Show 1 Crime Council Commences State Stale leaders of oC the Law Enforcement Enforcement Enforcement En En- Planning Council held a meeting in Ogden on Monday Feb with local leaders of Davis Weber and Morgan 1 counties THE TIlE PURPOSE of oC this meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing was to follow up the program program pro pro- gram set up by the state coun coun- cil These three counties will willbe willbe I be combined into Region 2 of I the State Planning Council When the entire State is organized organized organized or or- there will be eight such regional councils Richard P. P Lindsay director of the State Council pointed out that the Omnibus Crime Bill and the Juvenile Delinquency Delinquency Delinquency Delin Delin- quency Act of oC 1968 gives assistance assistance assistance as as- to states for the control control control con con- and prevention of crime and also helps in the rehabilitation tion of the offenders A TOTAL of has been allocated to Region 2 to help accomplish this planning function function function tion by June 30 1969 The organization of the State Council goes back to the first meeting at the capitol building on Sept 27 1968 when Gov Calvin Rampton called a meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of a cross section of residents residents residents resi resi- dents over the entire State Stale THREE DAVIS County residents residents residents resi resi- dents Kenneth Hammon Davis County Sheriff Ward C. C Holbrook Holbrook Hol- Hol brook State Welfare Commission Commission Commission Commis Commis- sion and K Roger Bean chairman chairman chairman chair chair- man of the Utah Criminal Justice Administration were made members of the State Council Gov Rampton stressed the important work ahead for the State Council which would develop develop develop de de- de- de into a state wide organ organ- He said all law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- offices and other organizations concerned with crime and juvenile nil delinquency should take an active part The Governor gave those present present present pres pres- ent several suggestions for their consideration in the use of Federal Funds that will be made available for Utah IN IllS HIS PLAN the Governor suggested that for the prevention prevention prevention pre pre- of adult and juvenile crime there should be improvement improvement im im- improvement provement in the rehabilitation of the offenders a study should be made of programs to assist state and local governments governments governments gov gov- to improve law enforcement enforcement enforcement en en- in general and a provision should be made for Cor better equipment He said also that a better training program throughout the State for law enforcement officers should be given serious consideration Davis County has already had a good start in crime pre pre- For the past two years the Sheriffs' Sheriffs office and the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of the County Attorney have worked very closely to improve conditions of crime and juvenile delinquency in inthe inthe inthe the county THE TIlE FIRST preliminary meeting was held and the Davis County Crime Prevention Prevention Prevention tion Council was organized last May A board of five trustees were elected at this meeting with Henry Heath Davis County Deputy Attorney elected as chairman Under the board of trustees there are some 40 committeemen committee- committee men working on the different programs set up by the Coun Coun- cil The trustees have met eve every two weeks formulating plans Plays for the committee members to work on and considerable I progress has been made J |