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  The department works closely with other agencies in performing its role
of criminal investiga-
tor. The Division of Criminal Investigation often cooperates with the Office
of the Commis-
sioner of Securities, the banking commissioner, and other state agencies
when investigations
involve violations related to the specialized nature of these offices. This
cooperation at all levels
enhances the division's ability to fulfill its main mission, which is to
supplement and assist local
law enforcement.
  The Law Enforcement Services Division of the department provides technical
assistance to
many agencies of state government. The scientific and technical nature of
the Crime Laborato-
ries' work has resulted in working arrangements with the University of Wisconsin
and Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. These arrangements provide
for joint use
of physical facilities and in certain cases the exchange of scientific personnel.
The Crime Infor-
mation Bureau continually coordinates with the Department of Transportation,
Department of
Health and Social Services, Court Administrator's Office and all other state
agencies with law
enforcement or criminal justice responsibilities. The Training and Standards
Bureau maintains
constant liaison with law enforcement agencies and, through a central records
system, maintains
training records on all Wisconsin law enforcement officers at the basic,
specialized and in-service
training levels.



INDEPENDENT UNITS ATTACHED FOR BUDGETING, PROGRAM COORDINATION
  AND RELATED MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS BY SECTION 15.03 OF THE STATUTES



                     LAW ENFORCEMENT STANDARDS BOARD

 Law Enforcement Standards Board& WILLIAM P. WARD (local government),
chairperson; JEROME
   D. LACKE (law enforcement), vice chairperson; BRONSON C. LA FOLLETTE (Attorney
General),
   RICHARD A. FLINTROP (executive director, Wisconsin Council on Criminal
Justice), RALPH E.
   CHRISTENSEN (designee of secretary of Department of Natural Resources),
JAMES W. VAN SIS-
   TINE (designee of secretary of Department of Transportation); RuTH BACHMAN
(district attor-
   ney); BETSY ANN FISH ALBERTS, JOSEPH P. FANRE, DAVID HASKINS, EDWARD MOFFETT,
JOHN
   E. REIFF (law enforcement); SANDRA HOEH-LYON (local government executive);
GRACE E. AB-
   RAMSON (public member); H. ERNEST WOODBY (Milwaukee FBI Office, nonvoting).
 Statutory Reference: Section 15.255.
   History: The Law Enforcement Standards Board was created by Chapter 466,
Laws of 1969.
   Organization: The board is an independent unit attached to the department
under Section
 15.03 of the statutes for administrative purposes. It consists of 15 members,
of whom 10 are
 appointed by the governor for staggered 4-year terms (6 representatives
of local law enforce-
 ment, one of whom must be a chief and one a sheriff; one district attorney,
2 local government
 representatives; and one public member) and 5 ex officio members, which
include the executive
 director, Wisconsin Council on Criminal Justice; the secretary of the Department
of Transporta-
 tion or designee; the Attorney General or designee; secretary of the Department
of Natural
 Resources or designee; and the special agent in charge of the Milwaukee
Office for the Federal
 Bureau of Investigation.
 Agency Responsibility: The board 1) sets minimum education and training
standards for em-
 ployment of law enforcement and jail officers, 2) certifies persons as being
qualified to be officers,
 3) establishes minimum curriculum requirements for preparatory courses and
programs and rec-
 ommends minimum curriculum requirements for in-service and advanced courses
and programs
 for training law enforcement recruits, 4) consults with other government
agencies regarding the
 development of law enforcement training schools and courses, 5) conducts
and stimulates re-
 search to improve law enforcement administration and performance, and 6)
evaluates compli-
 ance by governmental units. The board appoints a curriculum advisory committee
and a train-
 ing research committee to advise it in the establishment of curriculum requirements.