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Show 'VWrffrr"r' rT- - m . , News ' Iw'ij.l: .'J .'"fc"ni'.t "'. iiuni in '.' i Di jit,;; miiwi' mom '' iirr . bv Gary B. Baker My hometown is no exception. , But one danger, until just recently, has been relatively1 ignored. The dangers of hav- How safe are your child- ren when they go out to play? My mother must have thought I was pretty safe when I was a kid because she allowed me enormous freedom, which contributed , ' mi, m .mi., " m.4k $ -' .sM ing our children abducted, molested, even murdered. I used to teach my daughter to be very independent, to stand on her own, to go out and face the world with a smile. But now I'm tempted to close the door on 'to my growth and independence. I roamed the woods around my home in Maryland almost at will, from elementary school, I would walk downtown alone to meet my mother at the supermarket. Times were somewhat different then, though. We never locked our front door at night or when we went away, and neither did any of the local churches. Cars in !,4V-! "AVV . by Pvt. 2 Lisa Simunaci Three, out of ten youth end up in correctional institutions before they turn eighteen. inat s something to think about," said Teague Eskel-se- h treatment counselor from Decker Lake juvenile correction center,' to a group of Dugway students. Twenty-on- e students from Thiewav visited the facilitv. It is the final cut for young offenders. "The next step is the state penn," said Eskel-seAccording to Gerry Neil, a n. Criminal Investigator for' Dugway, the crime rate here has risen fin the alst six months. Most of these crimes involve juveniles. "We wanted to show students what could happen if they committed a crime." "The kids here live in an isolated environment," said Neil. "With 90 percent of the -- families here having both the kids parents working, are often left unattended." Eskelsen said that the offenders at Decker Lake got started in crime by skipping school. They start at a young . age, about 10 or 11. e rimes range from skipping school to armed robbery and assault. Right now the average age in the facility is 15. The average used to be 17. The Decker Lane facility deals with the rehabilitation of offenders, rather than. treat them like "prisoners This is a nice piace, include victimizations by strangers. Tills statistic is stragger-in- g when you think about how many children in this country will grow up having been sexually moisted. And if you think that's bad, consider this: A national study has shown that the average . effect children learn , lice force there has tripled since I left 10 years ago. The tiny jail that somewhat resembled the one on the Andy Griffith show has been replaced by a maximum-securit- y jail. People lock everything down, even picnic tables and lawn chairs. The American society as a Youth crime up whole is beginning to recognize how dangerous it really is out there on the streets. dents privileges have to be earned, such as watching television, right to use the mission. To be quite honest, when my daughter goes out to play, I fear for her life. Call her paranoid if you wish, but I have good reason to be. Why? For one thing, incest statistics alone show that one in every four of the little girls in my daughter's kindergarten class will be sexually moisted or raped before she's 21. One of seven boys will suffer the same fate, and this doesn't even Today, my hometown, like many in the United States, is gripped by what is known as a "siege mentality." The po- Alcohol Prevention veniles have to earn." Neil stated, these are all privileges that the kids at Dugway take for granted. The security people there do not wear uniforms nor carry weapons. Even though they are unarmed, Eskelsen use of drugs and alcohol," said Boswell. "Parents not only have to worry about their own self esteem but also the of their children." Volunteers are. already self-estee- m cans on the road. "That is not using scientific objectivity, we try to offer help, or, technical assistance to the total community," said Ber-ne- ll Boswell, founder of the many problems with fights. "We try to help the kids learn how to solve problems and talk things out. We try to show them it's ok not to be an asshole. They don't always need to get physically working in the schools. There is also a two week session planned for the eighth graders in April. Cottage program international. The Cottage program international sets up educational programs about alcohol and drug abuse. They operate all over the nation or verbally abusive," said Eskelsen. "The court system is such that a juvenile commits a crime today and may be scheduled for a court date as much as six months later, which doesn't really teach the juvenile the full impact Aside from students, this preventive education is available to everyone. "It is a resource to the community to help educate and eliminate misconceptions about alcoholism," said Ron Lunsford, head of drug and alcohol counseling here. and in many foreign countries, and now they are working with Dugway to help prevent alcohol and drug abuse. The people from the Cottage Program have been training volunteers from Dugway in prevention. They aim to meet the needs of ''good, solid family and comm unity based preven- of the crime and what it has cost society." According to Neil, "I thought this would be a good way to expose juveniles to reality. The trip was meant to be a criminal deterrent and help with the Crime Prevention program here at Dguway." Some of the students got a chance to speak to the residents. One of the Dugway students asked a resident if he liked it at the facility, "it's no place to come for a vacation," he said. The most common misun- derstanding is the disease concept, according to Lunsford. "In 1956, alcoholism was declared a disease by the American Medical Association. It is the only and disease known. He added, people can get well." Lunsford said the program here is highly credible and will protect confidentiality. "The overall goal of the