2024 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 35
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Professional Standards Division
The Professional Standards Division is responsible for coordinating the investigation of
personnel matters, citizen complaints, legal claims, and lawsuits for the Sheriff’s
Office. The Division helps ensure the integrity of the Sheriff’s Office by conducting
timely, complete, objective, and independent investigations of alleged employee
misconduct and other investigations as determined by the Sheriff. All investigations
are conducted to ensure fairness and justice. The Professional Standards Division also
performs administrative functions, at the direction of the Office of the Sheriff, such as:
Fitness for Duty requests
Retrieval/Return of agency-issued equipment for limited duty and separated
personnel
Primary liaison with the Milwaukee County Office of Corporation Counsel in
matters of litigation, legal opinions, and general counsel relative to the Office of
the Sheriff
Participates in the Use of Force Review Board case reviews
Maintainins the Wisconsin DOT Driving Abstract Program
Maintains and reviews use of force, squad accidents, and squad pursuit files
Maintains background files on applicants seeking employment
The Public Records Division
responds to public records
requests for records maintained
by the MCSO, by email, in person,
U.S. Mail, or fax.
Public Records Division
The MCSO’s record releases are
governed by the Wisconsin Public
Records Law and include citations,
incident reports, crash reports,
photos, squad videos, 911 call
recordings, and criminal history
information.
The Public Records Division
received and fulfilled 3,403
requests in 2024.
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