HIGHLIGHTS OF MINUTES February 20, 2004
Wintergreen Resort, Wisconsin Dells
Department of Corrections Report
The Sex Offender Research Specialist Courtney is pulling together a curriculum committee to assist with the development of training for county workers. An Administrator has not been appointed. Mark Wehrly (WCCF) is working on training that will focus on family based services in juvenile justice, age specific programming, and creative dispositions. There are no locations determined but it is anticipated that the training would be at various locations throughout the state. The funding for this training is earmarked training funds from DJC.
Conference Committee
The committee is working on a draft of breakout sessions.
Suggestions that the committee is looking at:
Aspergers/ADHD, Treatment options for sex offenders,
roundtable discussion with the intake worker of the year and the previous intake worker’s of the year, legal update, Jackie Millar, Tech Time- Technological advances in the juvenile justice field which may use vendors, GPS monitoring service, software, website and Tim Schultz- Meth
WJOA has Sex Crimes on the Internet (sessions), medical evaluations of sexual abuse, identity theft, PSL, and child abuse.
Other suggestions from WJCIA Board Members were criminal errors in thinking training and training relating to implementation of the intercounty agreement, AODA treatment, community programs, and verbal judo,
The conference theme suggested by WJOA is: “To Serve Our Future Well-Our Children”.
Conference Site Committee
Committee is looking for location for solo conference in 2005
Curriculum Committee
22 of 23 people passed the initial test. The one who failed the test passed the retest. The average test score was 85.6%.
The committee discussed the advanced intake training and teachers. There was discussion about training with one attorney or training with an attorney and an intake worker and possible costs associated with each option. Topics would be ˝ day on 938 jurisdiction and elements of the crime and ˝ day on Chapter 48 jurisdiction. The financial plan for training would be to break even.
Committee on Position Statements
Goals of the Association have been revised. A motion was made that the recommended WJCIA Goals be adopted as presented.
A copy of the revised WJCIA Goals will be in the next Prima Facie and on the web site.
Membership Committee
Currently, WJCIA has a total of 186 members. Eight counties are not represented.
There have been 13 members since January. There also have been a lot of inquiry but it appears that people are waiting until conference for their membership.
Intake Directory
Dave passed out a packets of directories for board members to take and send out were distributed.
Legislative Committee
AB312 often referred to as the threat to social worker bill passed the assembly on a 5-0 vote.
AB270 relates to placement of sex offenders in the community. DOC is opposing. This bill does not include juveniles.
The committee did not support AB550 as it is currently worded.
The committee is watching AB709.
Act 82 relates to school attendance on dispositional orders. The school must know what is considered to be a violation. This includes CHIPS, JIPS and delinquency cases. This went into effect 12-05-03.
Training Committee
The Madison training scheduled for 03-29-04 to 04-02-04 is full.
Eleven people are registered for the 06-14-04 to 06-18-04 training in Eau Claire. This training will be the last training of the fiscal year.
Wisconsin Dells will be the site for the 09-27-04 to 10-01-04 training.
The November training will occur in Manitowoc. The January 2005 training will be in the southeast region. The March 2005 training will occur in Madison. The May 2005 training will be in Eau Claire.
Information Technology Committee
Committee is considering ending the Q & A page to lack of reaponses
A Directory of County Agancie will be added to the site.
Members were reminded to email any information about regional meetings to the web master if they want the information on the site.
Region 1
The February meeting took place in Hayward. Northwest Passages presented on their 90-day program. There was discussion about statistics that could be easily gathered from each county, restorative justice and sex offenders. The next meeting is 05-19-04 with teen court being the topic.
Region 2
Next meeting is 03-10-04 in Rhinelander. The last meeting was cancelled due to bad weather.
Region 3
Meeting on 01-23-04 held with Rob Fadness presenting from Eau Claire Juvenile Detention. Next meeting is 04-16-04 in Eau Claire.
Region 4
Mike Johnson, DOC SORP agent presented on the Sex Offender registry Program at the last meeting. The next meeting is 04-30-04 with distinguished guest, Pam Eitland, DJC as presenter.
Region 5
They met and discussed gangs and did a WJCIA update. Next meeting is 05-18-04 in Appleton.
Region 6
Meeting was 02-12-04. The topic was intake forms. A WJCIA update was also completed. An announcement was made that for the May 13, 2004 meeting all attendees need to bring a nomination for the WJCIA worker of year.
Region 7
Meeting was on 02-10-04 in Milwaukee. Topics included CCAP, AB550, listening session results by Pam Eitland, Courtney Endres position, training plan for DOC/WCCF, Act 82, and intake training. Next meeting is 06-15-04.
WCHSA PAC Committee
Meeting is 03-17-04 in Stevens Point.
JC Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting was 01-30-04. There is no momentum to research expulsion but there was a memo that encouraged communication between agencies. There is a data collection meeting on 03-12-04. There was discussion about AB5550, AB767, and Act 87. Interstate Compact National Movement may result in changes to the current practice. A survey for community services that are provided is being resurrected. There was a report on listening sessions and a discussion about training needs for the training through WCCF/Mark Wehrly. Next meeting is 05-21-04.
Statewide Venue
12-13 counties that have not signed the agreement as of about a month ago.