The Department of Justice (DOJ) manages Wisconsin's Centralized Criminal History (CCH) database. This database contains information about:
- Arrests
- Prosecutions
- Court Findings
- Sentences
- DNA Registrations
- Admissions and Releases from the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
All information in the criminal history database is based on the submission of arrest fingerprint cards by law enforcement agencies.
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies are required to submit arrest fingerprint cards per Wis. Stat. §165.84(1) for offenses designated in Wis. Stat. § 165.83(2)(a). The DOJ is also required to accept any other arrest fingerprint cards taken by law enforcement agencies for offenses other than those listed in Stat. § 165.83(2)(a). Criminal history information may be obtained from other sources, such as courts or the Department of Corrections (DOC).
These fingerprint-supported records confirm whether a criminal record belongs to a specific person. Any arrest or disposition with supporting fingerprints are submitted to the DOJ to be included on the record.