CVRB Documents

The following documents may be helpful to understand the actions the Board may take when making a decision:

Decisions Issued by the CVRB

(Please note, the record numbers below do not necessarily indicate the year the case was filed, reviewed, or disposed.)

Involves a Victim's Right To...	Filed Against	Record Number	Outcome
Attend Proceedings	DA’s Office	20-296.pdf	Violation
Attend Proceedings	DA’s Office	21-325.pdf	Violation
Be Heard at Certain Proceedings	DA's Office	22-015.pdf	Violation
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	20-296.pdf	Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	21-310.pdf	No Probable Cause
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	21-317.pdf	Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	22-003.pdf	No Probable Cause
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	226-011.pdf	Violation
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	2210-017.pdf	Dismissed after Investigation
Confer with Prosecution	DA’s Office	232-001.pdf	Violation
Expeditious Return of Property	Law Enforcement	12-123.pdf	No Probable Cause
Information about the Outcome of the Case	DA’s Office	21-014.pdf	Violation
Information about the Outcome of the Case	DA’s Office	232-001.pdf	Violation
Information about Status of Investigation & Outcome of the Case	DA’s Office	2210-016.pdf	Violation
Information about Status of Investigation & Outcome of the Case	DA’s Office	233-004.pdf	Violation
Information about Status of Investigation	Law Enforcement	223-004.pdf	Violation
Information about Status of Investigation	Law Enforcement	225-007.pdf	No Probable Cause
Information about Status of Investigation	Law Enforcement	233-005.pdf	Violation
Notice of Proceedings	DA’s Office	20-296.pdf	Violation
Notice of Proceedings	DA’s Office	21-313.pdf	Dismissed after Investigation
Notice of Proceedings	DA’s Office	2210-015.pdf	Violation
Privacy	DA’s Office	20-274.pdf	No Probable Cause
Privacy	DA’s Office	21-313.pdf	Not attributable to respondent
Privacy	DA’s Office	22-003.pdf	No Probable Cause
Privacy	DA’s Office, Law Enforcement	21-322.pdf	Dismissed
Privacy	DA’s Office, Law Enforcement	227-012.pdf	No Probable Cause
Privacy	DA’s Office, Clerk of Court	23-009.pdf	No Probable Cause
Privacy	Law Enforcement	22-001.pdf	Violation
Protection from the Accused	Law Enforcement	21-312.pdf	No Probable Cause
Protection from the Accused	Law Enforcement	224-006.pdf	Violation
Protection from the Accused	DA’s Office	232-001.pdf	Not attributable to respondent
Provide Information to the Court	DA’s Office	20-296.pdf	Violation
Restitution (Assistance with Collection)	Dept. of Corrections	21-013.pdf	Violation
Restitution (Assistance with Collection)	Dept. of Corrections	22-002.pdf	Violation
Restitution	DA’s Office	21-304.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	20-274.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	Law Enforcement, DA's Office	20-285.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	Law Enforcement	224-006.pdf	Violation
Speedy Disposition	Law Enforcement	233-005.pdf	Violation
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	21-012.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	21-014.pdf	Violation
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	21-310.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	21-313.pdf	Violation
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	223-005.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	2210-016.pdf	Violation
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	233-003.pdf	No Probable Cause
Speedy Disposition	DA’s Office	233-004.pdf	Violation
Treatment	Judge	20-296.pdf	Referred to Judicial Commission
Treatment	DA’s Office	20-296.pdf	Dismissed after Investigation
Treatment	DA’s Office	21-012.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	DA’s Office	21-310.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	DA’s Office	22-003.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	DA’s Office	226-009.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	DA’s Office	2210-015.pdf	Violation
Treatment	DA’s Office	2210-016.pdf	Violation
Treatment	DA’s Office	233-004.pdf	Violation
Treatment	Law Enforcement, Victim Witness Office	20-285.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	Law Enforcement	22-001.pdf	Violation
Treatment	Law Enforcement	223-004.pdf	Violation
Treatment	Law Enforcement	225-008.pdf	Violation
Treatment	Law Enforcement	2212-019.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	Law Enforcement	2212-020.pdf	No Probable Cause
Treatment	ME’s Office	223-005.pdf	No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from DA	DA's Office	20-285.pdf	No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from DA	DA’s Office	233-003.pdf	No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from LE	Law Enforcement	21-304.pdf	Violation
Written Victim Information from LE	Law Enforcement	223-004.pdf	Violation
Written Victim Information from LE	Law Enforcement	225-007.pdf	No Probable Cause
Written Victim Information from LE	Law Enforcement	2212-018.pdf	Violation
(No Victim Right Implicated)	DA’s Office	20-291.pdf	Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)	DA’s Office	21-331.pdf	Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)	WI DOJ	232-002.pdf	Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)	Law Enforcement, DA's Office	23-013.pdf	Dismissed
(No Victim Right Implicated)	Law Enforcement, Coroner, Mayor, City Atty	23-014.pdf	Dismissed

