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Show Thursday, January 11, 1990 The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Four -- gangs from page three "In order to be prepared and stop years, said the "gangs" in the Salt Lake criminal the values said Buckmiller said. Group membership in the Salt Lake Valley usually ranges from two to 75 usually self-fulfilli- prophecy. "Police create gangs out of regular groups of teenage boys who hang out on street corners," he explained. "We create gangs when we call every group of teenage boys a gang. They then call members as young as 12," he said. "The oldest arrested members were in their mid-20sHowever, not all gangs are involved in criminal activities. Buckmiller said he thinks some of the local "gangs." are good in that they actually keep the kids from becoming criminally active. "The word gang doesn't necessarily ' make them bad," he said. Clark Knowlton, U. sociology professor who has studied gangs for 20 ." themselves -- a Kerr, regent's fall far of even our most basic needs," he said. "It's too early to panic and we will continue to work with the legislature through the decision on the spending limitation law and then concentrate on the real needs as presented in the regents' budget" Based on the population and the inflation rate from last year, the law from legislators prevents was than appropriating more money the from collected in, taxes general fund, uniform school fund and they are labelled as gangs by the public and police, finally become gangs due to a type of people. "We've arrested gang underfunded programs can reap the one pse Wm. Rolfe commissioner. "The figures he presented today associated with East and West Coast gangs. However, these teenagers, because them if they've been drinking," 4? from Valley shouldn't really be classified as gangs because they are simply groups of teenagers who do not hold anything from happening, we have to go in knowing what is going on. In a questioning situation, it's the same as asking a DUI suspect how much they have been drinking rather than asking 6 -- aimallysft gang and adopt the criminal characteristics of a gang," he said. He also said Salt Lake City has no transportation fund. economic while Thus, projections indicate the possibility of increased state revenues for fiscal none of the state's year 1990-9- real territorial street gangs and therefore none of the serious problems related to street gangs. 1, tvfo until jbstitutions have needs beyond the spending amount as presented by the fiscal analysts' ofScef"said Sen. the law is lifted. develop a budget in accordance with the law, the analysts developed an "austere To budget" for higher education, Gariottsaid. The analysts funded the 1989-9- 0 base budget of $368.6 million the institutions are currently operating .under and recommended increases to accommodate mandated costs Carling, senate chairman of the higher education appropriations . committees. He urged the committee members to push for a vote on the spending limitation law before Friday. "There is no way you can live within it this year," "I feel uncomfortable about where we are at," he said We donl maintenance, inflation increases, ' where know we're going." and enrollment growth. A for a vote has already motion In addition, they set aside made both caucuses. in been and earmarked money for salary the deferred Until benefit compensation, but legislators reach a decision on the issue, the regents a recommendation on employee compensation until the higher, and the appropriation committee will continue to discuss the education executive appropriation committee approves a final salary institution's needs. such as electricity and building PLAY IT SAFE STILLL TIME TO REGISTER FOR AN INSTITUTE CLASS Through Thursday Lambda Delta Sigma Sigma Gamma Chi RUSH All of the higher education benefits of.economic prosperity A STUDENT 1 J SERVICE Student Health Insurance Must Be Purchased By cV. t iV frfs "Rise Above the Blues" '';:-""- " II LDSSA I Fri day ; h January 1 2th to avoid lapse of continuous coverage: I T0P0FF EVERY PIZZA WITH Insurance must be paid for at the Income Accounting Office in the Student Services Building. LIVE ENTERTAINMENT! (SMS : This Thursday - Sunday MARK WINGLAND 0 Tte Pi 3 1 HEALTH 1 Mvmmb 320 E. 2nd 3 (Downstairs) 0913 Mi an- fcfj:.S!.:. |
