Wisconsin § 165.845 - Collection and reporting of crime and criminal justice data.

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§ 165.845. Collection and reporting of crime and criminal justice data.

165.845(1g) (1g) In this section: 165.845(1g)(a) (a) “Great bodily harm” has the meaning given in s. 939.22 (14) . 165.845(1g)(m) (m) “Use-of-force incident” means any of the following: 165.845(1g)(m)1. 1. Any incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a law enforcement officer at or in the direction of a civilian. 165.845(1g)(m)2. 2. Any incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a civilian at or in the direction of a law enforcement officer. 165.845(1g)(m)3. 3. Any incident in which an action taken by a law enforcement officer as a response to an act of resistance results in great bodily harm or death. 165.845(1g)(m)4. 4. Any incident in which an act of resistance taken by a civilian against a law enforcement officer results in great bodily harm or death. 165.845(1r) (1r) The department of justice shall: 165.845(1r)(a) (a) Collect information concerning the number and nature of offenses known to have been committed in this state, concerning sexual assault kits, as defined in s. 165.775 (1) (e) , collected in this state, and concerning such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The department of justice may determine any other information to be obtained regarding crime, evidence, and justice system data or statistics. The information shall include all of the following: 165.845(1r)(a)1. 1. Data requested by federal agencies under the U.S. department of justice, including but not limited to the federal bureau of investigation under the National Incident-Based Reporting System for the United States. 165.845(1r)(a)2. 2. For any use-of-force incident, all of the following information: 165.845(1r)(a)2.a. a. The gender, race, ethnicity, and age of each person who was shot at, injured, or killed. 165.845(1r)(a)2.b. b. The date, time, and location of the incident. 165.845(1r)(a)2.c. c. The reason for the law enforcement officer’s initial contact with the civilian. 165.845(1r)(a)2.d. d. Whether any civilian involved in the incident was armed and, if he or she was armed, the type of weapon that the civilian had. 165.845(1r)(a)2.e. e. The type of resistance used against the law enforcement officer by the civilian, the type of action taken in response by the officer, and if applicable, the types of weapons used. 165.845(1r)(a)2.f. f. The number of law enforcement officers involved in the incident. 165.845(1r)(a)2.g. g. The number of civilians involved in the incident. 165.845(1r)(a)2.h. h. A brief description regarding any acts of resistance that precipitated the incident and the circumstances surrounding the incident, including perceptions on behavior or mental disorders. 165.845(1r)(a)2.i. i. Any other information that is required to comply with the reporting standards of the National Use-Of-Force Data Collection system administered by the federal bureau of investigation. 165.845(1r)(a)3. 3. For each case involving a crime, as defined in s.

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