| Show a r I IS Bill Would Put Smut in Inmates’ Hands to Test Arousal 1 li By Carol Sisco Tribune Social Issues Writer Some Utah convicts will legally view pornography if a bill introduced at the Legislature is approved The pornography will be used in conjunction with a device that measures male arousal rates to determine if sex offenders have been cured corrections officials say The device known as a plethyfsograph is attached to the genitals to measure arousal rates corrections field operations director Myron March said It is used primarily on child molesters House Bill 156 by Rep Blaze Wharton Lake City allows corrections to use pornographic or sexually explicit material in conjunction with the measuring device lt explained “Say a man molests girls the typical treatment is counseling sessions” After counseling occurs the offender will say he has been cured but the therapist can’t always be sure he really has been he said “How do you know if he’s still aroused by children?” Mr March asked “In the past it’s been a guess but with the plethyfsograph the man would have a hard time hiding it if he were aroused” As a situation with a young child is described the machine measures if arousal occurs rather than relying solely on discussion with a therapist according to Mr March Testing occurs throughout treatment to determine if arousal rates are being lowered he said The machine also can determine if a man is appropriately aroused by adult women “It’s an instrument to tell if they have deep problems and if therapists can treat them” Rep Wharton said State law generally prohibits the use of pornographic films but exempts those distributed to an accredited university college library other educational institution church or museum if there is "scientific religious or educational justification” Corrections feels it has an “affirmative defense” to use pornography in prison therapy sessions because of the institutional exemption but HB156 “guarantees we can use it for treatment purposes” Mr March said The arousal meter is mainly used for assessment purposes he said “Therapists have never been able to truly assess and say what problems a sex offender faces” Mr March T “With a person who is aroused by young children we use an audio describing the situation rather than show- ing nude pictures” Mr March said “On adults we can show pictures” 5 The meter is hooked up to the genitals dio or film is played “We use it with the then the courts to tell au- t what a person’s problem is” Mr March said "We can tell if the incident was a fluke the individual got involved in or if he has a real tendency for deviant behav-- ' ii ’! na ior” uv 3ii The program operates on a limited basis at halfway I VI houses in Salt Lake City and Ogden and at the Utah ” State Prison Diagnostic Center ui "It’s handled with very tight controls by professional' V) staff” Mr March said L vi in up I ' i lj ! Local t j£dt £ake fributte 6 'Mi'll ad Tuesday Morning— January Section B Oil 19 1988 Page 1 i i nh i " 'll lOf v"P Group to Study County Modernization Group Pushes Ads on Halting AIDS Jack Fenton Tribune Staff Writer A charter group will be convened to pursue the Salt Lake County ComBjr Spots to Carry Data Banned by Schools mission modernization plan to replace itself with a council consisting e members and ah exof five ecutive With an announcement scheduled Wednesday Commissioner Dave Watson went to the Legislature Monday to lobby a controversial measure that would let the commission replace most of the county’s 11 elected officials “It’ll be out" the commissioner said after working the House floor ” “I don’t know when in the House Enabling legislation Rules Committee would let voters replace the commission and as many as seven of the county’s eight elected full-tim- By Dawn Tracy Tribune Education Writer An advertising group will sponsor public service announcements this week promoting Red Cross booklets and films on AIDS prevention some Utah schools have banned an advertising official said Monday Meanwhile educators and health officials are sponsoring legislation clarifying a Utah law written so broadly that encyclopedias dictionaries and newspapers also could be banned because information on contraceptives is provided The Utah Advertising Federation is appealing to its 400 members to run advertising spots in newspapers radio television and outdoor billboards promoting American Red Cross material dealing with the prevention of AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) including information on condoms Federation President Jim Brown said a multi-medi- a campaign will be launched Jan 19 with a lot” commissioners contended Mr administrators Utah’s Constitution demands election of the county attorney Some administrators and their appointed deputies contend election makes the assessor clerk recorder surveyor treasurer auditor and sheriff “more responsive” than if those jobs were filled by political appointment or career service competition and Reps Craig Moody Lake acBlaze Wharton knowledged last week that they had been contacted by concerned county officials “The issue’s so technical” Mr Wharton told The Tribune earlier He was concerned voters might cast ballots “without delving into de- Watson a Democrat elected in 1986 after a campaign to replace the commission said he couldn’t accept modernization’s death in a legislative committee Sources indicated to The Tribune that the attorney would be the only administrator elected in a Urban County a form that would freeze unincorporated area boundaries to control incorporation and annexation It also would give counties authority to impose franchise taxes and increase business-licens- e fees to supnew-calle- lt plement “Changing the form of government should pass or fail on the bal er evening enduring a biting wind and temperatures in the low 20s for a candlelight vigil honoring Martin Luther King “It is not a holiday for a certain group of people but a holiday for all the people of this land” said Rev France Davis of Calvary Baptist Church Some carried posters such as “Let the Dream Live” and “We are