165.92(4)
(4) Deputization by sheriff. Nothing in this section limits the authority of a county sheriff to depute a tribal law enforcement officer under
s. 59.26 (5), including the authority to grant law enforcement and arrest powers outside the territory described in
sub. (2) (b). Deputization of a tribal law enforcement officer by a sheriff shall not limit the powers and duties granted to the officer by
sub. (2).
165.92 History
History: 1993 a. 407;
1995 a. 201.
165.92 Note
NOTE: 1993 Wis. Act 407, which creates this section, contains extensive explanatory notes.
165.93
165.93
Sexual assault victim services; grants. 165.93(1)(a)
(a) "Department" means the department of justice.
165.93(1)(e)
(e) "Victim" means an individual who has been sexually assaulted, regardless of whether the sexual assault has been reported to any governmental agency.
165.93(2)(a)(a) Beginning on January 1, 1995, the department shall provide grants to eligible organizations from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (5) (gc) to provide services for sexual assault victims.
165.93(2)(b)
(b) An organization is eligible to apply for and receive a grant under this section if the organization meets all of the following criteria:
165.93(2)(b)1.
1. The organization is a nonprofit corporation or a public agency.
165.93(2)(b)2.
2. The organization provides or proposes to provide, either directly or through a contract, subcontract, service agreement or collaborative agreement with other organizations, entities or individuals, all of the following for sexual assault victims:
165.93(2)(b)2.b.
b. Crisis telephone line services on a 24 hours per day and 7 days per week basis.
165.93(2)(b)2.c.
c. Professional education about intervention for sexual assault victims and community education programs for the prevention of sexual assault.
165.93(2)(b)2.d.
d. Services for persons living in rural areas, men, children, elderly persons, physically disabled persons, minority groups and other groups of victims that have special needs. This subdivision does not require the applicant to provide services to any group of persons that does not reside in the applicant's service area.
165.93(2)(b)3.
3. The organization does not receive more than 70% of its operating budget from grants under this section.
165.93(2)(b)4.
4. The organization does not provide all of its services under
subd. 2. a. to
d. by contract, subcontract, service agreement or collaborative agreement with other organizations, entities or individuals.
165.93(2)(c)
(c) Whenever the department reviews applications for grants under this section, the department shall consider all of the following:
165.93(2)(c)1.
1. The need for sexual assault victim services in the community in which the applicant provides services or proposes to provide services.
165.93(2)(c)2.
2. The degree to which the applicant's services or proposed services are coordinated with other resources in the community and state.
165.93(2)(c)4.
4. The needs of existing and proposed programs and services.
165.93(3)
(3) Reporting requirements. An organization that receives a grant under this section shall report all of the following information to the department for each fiscal year covered by the grant:
165.93(3)(a)
(a) The total expenditures that the organization made on sexual assault victim services in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year.
165.93(3)(b)
(b) The number of persons served by general type of sexual assault victim services provided in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year. The department shall identify for organizations the general types of sexual assault services provided.
165.93(3)(c)
(c) The number of persons who requested sexual assault victim services in the period for which the grant was provided during that fiscal year but who did not receive the sexual assault victim services that they requested.
165.93 History
History: 1993 a. 16,
227;
1995 a. 225.
165.982
165.982
Weed and seed project grants. 165.982(1)
(1) The department of justice may award grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to any eligible city whose plan for the expenditure of funds is approved. The grant shall be used to carry out a comprehensive, multi-agency "weed and seed" project to restore safety and vitality to a targeted neighborhood that suffers from high levels of violent and drug-related crime. The grant moneys that a city receives under this section may not supplant existing local resources. A plan submitted for approval shall specify a strategy to achieve the goals of the grant and must include a concerted law enforcement effort to curb drug trafficking and related crime, a decentralized law enforcement and crime prevention effort in a targeted neighborhood, and a coordinated, community-based effort to strengthen the neighborhood's social base and revitalize the neighborhood. The department of justice, with the concurrence of the department of health and family services, shall develop criteria which, notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), need not be promulgated as rules under
ch. 227, for use in awarding grants under this section. The department of justice and department of health and family services shall jointly review any proposed plan and approve those plans that meet the criteria.
165.982(2)
(2) To be eligible for the grant, a plan shall include all of the following:
165.982(2)(a)
(a) Oversight of the project by the mayor's office or by a steering committee appointed by the mayor.
165.982(2)(b)
(b) Written support by the chief of police and the superintendent of the school district.
165.982(2)(c)
(c) A law enforcement coordinating committee and a neighborhood revitalization coordinating committee to plan and implement project activities.
165.982(3)
(3) The proposed site for the use of a grant shall be an identifiable neighborhood with high violent crime and drug arrest rates. The neighborhood shall have experience in neighborhood planning and organizing or, in lieu thereof, evidence shall be provided that such planning and organizing efforts would be supported by, and would be effective in, the neighborhood.
165.982(4)
(4) Grant recipients shall provide a 25% match in funds or in-kind services. Grants shall be awarded for 3-year periods.
165.982(5)
(5) The department of justice and the department of health and family services shall provide training and technical assistance to grant recipients. Both departments shall work with the steering committees and coordinating committees of the projects and participate in planning and implementing project initiatives as appropriate.
165.982(6)
(6) A city shall submit a proposed plan for a grant under this section so that the plan is received by the department of justice on or before July 15, 1994.
165.982 History
History: 1993 a. 193;
1995 a. 27 s.
9126 (19).
165.983
165.983
Law enforcement technology grants. The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (dg) to law enforcement agencies in cities with high levels of violent and drug-related crime to acquire law enforcement technology. Notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under
ch. 227. A law enforcement agency receiving a grant under this section shall provide matching funds equal to 50% of the grant awarded. The grant shall be used to acquire technology that is innovative to the applicant law enforcement agency and consistent with the technology, resources and operational procedures of the applicant law enforcement agency. A grant may not be used for the expansion or replacement of existing equipment or facilities. A law enforcement agency may apply to the department for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review each application and plan and may provide a grant to an eligible law enforcement agency.
165.983 History
History: 1993 a. 193.
165.984
165.984
Community policing. The department of justice shall establish policies and procedures for the distribution of grants from the appropriation under
s. 20.455 (2) (dq) to the city of Milwaukee for activities related to decentralized law enforcement and crime prevention in targeted neighborhoods that suffer from high levels of violent and drug-related crime. Notwithstanding
s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate the required policies and procedures as rules under
ch. 227. The city of Milwaukee may apply to the department for a grant under this section and shall include a proposed plan of expenditure of the grant moneys. The department shall review the application and plan and shall provide the grant to the city of Milwaukee if the application and plan meet the requirements under this section.
165.984 History
History: 1993 a. 193.
