HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1980 (18)TO AMEND THE JUVENILE CODE FOR THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, there was a major revision of the Juvenile Code for the
State of Wisconsin which became effective on November 18, 1978, and
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin County Board Asscoiation along with a
coalition of other groups such as the District Attorney's Association, the
Chiefs of Police Association, Juvenile Police Officer's Association, the
Sheriff's Association and others acted to bring about the revision as the
Bill went through the legislature, and
WHEREAS, it is now felt, based on over nine months of experience
with the new law, that there is a need to make certain changes in that
Juvenile Code. On a county level, Courts, law enforcement, prosecutors,
parents and social service agencies are finding that they are severely
handicapped in their ability to deal with some of the needs of children and
families.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board
of Supervisors hereby recommends that the Juvenile Code for the State of
Wisconsin be amended as follows:
1. RESTITUTION --At Section 48.34(5) of the Children's Code,
restitution is only possible from the child. An amendment
should be made to allow a Court to hold the parents responsible
in a dollar sense for the delinquent acts of the child.
2. Under the Juvenile Code, a child can only be placed in a
correctional facility for a period of one year. An amendment
should be made to allow Courts to fix a specific period of time
for the committment of a child who has committed a very serious
delinquent act (murder, armed robbery, first degree sexual assault,
etc.). The law, further, should be amended to prevent the Juvenile
Offender Review Board from releasing these particular juveniles
before that period is up.
3. DETENTION --The standard under which children can be detained
in either secure or non -secure detention should be amended to
reflect the community need to deal with children who are runaways,
uncontrollable or involved in delinquent acts. Under the present
system, those children involved in substantial disorder within the
community know that it is not possible for them to be placed in
detention, and, as a result, they create substantial problems for
law enforcement officers.
Dated this �% f day of ,%r�-
LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE
Lawrence Blakeborough
Felix Rivard
Ed Day
Wayne Willi,.nk
Hear Lowe
FINANCE, BUDGET, BUIL N COMMITTEE
Seymour D hm
Vern Nelson
Robert Boche
E. P. Rock
Norman E. Anderson