Reports & Recommendations Issued by the CVRB

Right to Attend Court Proceedings in the Case
Statutes: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(b), 950.07
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(e)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Incarcerated victim not transported to attend hearings related to assault committed against him.	Nov-2006	Prosecutor	CVRB 09
Jailed victim not permitted to attend court proceeding as the father of a crime victim.	Jun-2007	Sheriff’s Department	CVRB 11
Victim requested in writing to exercise many victim’s rights. Prosecutor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement prior to initial hearing and victim was not given an opportunity to confer or notice to attend the court hearing on the matter.	May-2014	Prosecutor	CVRB 29

Right to receive chapter 950 rights and services

Statutes: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.08(3), 950.04(1v)(zx)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Complainant not permitted to access DOJ informal complaint process.	Jul-2007	WI Dept. of Justice	CVRB 12

Right to Confer
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(j)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(h)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Prosecutor did not confer with victim, was unaware of victim’s wishes.	Aug-2005	Prosecutor	CVRB 05
Victim wished to confer but was confused about how to request and exercise the right to confer.	Jul-2008	Prosecutor	CVRB 15

Notice of proceedings; Right to notice of hearing and court proceedings
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(g)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(g)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Victim of assault did not receive notice of sentencing hearing when a pretrial conference abruptly changed to a plea and sentencing proceeding. Proceedings commenced without waiting for the victims’ rights request form to be returned by the victim.	Aug-2005	Prosecutor	CVRB 05
Complainant was assaulted while incarcerated and requested notice of all hearings and proceedings related to his assault; notice of the plea and sentencing hearing was not provided.	Nov-2006	Prosecutor	CVRB 09
Victim of domestic violence did not receive notice of hearings from the DA’s office and relied instead on information provided by the offender’s defense attorney.	Nov-2011	Prosecutor	CVRB 25
Victim requested in writing to exercise many victim’s rights. Prosecutor entered into a deferred prosecution agreement prior to initial hearing and victim was not given an opportunity to confer or notice to attend the court hearing on the matter.	May-2014	Prosecutor	CVRB 29
Victim requested notice of sentencing hearing and to make a victim impact statement at sentencing hearing. The victim was given the wrong date did not appear at the hearing. When the victim did not appear, the prosecutor did not make reasonable attempts to provide the victim with notice of the hearing.	Dec-2016	Prosecutor	CVRB 32
Victim did not receive notice of a hearing to vacate a restitution order 22 years after the crime.	Apr-2019	Prosecutor	CVRB 35

Privacy
Statutes: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(ag), 950.04(1v)(dr)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(b)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Public employee violated victim's right to s. 950.04(1v)(dr) when she disclosed for unofficial purposes the name of a domestic violence victim and the fact that she filed papers with the courthouse in which the employee worked.	Sept-2015	Public Officials, Public Agencies, Public Employees	CVRB 30
Public official violated the victim's right to respect for her privacy by sharing case information, including personal and sensitive information about the victim, with a community advocacy organization with the intent to inform advocates about the case should the victim seek services. The victim was extremely distressed by the disclosure of this information which she did not want shared in her community.	Oct-2019	Public Officials, Public Agencies, Public Employees	CVRB 36
Law enforcement officer violated a sexual assault victim's right to privacy and respect for her privacy by sharing information about her involvement in an unrelated law enforcement contact. This information was shared with other reporting victims in a disparaging context to call into question her credibility and the strength of her case.	April-2023	Law Enforcement Agency	CVRB 39