One” as political religious and community leaders paid tribute to the slain civil pt 'A :ir v f j-- V 4 O rights leader : f "Ct Dr King was “a man who left a dream adopted by a nation” said Rev Donald Beard First Presbyteri- V an Church “It is important that our memory of Dr King not be dulled by the passage of time for he represents today as he did 25 years ago the persistent struggle of oppressed peoples to overcome de jure and de facto racial bigotry" said Robyn E Blumner executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Utah “We must never forget the struggle” said Palmer Depaulis mayor of Salt Lake City “We talk a lot about the dream but we must never forget X J) ik t 1 the struggle” “ ‘Only when it is dark can you see the stars' ” Dr King said the day before his assassination noted Richard Lindsey a spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints He described Dr King’s life as “rife with confrontation but powered by love” The crowd was undaunted by the cold and the tribute closed with a candlelight ceremony during which a portion of Dr King’s famed “I Have a Dream” speech was played with thecrowd joining in the rousing finish “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty we are free at last!” Latter-da- y —Tribune Staff Photo by Rick Egan holds a candle while listenParis ing to Martin Lurther King’s “I Have a Davis 4 Dream” speech Monday night during vigil at Capitol honoring the civil rights leader Slain Preacher’s Dream Is King for a Day By TR Dowell Tribune Staff Writer Americans of all races are reaching for their dreams following the teachings of Dr Martin Luther King Jr 20 years after his murder Unita Blackwell mayor of Mayers- - tions says Gov Norm Ban-gertwho has issued a call for g by all Utah yearly schools Despite recent education reforms in Utah — in large measure fueled by a major fund increase in 1987 — the public still doesn’t know what progress has been made by the schools “Improving the public’s awareness of the progress that schools are making remains one aspect of education that needs attention” the governor said “Report cards have been a good tool for measuring the performance of students for genera mance The assessor clerk recorder surveyor and treasurer would be appointed or selected through career service competition And jobs of the attorney and auditor would be changed drastically Only the sheriff More than 100 people gathered on the steps of the State Capitol Monday ville Miss and Thurl Bailey forward for the Utah Jazz were guest speakers at the Salt Lake chapter of the NAACP’s fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr luncheon Monday at Little America Hotel that attracted more than 200 members and guests Report Cards to Grade Schools’ Progress? re- day-to-da- affairs Dream Recalled at Capitol Vigil using dictionaries encyclopedias Public schools ought to issue nine-memb- ’s Youth” on Channel 13 KSTU at 9 pm The telecast also will feature the Red Cross video “A Letter From Brian” which three Utah school districts have banned School officials have cited a Utah statute that makes it a criminal offense for teachers to relay information about contraception without parental consent Legislative specialist Doug Bates State Office of Education said districts could use the Red Cross information if educators first obtained written permission from parents He acknowledged however that districts have imposed stricter guidelines prohibiting utterance of certain words used in AIDS discussions such as “condom” whether parental consent is given or not These types of prohibitions have resulted in the Red Cross materials outlawed in Davis Odgen and Box Elder school districts Mr Bates also acknowledged that under the current law public classes port cards on their own perfor- taxes property Commissioners who have been trying to impose those new fees since 1984 vow to trim $1 of property tax from municipal service district levies for each $1 of franchise tax collected tails” telecast “AIDS and Our Utah and newspapers without youngsters first bringing parental consent forms to school could also be in violation of Utah law Acting on an attorney general’s opinion that the law in unenforceable and should be reviewed the State Board of Education and the State Health Department are endorsing a bill to change the current statute The new legislation deletes wording that prohibits “instruction” on the use of birth control devices Instead the proposed statute would outlaw materials that “promote accessibility of contraceptives” At the least the new legislation would be enforceable and would make the use of reference books giving definitions of birth control devices legal in Utah public schools Red Cross officials say their materials promote abstinence and monogamy after marriage but they add that AIDS discussions must include some information about condoms as a preventive method against the disease The advertising theme promoting the Red Cross materials will include television spots in which Thurl Bai-Se- e B-- 2 Column 1 d Modernization efforts began in 1985 with a Business-GovernmeAlliance Commissioners responded by convening a study called “County Government for the Next Century” After a year of intense analysis it issued two reports that will form the basis of commission instructions to the charter group The Next Century work would replace the commission with a council seven elected from districts and an executive chosen on y a valleywide ballot to run Parents and taxpayers should be provided the same kind of progress reports on individual schools” Under the governor’s “Report Card Program” schools would provide parents and the d community with yearly information derived from easy-to-rea- standardized test scores said press secretary Francine Giani The reports would include information on how individual schools and districts have progressed over specified periods of time where schools stand relative their districts and where schools and districts stand relative to state averages Several school districts already to issue such reports and “they can serve as models for