DJC Technical Assistance
to Counties
The Division of Juvenile Corrections (DJC) provides ongoing technical assistance, training and support to counties in the following program areas:
DJC staff members with responsibility for above-named program areas work out of the Central Office in Madison. The juvenile services specialists travel extensively throughout Wisconsin. The Intensive Supervision Program Services specialist works with counties to develop and implement community supervision options for youth who may remain safely in their communities with, and benefit from, high levels of supervision. The specialist involved with court intake worker training ensures that juvenile court intake workers meet the Department of Corrections Administrative Rule for Training. The compact administrator and coordinator perform ICJ functions for Wisconsin delinquents placed in other states and delinquent youth residing in Wisconsin from other states.
Intensive Supervision Program Services
Position is Vacant
Contact: Michelle Buehl
Phone: 608.240-5914 Fax: 608.240-3371
Email: michelle.buehl@wisconsin.gov
Mission of Intensive Supervision Program Services
The goal of Juvenile Intensive Supervision Programs (ISP) is to prevent removal of delinquent juveniles from their homes while providing close supervision of their activities.
Program Description
Juvenile Intensive Supervision Programs (ISP), operated by 36 county departments of human/social services, provide comprehensive treatment services and intense supervision to delinquent youth. Probation officers/county caseworkers with small caseloads have daily contact with ISP youth and require strict compliance with conditions of supervision.
Youth served by ISP are not supervised by DJC staff nor have they been returned to the community from a secured juvenile correctional facility. ISP juveniles have been adjudicated delinquent, but not of serious enough offenses to justify placement in a secure correctional facility. DJC provides technical assistance to the county-run programs.
Services Provided To Counties By DJC
Assist Wisconsin counties in their ISP feasibility studies
Assist in the development, implementation, and evaluation of local ISP programs
Identify funding sources and provide assistance in securing program funding
Assist in developing open dialogue with county juvenile justice representatives, educational staff, law enforcement, and community members
Provide information to interested counties on successful ISP’s within and outside of Wisconsin
Juvenile Court Intake Worker Training
Contact: Michelle Buehl
Phone: 608.240-5914 Fax: 608.240-3371
Email: michelle.buehl@wisconsin.gov
Mission of Juvenile Court Intake Worker Training
The Wisconsin Administrative Code rules in ch. DOC 399, require that the Department of Corrections (DOC) ensure that a county worker who performs juvenile court intake functions successfully completes 30 hours of approved training and scores 70% or more on a DOC approved test within 6 months of her or his appointment or assignment as an intake worker.
Services Provided By DJC To Counties
Evaluates and decides whether to approve a proposal for a period of 12 months from an individual, agency or organization intending to provide basic intake training
Reviews appeals from an applicant whose proposal was denied
Develops set of questions related to the content of intake training including relevant statutes
Administers, evaluates and scores the test
Provides trainee and her or his supervisor of the results of the test
Notifies trainers regarding evaluations submitted by participants in training
Juvenile Sex Offender Information
Recently the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) was awarded a federal grant, through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This grant requires specific work on a High Risk Juvenile Sex Offender Reentry Project. This project was designed to address emerging problems associated with the community reentry of juvenile sex offenders. A particular focus of the project has been to raise the understanding and awareness of the unique challenges and community safety issues surrounding juvenile sex offenders in Wisconsin. With this in mind, the Division of Juvenile Corrections (DJC) has developed informational brochures that are available to the educational community, general public, and various support agencies around the State.
Sex Offender Municipal Ordinances
Information for General Public
Information for Municipalities