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Show 4A Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, May 9, 1984 , Police Academy Sharpens Officers9 Bodies and Minds BARRY KAWA Review Staff gymnasium, classrooms, offices and a dormitory and recreation room for those staying here. For shooting practice, the officers and deputies must drive about a half an hour to a range on the outskirts of town. officials State hope for a modern, police stress situation" shooting range and a pursuit driving range track for the acadertiy in the future. But academy officials note the facility is an improvement over a few years ago when Utah . SALT LAKE CITY Utah's Finest come here for training that someday may save them or their partners lives in a crisis situation. Although the Utah Law Enforcement Academy is similar in sie to a college dormitory or local Y.M.C.A.; officers leave with the most up to date crime fighting tactics, legal advice and physical training. The program is manoffidatory for cers in the state. A continuing training program is also taught to Utah's officers who must take a, minimum of 40 hours of instruction a year to retain their certification as a peace officer. officers received most of their training at a college or university police science program. It's challenging; you just cant sit back and let the world pass you by, observes Deputy Mark Malan of the Davis County Sheriffs Department who is goproing through the gram. "If youre not dedicated, you wont pass the academy.. , The students are drilled by instructors in arrest control techniques and physical training. Training supervisor Chuck Rose says although these two areas may be physically tough, its not like boot camp. "We dont put them in a . Many of the students who come from agencies located as far north as Cache County to Washington County in the south reside in the available dormitory. Others from agencies in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake County commute from their homes. The academy, known as (he post to those attending, was built in 1980 and is little more than a large building with a stressful environment where every they drop for pish-up- s time you turn around, Rose said. We like them to feel comfortable and ask any questions they may have. Rose said the students run up to three and half miles about three times a week and do daily calisthenics. But out of the 450 hour course, only 35 hours is used in this area of the course, he said. , . Academy Director Ted said students are also given a large amount of training in the legal field, crime investigation, juvenile-relate- d subjects, dealing with different personalities, traffic and report writing. He said it takes an 80 percent passing academic grade to graduate and a student must also pass minimum physical requirements. Out of an average 25 in a session, one, will fail on the academic portion and one on the physical requirements, Leamons Lea-mo- said. ns . Deputy Karl Christensen of Woods Cross said before the academy, he was relying totally on the knowledge of his partners. He said the instruction at the academy is giving him his CAROL VOLK (above left) and Gayle Smith try to get the most humor out Of the sit-u- p regime at the Utah Police Academy. But business is serious as Maureen Wahler (below right) concen- trates on holding Carl Christensen in a head-loc- k. own ideas on how to tunction as a police officer. "It gives a basic, fundamental training to every officer in the state, he said. n EVERY MORNING YOU WAKE UP WITH A POUNDING HEADACHE. YOU HAVE BEEN TO UTAHS POLICE Academy attempts to sharpen the mental skills of the participants as well as their physical condition. Mark Malan (left) and Carl Christensen YOUR FAMILY work with the night stick, a tool of the law officers DOCTOR trade. ' Review Staff HILL AIR FORCE BASE As U.S. District Court Judge Bruce S. Jenkins walked to the podium last week, Communist countries on the other side of the world were celebrating May Day with display of their military might; But here, Jenkins appeared in behalf of Law Day, a national Applicants Are Sought For Judicial Position . A screening committee of Davis County elected and judicial officials will review applications submitted for the vacant Fourth Circuit Court judgeship. Second Judicial District Judge , Douglas L. Cornaby said he would be convening the special commission to review applications for the vacancy created by e Clearfield Judge Corlong-tim- nell M. Jensens death. In addition to Cornaby, the . commission will include: Bountiful Mayor Dean S. Stahle, Clearfield Mayor Neldon. E. Hamblin, Layton Mayor Lewis B. Shields, Farmington Mayor Merrill R. Petty, Davis County Commission Chairman Glen E. Saunders and Davis County Bar Association members Stephen Oda and Stephen A. VanDyke. Cornaby said applicants must be at least 25 years old, an active member of the Utah State Bar in good standing, a Utah resident for three years and a resident In the circuit for which he or she is selected. . Interested and qualified attorneys can submit an application in care of the Honorable Doug- -' las L. Cornaby, Presiding District Judge and Chairman of the Circuit Court Nominating Commission, Davis County Courthouse, Farmington, Ut., 84025. The closing date for applications AND NEUROSURGEON A PSYCHIATRIST. Judge Says Law Keeps Nation Free BARRY KAWA A tribute to the United States system of law as the instrument of peace. Jenkins spoke at a luncheon in the base NCO club last Tuesday before an estimated 150 local attorneys, judges, officers, base officials and the public. We assemble as free men in a free country, Jenkins said. And contrary to naysayers, we generally have never been more free. The judge cited a trip to Manila where a local citizen re- fused to discuss his government ' in public. , The two men went back to Jenkins hotel where the Filippino sat with his back to the wall and remained fearful of discussing anything controversial. How appreciative I became of our community where we can talk to one another, Jenkins , said. ' . t - Jenkins asked the audience to THEY'VE RUN OUT OF imagine a world without free talk, movement and association, and you really begin to understand how generally fortunate you. are. He said we have been fortunate to live in a system where power is divided among three groups. What a work of genius, he noted of the U.S. system of judicial, executive and ' , legislative branches. Jenkins said the president of the American BAR association in 1957 recommended the U.S. ' adopt Law Day in response to the Soviets celebration of May Day., The Russians flex their, military muscle with a parade of armament down Red Square in Moscow on this day, the judge ' said. V' ' Each of us needs to be a watchdog in the tower of freedom, Jenkins concluded. And to be a beacon of freedom for all . the rest of the world. IDEAS AND YOU'RE STILL SUFFERING. InllEAiACIHE: : Headaches .are the most common health complaint ; in America today. It should not be assumed that chronic or recurring headaches are normal. If you have headaches call Or. Burns, he accepts group, union, auto and industrial insurance. SPECIALIZING IN' HEADACHE PROBLEMS ' Copyright 1983 : V ' (t'lsiiitoiftiiiti nnc CdiiNtrc ) g is May 11, 1984. Small business owners.. mtUmnWr fS mClffO wle to KiEsCa patjGCdos y23 ttan EcSuL3 yocr? Thousands of small business owners overpay their federal, state and local income taxes. 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