Director, Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, District of Columbia.
  • Memorandum, WLC: Bill Drafts for Consideration on October 21, 2008, from Sarah Diedrick-Kasdorf, Senior Legislative Associate, Wisconsin Counties Association (October 20, 2008).
September 16, 2008 Meeting
  • Memo No. 6, Options for Legislation (September 9, 2008).
  • Memo No. 7, Missouri Juvenile Justice System (September 9, 2008.
    • Enclosure to Memo No. 7, Programs and Services Pamphlet, Missouri's Division of Youth Services.
  • Memo, Legislative Council Special Committee on High-Risk Juvenile Offenders - Materials, from Silvia Jackson, Assistant Administrator, Division of Juvenile Corrections, Department of Corrections.
    • Report, Data on Juveniles Committed to State Juveniles Corrections Institutions in Calendar year 2007.
  • Report, Risking their futures:  Why trying nonviolent 17-year-olds as adults is bad policy for Wisconsin, Wisconsin Council on children and Families, submitted by Public Member Wendy Henderson.
  • Press Release, WCCF Study:  Trying Nonviolent 17-Year-Olds as Adults is Not Working, submitted by Public Member Wendy Henderson.
  • Article, Juvenile Transfer Laws:  An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?, Juvenile Justice Bulletin, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice (August 2008).
  • Presentation by Sarah Hammond, Program Principal, Criminal Justice, National Conference of State Legislatures (September 16, 2008).
August 6, 2008 Meeting
  • Memo No. 3, Minimum and Maximum Ages for Juvenile Court Delinquency Jurisdiction in Other States (July 29, 2008).
  • Memo No. 4, Information on Adolescent Brain Development (July 29, 2008).
  • Memo No. 5, Comparison of Wisconsin's Current Serious Juvenile Offender Program With the Former Extended court Jurisdiction and Youthful Offender Programs (August 5, 2008).
  • Letter from Patrick Kenney, Deputy District Attorney, Milwaukee County Children's Court (July 15, 2008).
  • Driving directions to Ethan Allen School for Boys.
  • Driving directions from Ethan Allen School for Boys to the Waukesha County Administration Center.
  • Presentation by Peter Slesar, Manager, Adolscent and Family Services Division, Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services.
    • Handout by Peter Slesar, Manager, Adolscent and Family Services Division, Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services.
  • Testimony from Eric Meaux, Milwaukee County Director of Delinquency and Court Services (August 6, 2008).
  • Testimony from Ron Hauser, Vice President of Program Services and Heather Yaeger, Director, Homme Youth and Family Programs, Lutheran Social Services (August 6, 2008).
  • Handout, Cultural/Ethnic Profile of DJC Youth - 2007, Division of Juvenile Corrections, Department of Corrections (July 2008).
July 10, 2008 Meeting
  • Staff Brief 08-01, High-Risk Juvenile Offenders (July 2, 2008).
  • Memo No. 1, Corrections to Staff Brief 2008-01, High-Risk Juvenile Offenders (July 9, 2008).
  • Memo No. 2, Juvenile Waivers to Adult Court, by County (July 9, 2008).
  • Report, Cost-Effectiveness of Juvenile Correctional Institutions:  Analysis and Options, Department of Corrections.
  • Presentation by Silvia Jackson, Assistant Administrator, and Shelley Hagan, Director of Office of Juvenile Offender Review, Division of Juvenile Corrections, Department of Corrections.