Right to Reasonable Protection from the Accused
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(f)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Clerk of Court policies led directly to a victim's married name being discoverable on a public website. (Victim's assailant previously only knew her by her maiden name.)	Mar-2019	Elected Clerk of Court	CVRB 34
Victim put in proximity to the offender while both in custody.	Jan-2020	County Jail Administrator	CVRB 37

Right to receive information about the disposition of the case

Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(zm)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(o)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Prosecutor denied requests from victim of felony hit and run for information about the terms of the offender’s deferred prosecution agreement.	Aug-2008	Prosecutor	CVRB 17

Right to receive written information from the District Attorney about rights and how to exercise rights
Statute: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(u), 950.08(2r)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Victims of a hit and run did not receive information about their case and rights and were unable to provide information to the court.	Nov-2010	Prosecutor	CVRB 23
Victim of domestic violence had initial contact with case as a witness. When that status changed from witness to victim, the office did not provide required rights’ information.	Nov-2011	Prosecutor	CVRB 25

Right to receive written information from Law Enforcement 

Statutes: Wis. Stat. §§ 950.04(1v)(t), 950.08(2g)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(p)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Law enforcement agency erroneously believed notice of rights was provided by district attorney's victim witness office and did not have a policy for providing the required written notice.	July 2021	Police Department	CVRB 38
SPECIAL REPORT: Duty of Law Enforcement to Provide Specific Written Information Within 24 hours of Contact	2017	Law Enforcement	CVRB 33
Victim was not given the required written information and requests for information were ignored.	Jul-2012	Sheriff Dept.	CVRB 01
Complainant was not given victims’ rights information from the law enforcement agency investigating the sexual assault of complainant’s child. The agency did not have the required written information to give victims and used instead a local victim service brochure which did not comply with the statutory requirements.	Nov-2007	Police Dept.	CVRB 13
Complainant was incarcerated when child died as a result of neglect by the child’s guardians. Complainant was not given victims’ rights information by law enforcement when contacted about the crime.	Dec-2006	Police Dept.	CVRB 10
Victim alleged the required written information was not provided.	Oct-2004	Police Dept.	CVRB 04

Right to Restitution
Wisconsin Constitution, Article 1, § 9m(2)(m)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
This report was issued in response to two complaints filed against the Department of Corrections alleging DOC violated the complainants' right to be provided with assistance collecting restitution pursuant to Wis. Const., art. I, sec. 9m(2)((m).	July 2023	WI Dept. of Corrections	CVRB 40

Right to a speedy disposition of the case
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(k)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2)(c) and (d)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
SPECIAL REPORT: Speedy Disposition for Crime Victims	2010	Public Officials	CVRB 21
Charging decision in theft case delayed 8 months.	Aug-2003	Prosecutor	CVRB 03
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed approximately 8 months.	Aug-2006	Prosecutor Victim-Witness	CVRB 07
Charging decision in assault case delayed 13 months.	Mar-2008	Prosecutor	CVRB 14
Disposition of vehicular homicide case delayed approximately four years; 14-month delay caused by military deployment of defendant.	Mar-2009	Prosecutor, Judge	CVRB 16
2 year delay to notify parents of a charging decision related to a car accident in which their child was killed.	Jul-2009	Prosecutor	CVRB 19
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed 19 months.	Sep-2009	Prosecutor	CVRB 20
Investigation of child sexual assault case delayed 38 months.	Apr-2011	Detective	CVRB 22
Charging decision in theft case delayed 3 years.	Jan-2013	Prosecutor	CVRB 24
Charging decision in child sexual assault case delayed 10 months.	Jul-2013	Prosecutor	CVRB 27

Treatment Issues
Statutes: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(1v)(ag)
Wis. Const. Article 1, sec. 9m, (2) (2)(a)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
Law enforcement officer made disparaging remarks about a sexual assault victim's credibility when interviewing other reporting victims.	April-2023	Law Enforcement Agency	CVRB 38

Witness' right to protection from harm arising from cooperation with Law Enforcement & Prosecution Efforts
Statute: Wis. Stat. § 950.04(2w)(c)

Case Summary	Date Issued	Issued To	Read More
A witness to protection order violations alleged the right to protection was violated when law enforcement minimized and did not follow up on the witness’s reports.	Apr-2006	Law Enforcement	CVRB 08

CVRB Documents

Decisions Issued by the CVRB​

Reports & Recommendations Issued by the CVRB

Decisions Issued by the CVRB