J.B. VAN HOLLEN
ATTORNEY GENERAL

Law Enforcement's New Voice in Madison

It is a distinct honor to greet the men and women of Wisconsin law enforcement as your new Attorney General. I am humbled by the immense trust you and the fellow citizens we serve and protect have placed in me. And I am eager to begin working with you on our mutual mission to make Wisconsin a safer place to live and work.

I look forward to hearing from every level of law enforcement on how we can better fight crime in Wisconsin, and how DOJ can be a better partner in that effort. I also will work hard with the Governor and the Legislature to solve the many challenges that lie before us.

We have a number of challenges before us. The ever-growing backlogs at the crime labs must be reduced once and for all. We also must work together to fight methamphetamine -- the most dangerous drug law enforcement has encountered that continues to lay waste to the environment, infect our schools and strip our young people of a bright future. Unprecedented violence in our state’s largest city must not be permitted to rob the freedom of families to feel safe on the streets of their own neighborhoods. And we must be more vigilant in tracking down the predators who continue to use the Internet and advances in technology to prey on our children and seniors.

I feel as if every member of law enforcement is standing by my side, shoulder to shoulder, ready to make Wisconsin one of the safest states in the nation. You are my partners in law enforcement, and I am ready to be your voice in Madison.

Safer streets and neighborhoods make for more vibrant communities, stronger families, a higher quality of life and a better Wisconsin. That is the Wisconsin we desire. It is the Wisconsin that inspired me to public office. And the Wisconsin I will fight for as your Attorney General.

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