others” the governor said The governor’s office reported that the 19th Annual Gallup Poll on Schools showed only 15 percent of Americans feel about their local schools Only 25 percent of parents with children in public schools feel about their schools Some 70 percent of the public favors reporting achievement test results the same poll showed The governor said “a focus on results would help make Utah’s schools the best they can be and give our children the best possible well-inform- d future” Meanwhile retired Utah educator Dr Alberta Henry received the chapter’s Martin Luther King Award “I am only acquainted with Dr King and his quest for civil rights through history and documentaries on television” Mr Bailey said “But I feel I’m a product of that dream of his — we all are Without his dream a lot of my dreams would not be pos- sible” The professional basketball star said he has always been ambitious “I have so many goals there is not enough time to get them done” “I realized I won’t be able to achieve everything I want to do — there isn’t enough time” he said And like Dr King “I would like someone to carry on those dreams and ambitions “He left a dream for all of us to carry out” he said “and we have come a long ways but we also have a ways to go” adMayor Blackwell a civil-righvocate who worked and marched with Dr King entered politics out of concern for her son’s education But her political awareness wasn’t triggered until two “freedom fighters” came to Mayersville in 1964 and told blacks they had the “right” to ts vote “It was the first time I’d heard it” she said “the first time I heard it and received it” Before it had been for other people in other places she said She made up her mind to register to vote but by then word had gone out and regressive whites had declared “open season on niggers” But she was determined to register and exercise her constitutional rights “No one is going to take those rights away” she vowed “I would die for those rights” She also credited her parents for her mettle “My daddy didn't take it any foolishness” she said “ was instilled and taught to me I don't take any foolishness either I am a women” She has devoted her energy and much of her life to fighting discrimi- nation “I’m glad I’m black” she said “I feel I'm the conscience of the na- tion” Mayor Blackwell the first black mayor in Mississippi compared the “Old South” of her youth with the “New South” of today The Old South was mean The New South is mean she said r liH Ul sn :rt sq would be elected probably to head a In law enforcement district j A minority report countered that with a population of more than 700000 including about 265000 in O J the unincorporated valley the coun-ty’- s ” “too big to be run by ' ‘ri full-time coun-cil It recommended a probably five members to set policy for the executive Other elect- ed posts would continue as a check on the new system Cities should fill what now is the unincorporated area the minority said But that will take time So it urged Utah lawmakers to set a date and supervise that change Mean- - ( i part-timers- while the unincorporated area should be allowed to impose franchise taxes and increase business-licens- e 1J fees Commissioner Mike Stewart's ’ on the charter will be seen in — voters sane to propositions asking tion valleywide consolidation of services like fire protection and law enforcement That was suggested by the Next Century Task Force The minority said that should be studied “I want to be able to say ‘this is the best form of government that could be achieved’ ” Mr Barker noted Monday Commissioners lament a lack of public comment Four Next Century town meetings attracted 120 participants while a public hearing on the proposals drew 85 Still the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and private sector members of its businessgovern-- 1 ment alliance have been pressuring ' commissioners to call a charter cpm-mitt- ? The Chamber indicated it could accept reorganization on recommen-dation from Next Century’s majority report Members of the private sec- tor called for a system that woulcjU give the valley’s 12 mayors and three representatives from the area’s unincorporated area weighted votes on a council Both groups stress that' they are philosophically opposed t “Urban County" because it would al low higher taxes ' - i1 Big Snowstorm Flew South : For the Winter: One of the biggest snowstorms in' three years blew through southern Utah on Monday shutting down' schools and highways William Alder chief meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City said the area south of a line through Delta Nephi and Price was “clobbered” by the storm Two feet of snow was reported in Monticello Escalante and Bryce Canyon Up to a foot of snow fell in Price and Castle Dale Emery County Even St George received between 1 and 2 inches of snow from this storm said Mr Alder All of the schools in Carbon and Emery counties were closed Monday because snowplows were unable to clear the roads for school buses Schools in the San Juan County communities of Monticello and Blanding were closed too Snowfall totals were much smaller in northern Utah Most of the ski resorts in the Wasatch Mountains received only 1 to 4 inches The exceptions were Park City and Deer Valley where unusual topographic conditions intensified the storm bringing 10 inches of snow Provo reported a half inch of snow but Wasatch Front communities from Salt Lake City northward received virtually no precipitation from this storm Although the storm brought little snow to northern Utah it triggered strong canyon winds Mr Alder said a gust of 58 mph was recorded Monday in Centerville 40 mph at Hill Air Force Base and 31 mph in Holladay The weather service has extended a “wind advisory” for nerthern Utah until Tuesday morning Mr Alder said the skies over most of Utah should begin to clear Tuesday as the storm moves into Colorado A few clouds may linger in eastern Utah Another storm is expected to bring scattered snow Thursday to the Wasatch Front “After that the rest of the week will just be cold” said Mr Alder fI |
