Show Course to he be Given Giyen by U of U UOn On Prisoners The University of Utah will begin work next month on a anew anew new visual aid system to be used in training correctional of of- of officer of jails and prisons ac- ac according according cording to Sen Frank E Moss D Utah The funds to support the Uni Uni- Uni University project have been pro vided by the Office of Law En En- Enforcement Assistance Depart Depart- Department ment of Justice amounting to From this modest be ginning it is expected that the University will produce two film strips of about color 80 slides each and single 50 slides which will be used for training programs in prisons Sen Moss said The funds have been authorized under the Law Enforcement Act of 1965 which Sen Moss Introduced in the Senate last year which provid es Federal assistance to the States communities or private profit nonprofit agencies for the pur pur- pur purpose pose of improving the professional training given to peace officers court personnel and staff members of correctional Institutions Sen Moss said that the Uni Uni- Uni University of Utah contract will produce visual aid materials which will help correctional of of- of facers improve their understand understand- understanding ing of some of the factors which motivate criminals to reduce prejudice and misconceptions which have a negative effect on the officers ability to work effectively In prisons and to assist the officers in improving daily working methods Some of the visual aids will also be used in inmate orient atlon programs as well as in in- in service training for adult parole and probation officers and also by correctional personnel in giving lectures in their communities Moss said that pretest pre test test- log ing and demonstration of the effectiveness of the Utah made slides and narrative will be conducted in six different states before being released for gen gen gen- general eral use The purpose of the Law Enforcement Assistance Act is isto isto to provide the means of deve deve- deve developing loping pew new methods in the train lug Ing of police court and prison staffs Sen Moss said The Act is particularly applicable in inthe inthe the West where a sudden surge in population over the past few years has brought a higher crime rate and where of law enforcement has lagged II |