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Show Ujx2 salt lake free not for sale B tub B volume two September 14, 1972 a model cities project number four from each staff member, rather than from just one probation officer, he said. The program has gone to great lengths to involve the working in the informal, relaxed setting built into the Units, can respond to 25 children outside the Center. the problems their kicked out of the schools is one of the problems facing the Units, moreover the children concerned, Cooke said. The program hires University staff and student volunteers to tutor the kids directly in the Unit homes. These educative services, however, need to be expanded, Cooke stressed. and experience ym parents in child faces, said Cooke. Responding to the symptoms, he continued, is what the program is all about. That is, detecting the conditions found in the home environment that are possibly a contributing factor to the child's delinquency. "These kids aren't living in a stated Cooke. he continued, problems the child falls into can the kids outside the regular school system. But what education can be offered, he Generally, traced to unfavorable be situations found at home. Therefore, the family is also considered on probation with their child, he continued. Cooke said the program has met great success in that it responds to the problems and needs of the juvenile delinquent. If figures are meaningful here, he said, last year 300 cases were terminated. In the successfully by Kirk Terry Institutions attempting to change the behavior of juvenile delinquents before the kids change their own attitudes is rather like "putting the horse before the cart." Carlin Cooke, chief of Probation Division, 2nd. District Juvenile Court, said that the Neighborhood Probation Units emphasize opening channels of communication between probation staff and the child. The child with living problems still has something to say and contribute to his family and the community in which he lives. Cooke said when children are put on probation by the Court, they are assigned to one of six Units in the County. Once the "family" is put on probation, he said, the counseling and activities with the families and children takes place out of court. Professionalism doesn't work," stated Cooke. The family is introduced to the relaxed atmosphere of the Unit setting where not only the staff can exhibit their true and honest personalities, but the family can do the same, he continued. Each member of the Unit's staff gets involved with each child and their family. Cooke said that this situation enables the family to receive the individual exposure from each member of the staff. The family has an opportunity to gain from the individual expertise is made to look positive", an element in the child's outlook on life that should continued, be strong. Probably the most rewarding aspect of the program are the kids who return to the Unit, not sent back by the Court, that desire additional consultation or help. One fellow, about 20 years old, Cooke said, was one of the first to successfully complete the preceeding years respectfully, he continued, 100 cases returned to probation and 150 the year before that. Of the 300 cases last program and returned to his Unit for marriage counseling. Other kids, while being in the program year, only 16 returned to at the time themselves, probation. Some 500 youngsters are in the Units this year, he said. These figures indicate that continued, have referred their the informal Program Promotes Trust - Honesty Funds limit the scope of education that can be offered to vacuum," Carlin Cooke, Probation Chief, 2nd District Juvenile Court. Education for children rap sessions", and family multiple family group sessions, and group activities, a Lagoon Day, concerts, etc., are having positive effects on the families and children alike, he friends to Unit staff for advice. The program promotes trust, Cooke said. Joint Board said. When a child is he of cut off or the family is not considered a part of the child's problem, or solution, the County Detention Center has been one of the only alternatives left, Cooke explained. (Ed. Note. The Detention Center is not really an alternative, as it is only a temporary "detaining" facility until the Court can decide where the child should be placed.) The program is getting away from those institutions. If the child is fined by the Court, the delinquent is given "meaningful and responsible" work with earnings paid to him on a sliding scale, Cooke said. The child needs to build a and institutionalizing the child, he explained, doesn't offer him the chance to change self-imag- his e attitudes. It costs nearly $6,000 per year to maintain a child inmate at the Detention Center, Cooke stated, and one Unit counselor Commissioners Capitol Hill Area Declared Historic The Capitol Hill Awareness Team (CHAT), a neighborhood community council, and the Utah Heritage Foundation will coordinate a restoration survey of the Capitol Hill area. The area has been adopted district "historic by the Governor's as a Committee on Historical Preservation and Model Cities provided the funds for the study. The area runs from Memory Grove to South Temple, and from Third West to the north city limits. Glen Ashton Lloyd, council chairman, said the survey is a part of a plan to make the area a new and vital part of the city, while allowing respect to those structures which are a part of the heritage of Salt Lake City. The long range goal of the survey is to develop a master plan and renew the area while maintaining the historical character present in the Capitol Hill area. Will Thurs. Sept. 21 Free Classes 7:00 p.m. Offered Meet Northwest Multi-purpos- e Center 1300 W. 2nd No. Register for free fall classes at Horace Mann Community School, 233 West 1st North, from Tuesday, September 12 through Friday, September 15. Registration will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Classes begin September 18. A variety of activities and classes will be offered. Babysitting wili be provided at no cost. |