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ERIC Number: ED292033
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Apr-13
Pages: 17
Abstractor: N/A
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Legislation on Community Corrections Issues. Report No. 5.
Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison.
This report presents Wisconsin state legislation on community corrections issues. Part I provides a description of key provisions of two relevant 1987 assembly bills. Part II summarizies activities of the Wisconsin State Legislative Council's Special Committee on Community Corrections Issues. Part III provides a description of the background and major provisions of 1987 Assembly Bill 260 which: (1) allows the court to order payment of unpaid restitution as a condition of parole for revoked probationers; (2) requires the district attorney to obtain information on the victim's pecuniary loss, unless a presentence investigation is ordered; (3) clarifies that the victim must demonstrate losses and the defendant must demonstrate ability to pay; (4) allows the court to establish a restitution payment schedule; and (5) allows the court to order joint and several liability for restitution payments. Part IV provides a description of the background and major provisions of 1987 Assembly Bill 261 which specifies that persons participating as child care workers in the Department of Health and Social Services' pilot project to provide child care services to children of probationers are state agents and covered by state liability programs, and authorizes the Department of Justice to treat, as a state agent, any person participating as a child care worker in the project. A list of committee materials is appended. (NB)
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Wisconsin State Legislative Council, Madison.
Identifiers - Location: Wisconsin
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