Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)
| Submitted | Sept. 11, 2022 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 11, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Dane County Sheriff
Hello:
Would you be able to clarify "the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021".
After Use of Force and Criminal our remaining complaint categories are Arrest Process, Harassment, Work Rule Violation, Driving, Discourtesy, and Other. As this will be time intensive to search all of these categories I am looking to see if we can narrow our focus and still meet your request.
Thank you,
Brian
Lieutenant Brian Hayes
Records Custodian
Support Services Division
Dane County Sheriff's Office
115 West Doty Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
608-284-6802-Office
hayes.brian@danesheriff.com<mailto:hayes.brian@danesheriff.com>
www.danesheriff.com/records<http://www.danesheriff.com/records>
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From: Dane County Sheriff
Mr. Sinyangwe;
Attached is my response letter and one attachment regarding your request for information from the Dane County Sheriff's Office.
Brian
Lieutenant Brian Hayes
Records Custodian
Support Services Division
Dane County Sheriff's Office
115 West Doty Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
608-284-6802-Office
hayes.brian@danesheriff.com<mailto:hayes.brian@danesheriff.com>
www.danesheriff.com/records<http://www.danesheriff.com/records>
The information in this email is meant only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient named above. This communication may contain information which is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the person receiving this message is not the intended recipient or you have received this message in error, any review, publication, copying or other distribution of this information is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone, return the original message to us by mail, destroy any copies you have made and delete the communication from any computer and/or storage media. Thank you for your cooperation.
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