Wisconsin State Law Library

Law Enforcement

• Complaints
  • Complaints and report resources (WI Dept. of Justice)
• Division of Law Enforcement Services (WI Dept. of Justice)
• Understanding police use of deadly force (UW Latino/a Student Assoc. & UW Black Law Students Assoc.)
• Law Enforcement Manuals
  • Instruction manual for completing the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report form (MV4000) (WI Dept. of Transportation)
  • Kenosha (WI) Police Policy and Procedures Manual
  • Milwaukee (WI) Code of Conduct and Standard Operating Procedures

The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 164 "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill Of Rights"
• WI Statutes: ch. 165 "Department of Justice"
• WI Statutes ch. 175 "Miscellaneous Police Provisions"
• WI Opinions
  • On Point Case Summaries (2010-) (WI State Public Defender)

Related Topics

• Arrest & Bail
• County Resources
• Court & Justice Statistics
• Criminal Law & Procedure
• Directories
• Law enforcement directory
• Legal Assistance

Law Review Articles

• Police Interrogation of Juveniles
  Jnl of Criminal Law & Criminology 97.1 (Fall 2006)
• Public Access to Law Enforcement Records in Wisconsin
  Marquette L Rev 68.4 (Summ 1985)

Library Resources

• Citizen Oversight of Law Enforcement
• Law Enforcement Officer's Instruction Manual for Completing the Wisconsin Motor Vehicle Accident Report Form (MV 4000)
• Wisconsin Police Misconduct and Governmental Liability

Journals & Legal Databases

• American Journal of Police Science
• HeinOnline
• Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology
• Police Law Quarterly

Learning Center

• Hiring a Lawyer
• Finding Forms
• Introduction to Law