Forté Investigations LLC.

The DOC's use of the Correctional Offender Management Profiling for Alternative Sanctions (COMPAS) assessment system in 2012 has had a significant impact on the content of PSI's produced by the DOC in Wisconsin.  DOC staff assigned to produce these documents now believe the process has been "automated" by COMPAS and no longer requires a significant, in-depth, investigation.

 

Our Defense Sentencing Memorandum (DSM) can be one of the most important documents submitted to the court in a criminal matter and should be thoroughly investigated. The following are just some of the factors that distinguish our DSM's from the State's PSI:

 

• If requested,  the writer will appear in person or via video (attorney's discretion) at sentencing to provide testimony.

• The DSM provides the court with an "About the Author" cover sheet that outlines the author's education, experience and specialized training/certifications. Further, the total time dedicated to the DSM (often >20 hours) is provided to the court.

• All available historical information is sought from social services, juvenile corrections, community supervision, treatment providers, historical criminal complaints, etc.

• The investigator will meet with clients in person or via video (if in custody). 

• Nearly all of our DSM's include a formal AODA assessment, completed by Carrie Nitz M.Psy, SAC.

 

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