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Special Committee on Review of Crimes Against Children

Chair: Sen. Alberta Darling
Legislative Council Staff: Larry Konopacki and Anne Sappenfield
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The special committee is directed to review current crimes against children under ch. 948, Stats., that relate to child pornography, communicating with a child over a computerized communications system, sex offenders working or volunteering with children, and sexual assault of a child to determine whether these statutes should be clarified and whether the penalties for these offenses are consistent and appropriate.  Recodifying other portions of ch. 948, Stats., may also be considered.

Legislation Enacted
Report to the Legislature
  • Report to the Legislature, Review of Crimes Against Children, RL 2007-03 (March 29, 2007)
  • 2007 Senate Bill 103 [Assembly Bill 209]
Recommendations to the Joint Legislative Council (March 14, 2007)
  • Result of Joint Legislative Council meeting
  • Proposed Report to the Legislature 2007-03, Special Committee on Review of Crimes Against Children (March 3, 2007)
  • LRB-1721/1, relating to crimes against children and providing penalties
January 18, 2007 Mail Ballot
December 14, 2006 Meeting
  • WLC: 0006/2, relating to reconciling 2005 Wisconsin Acts 430, 431, and 437
  • WLC: 0011/1, relating to time to prosecute a crime that is related to a sexual assault
  • WLC: 0014/1, relating to soliciting a child for prostitution
  • WLC: 0016/1, relating to sex offender registration
  • WLC: 0017/1, relating to the offenses of neglecting a child and leaving a child unattended in a child care vehicle
  • WLC: 0018/1, relating to intentionally causing great bodily harm to a child
  • WLC: 0022/1, relating to possession of child pornography
  • WLC: 0023/1, relating to sexual intercourse with a child age 16 or older
  • WLC: 0024/1, relating to possession of child pornography
  • WLC: 0025/1, relating to presentence investigation and risk assessment for certain sex-related crimes against children, and providing rule-making authority
  • WLC: 0026/1, relating to violations charged in the same action with a change of engaging in repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child
November 15, 2006 Meeting
  • WLC:  0011/1, relating to time to prosecute a crime that is related to a sexual assault (November 6, 2006)
  • WLC: 0013/1, relating to engaging in repeated acts of sexual assault of the same child (November 7, 2006)
  • Memo No. 2, Options for Legislative Changes Recommended for the Special Committee on Review of Crimes Against Children (November 7, 2006)
  • Memo No. 3, Statutes of Limitations for Prosecution of Sexual Assault of a Child in Other States (November 8, 2006)
  • Presentation, by Department of Corrections Staff (November 15, 2006)
  • Handout, General and Child Sexual Recidivism Rates for Offenders on Community Supervision, by Department Of Corrections Staff (November 15, 2006)
  • Presentation, Child Sex Offender Types and Recidivism Rates, by Dr. Anna Salter, DOC (November 15, 2006)
October 4, 2006 Meeting
  • Staff Brief 06-02, Review of Crimes Against Children (September 19, 2006)
  • Memo No. 1, Statute of Limitations for Sexual Assault of a Child Prosecutions (September 21, 2006)
  • WLC: 0006/1, relating to reconciling 2005 Wisconsin Acts 430, 431, and 437
  • Chapter 948, Stats.