Office of Crime Victim Services
Children's Justice Act Program
In 1992, the Attorney General obtained a federal Children's Justice Act
grant, administered by the Office of Child Abuse and Neglect under the federal
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. The grant funds allowed the
Wisconsin Department of Justice to expand its work in child sexual and physical
abuse, neglect and juvenile delinquency through the creation of DOJ's Children's
Justice Act Program.
The long-term goals of the Children's Justice Act Program, which is
administered through the Wisconsin Department of Justice's Office of Crime
Victim Services, are to improve the investigation and prosecution of child abuse
and neglect cases, improve the handling of suspected child abuse and
neglect-related fatalities, and improve the handling of cases in order to limit
additional trauma to the child victim and family. The Wisconsin Department
of Justice is pursuing these goals through training the professionals involved
in these cases, statutory analysis, direct assistance to prosecuting attorneys,
and other means.
Attorney General's Task Force on Children in Need
Confidentiality Project
Annual Community Profile Survey
Upcoming Events
For questions relating to the Children's
Justice Act Program, click here.
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