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Show He's the Nation's Only Sheriff Who Has Ph.D. Degree November Sunday THE HERALD, Provo. 18, 1979, l tah-- p; spa "? By LINDA KUNTZ LOGAN LEXINGTON, S C. (LTD With his - beefy appearance, red face and Southern drawl, Sheriff James R. "Jimmy" Metts fits the stereotype of a redneck sheriff from Dixie. But appearances are deceiving. In Metts' case; the college diplomas that cover one wall of his decorator-designe- d office provide a better clue about the personality and abilities of the man who is the only sheriff in the nation to hold a Ph.D. "The old Southern sheriff used to get into office with political savvy and then he stayed there that way. That's the V t . ii i II si . i i I I -il II ii i ' i i r nurry: Deal me Christmas Rush! i j 6-Ba- nd Patrolman CB-6- 0 Portable Radio Realistic Deluxe AMFM Clock Radio by Chronomatic-20- by Realistic 3 kind of thing I swore to tear down if I got elected " Metts said. Metts, 32, who grew up in predominantly rural Lexington County whert everybody knew what he called the redneck sheriff, reflects the changes that have come to the county. The rapid growth of neighboring Columbia spawned many "bedroom communities' where sophisticated suburbanites now live, although the county still includes many small farming communities. g Unlike sheriffs of old. Metts wears business suits and ties to work. In his office, amid the electronic equipment that allows him to keep in contant touch with his deputies, sits a fancy stereo system with Richard Pryor albums on the turntable. A conspicuous four-fotall, Oriental water pipe a souvenir from Metts' first big marijuana bust is stashed in the corner of the office. Metts, who runs the sheriff's department "like a company," said efficiency, logic and intelligence are the best weapons against crime. Criminals, he thinks, are becoming "more mobile" and "The criminal has surpassed the law enforcement officer in education," he said in a recent interview. "We've got to bring law enforcement up to compete with crime," Metts obviously practices what he preaches. His Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina is in education, with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction. He also has a master's degree in criminal justice, an undergraduate degree in psychology, and four associate degrees in fields ranging from chemical engineering to corrections administration. The National Sheriffs Association in Washington confirmed that Metts is the only sheriff with a doctorate, even though several police chiefs have advanced degrees. "My degrees give me a look at problems from many directions, not just one narrow view," he noted. Metts, who says solving crimes can be "a lot of fun" almost like a game sometimes uses his schooling on the ficers. "If we are going to solve crimes, law enforcement officers are going to have to become attuned to what is going on in society," he said. "They need better training, better education, and my role is to make this job. department and my people as gun-totin- - better-educate- d. "You've got to put yourself in the criminal's psychological state, you SHERIFF JAMES METTS must learn how these people react and perform," Metts said. "You try to reconstruct the crime as they would have done it, then try to disprove each hypothesis." Metts also said he gets a lot of ideas on crime-solvin-g from reading novels, such as those about the mythical detective Sherlock Holmes, and watching television. "A lot of crime is committed because of past experience," he said. "We get ideas from novels and I try to get plots off the TV cop shows." In fact, Metts said, he solved one crime that way. "There was a crime that was based on a plot from a "Barnaby Jones" show, and that's how I solved it," he said. The crime involved a man who pretended he was dead to collect in- surance. Metts has little modesty when it comes to detailing the strides his department has made since he took over. "When I came into office in 1972, this was probably the worst sheriff's department in the state," he said. "We had 19 personnel, the deputies didn't even have uniforms. There was no record system at all. The department now boasts 126 people, a new facility, and a budget of $1.5 million, he said. "There have been drastic changes, in fact, it's a miracle," he said. "I wonder where we'd be now if I had not had the aggressiveness to get some of these things accomplished." He is a firm believer in continuing education for law enforcement of- - fice. The office, Thursday submitted a performance audit to the State Building Board which shows that Utah spent $380,000 during fiscal 1979 for the janitorial work. The audit also said the state is only getting about 4 hours of work a night from the employees but paying for six hours because the janitors are arriving late, taking long meal breaks, and leaving early. Last month, the janitors work protest when the staged a two-da- y Building Board tried to halt such prac sophisticated as the criminals we deal with." The workers in the Capitol also are responsible for cleaning only about half the space which janitors in other state complexes must take care of, the audit said. Routine cleaning on the hill often isn't done for as long as 10 days at a time. "We believe the janitorial services should be managed to ensure quality service at a reasonable cost," the auditors said. "In this audit we found that the practices followed in managing the janitorial program had not resulted in quality service nor at a reasonable cost." Hear all 40 CB channels. Monitor police and fire calls, aircraft, National Weather Service on VHF. Enjoy AM, FM and more. 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