program is to reduce stigma and provide quality services to the people of DPG." self-inflict- ed flict upon her? But this is not the worst part of the almost unbeliev- able statistics; The worst part is that because the molester has no previous criminal record, no record of previous child molestation, the court msot often gives a light sentence, or none at all, with a smallfine. Within hours of being arrested, the child molester could be free. Paranoid? I'm not paranoid. I'm just scared to death. It isn't bad enough that some 60,000 children are abducted each year - abducted from their homes, schools, playgrounds and city streets. But on top of that, the police departments in most cities refuse to actively enter a missing child case until 24, 48 or even 72 hours after the child is reported missing. Their reasoning, is that the child is probably nothing more than a runaway, and they're right. More than 80 percent of all children reported missing each year turn out to be runaways. But -- death than have someone torture her to death." (Gary Baker is a contributor to the Fort Lee traveler, Fort Lee, Va., where this article originally apeared) hosts ROTC Day will headline the annual "AcademyAFROTC Day," sponsored by the Utah Air Force Association on Saturday, 30 March 1985 at the Hill Air Force Base Theater. Major Philip E. Johnson, Air Force Academy AFROTC Liaison Officer for this area, advises that high, school and junior high school students, parents and educators throughout the state are invited to hear Colonel Wilkinson keynote the program at the Base Theater at 9:00 a.m. Following Colonel Wilkinson's remarks there will be a panel discussion by Utah cadets and AcademyAFROTC representatives as well as Air Force Academy Liaison Officers who will respond to questions that educators, students, or parents have about the AcademyAFROTC and its programs. Highlight of the program will be a visit to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and a display of the 6 Fighter Aircraft. Governor Norman Bangerter has proclaimed 30 March 1985 as AcademyAFROTC Day. More than 4,400 young men and women from all states of the Union attend the Academy, and over 500 young men and women are involved in AFROTC programs in Utah. This program is by courtesy of the Utah Air Force Association and the Utah Liaison Officers. -- F-1- rHv-- IMAGES OF v self-diagnos- ed tion," said Boswell. The training includes teaching people to work with one another and trying to get parents and kids to communicate with each other in open and sharing ways. "That is very tant in preventing the mis- - , trauma of being raped. How does a get over the psychological problems that such an incident will in- Colonel Thomas Wilkinson, Registrar, United States Air Force Academy, and outstanding cadets from Utah there have been less beer explained there are not ld Air Force by Pvt. 2 Lisa Simunaci Since the last drug and alcohol convention held here , woman with a husband and two loving children to overcome the 25-year-o- last year the local, county, state and federal police departments in this country were wrong 60,000 times. Where the life of a child is concerned, one mistake is one too many. How can we reduce the chances of our children falling prey to a handful of people who may need extensive medical and psychiatric care? I wanted to know, so I wrote the Adam Walsh Child Resource Center. You might be familair with the name "Adam Walsh." A movie about his abduction and murder has aired several times on national television. His father, John Walsh, is a leading advocate of legislation that, aids in trackaing and identifying missing children. The center's response was simple: Educate your children. Don't be afraid to teach them that they have parts of their bodies that are sacred to them, and that no one should touch them there. Dont be afraid to teach your kids that there are bad people who would take great pleasure in hurting them. Dont be afraid to scare your kids a little. Like I recently told my congressman, "I would rather scare my kid to & Drug gym, the right to decorate their room, or the right to have and listen to a stereo, are all privileges that the ju- It's hard enough for a , friend's house without per- strangers. There was an air of hospitality everywhere. sur- ren before being arrested. Not charged. Not convicted.. Arrested. her independence. I have curbed it. She plays in a fenced-i- n yard, with an adult always within shouting range. She goes nowhere alone. She doesn't even cross the street to her store parking lots always had the windows afled down and the doors unlocked. Shopkeepers were open and friendly, even to A DUGWAY STUDENT looks on the fences that round the Decker Lake youth correctional facility. child molester victimizes, on the average, some 65 child- ttt Month celebrates children Dugway April is the month of the Military Child. At we have both military and civilian children and therefore for Dugway this is the month of the child. There are a number of activities that will be geared toward the child With the support of the Youth Activities , division and other organizations, this will be an exciting month full of activities and interests for all the children in the Dugway Community. assistant his and Neesan Spec. 4 Youth director Floyd special events for the Toy Ready have been planning such as a band concert, an month of the young child OREC display and are open to suggestions for other 3CReady explained that the youth center is important to is not a whole lot the vouth on this post because there is That school. after do why they schedule for them to other activities; soccer, basketball, bowling and; according There has been an extremely good response the between the that feels But youth Ready to Neesan. more involved in the sports ages of 13 and 16 could get lhe following events will be scheduled by the Child Development Center: April 1 - Open house, 7 p.m. April 2 - Come fly a kite, 5 p.m., CDC. 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