eae EE BL a 2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, Suly 12,1989, : “In addressing a problem that _ Attorney General Bud Smith | describes as ‘‘an issue that is very important in our society today” the provincial govern- ment has come up with $227, 000 to augment the current $1-mil- | lion: budget set aside to assist ~ victims’ of child sexual abuse and spouisal. assault. Of. this money, $15,000 has been given tothe - ': stranger. “It’s. very. offensive. Terrace Sexual Assault Centre: raising their 1989 funding from - $48,000 to $63,000. - Smith said. while in Terrace last week that there is a growing need of assistance for victims of ‘these and related crimes, largely due to the good work done by . groups such as the Terrace cen- ter in educating the public. “You've done it so well that you've almost become a victim of.your own success,” Smith told Terrace Sexual Assault Centre coordinator Lois Stoner. He explains that through educa- . tion, crimes. of family violence are on the rise —- not because the situation is getting any worse but because more victims are being encouraged to report vio- lent or abusive incidents. “People are coming out of the -closet-and out from under the carpet,’ says Smith. ‘People are talking about these things because there are support sys- tems in the community such as. we have here. And those systems give both peer counselling and . support to victims, and they also provide a situation where people Raven — ' continued from page 1 calibre short — a .22 long would - have penetrated the bird he says. - But he’s certain that the sound came from a .22 calibre weapon, says there’s no other weapon _that sounds the same, an and is critical of the lack of an investi- gation. RCMP Staff Sergeant Woods says he too is concerned, but Sandhals version of the story can’t be confirmed. He says officers examined the bird when Sandhals left it at the police station and they couldn’t con- firm that the bird had been slot. Woods says the only other thing “tors ‘ta, treat no ‘differently than - ° “¥ pie nettal a ahiiet rad Te coe es 5M a! ge ‘can come forward ‘without feel- oP es ee ees ing some sense of guilt about ‘their own victimization and this is very, very important.”’ Smith explains'this feeling of “guilt” and ‘says it occurs most often in “spousal, assault ‘or wife : ‘beating —’a crime: for which he - has. instructed crown. ~prosecu’ “if thes victim, were ‘assaulted bya’ behavior,”’ he says. . “What happens typically,” says Smith, "is someone will get all juiced up on a Friday night. The wife and the family will be physically abused over the week- end. And by Monday morning, after the perpetrator’s. guilt has manifested itself, the spouse or the kids somehow feel they were the ones who. caused the prob- lem — and nothing’s done about ~ Attomey General Bud Smith gave the Terrace Sexual Assault Centre a fundin ‘boost ost of _about 30 percent last week. Above are the center's executive director Shelly Lachanee, ‘Smith, and Terrace Sexual Assault Centre coordinator Lois Stoner. . it. Then the pattern repeats itself 7 at the next payday.’’ simply means that there’s thore “The Terrace Sexual Assault need for the services that are Centre and similar centers being provided and this assis- throughout the province, says tance reflects that.’”. Smith, offers women a place The need for more assistance where they can. find support. “They have somewhere to go where they can discuss these issues and have some sense of protection,’’ he explains. describes what one full-time and one half-time employees at the Terrace Sexual Assault Centre “must face every day. They pro- is also obvious when Stoner fact that the victims are not the - - ones on trial. They describe the ‘ court, system and the role of the - RCMP and lawyers and go with them. as they visit various agen- cies and officials. They coordi- nate with other community agencies and offer assistance in filling out forms such as Victim Impact Statements. And most Smith, ‘they provide publi education. “It'sa tremendous public ser- vice, and it’s not an easy one,” says Smith. “It’s not a pleasant area in which to work but it’s one that is real and it’s one that’s very rewarding because the issues are very much all ‘Where witnesses who are going into the courts get assisted in terms of giving testimony... Where children have some sup- port systems. All of these things have meant that these issues are being discussed more and come more to the fore — and that coke they could have done was to pluck the bird and look for an. injury, but he says he wouldn’t- expect any RCMP officer to do that. Woods says RCMP offi- cers also checked out the neigh- borhood and could find no one who had heard a rifle shot.. “There’s only so much we can do,”’ says Woods. They can’t search every apartment and there’s no grounds for a search _ warrant due to the lack of firm evidence. It would be different, he says, if someone had actually ‘seen-the shot being fired. ‘‘It’s a - frustrating situation,’’ says EVERYONE WELCOME! meky Dollar up) | TUESDAY: Kerme ide tendship Society WEDNESDAY: ioe: ate Swim Club | _. Terrace Peaks ae Kinsmen Club vide a 24-hour emergency crisis line and counselling services that discuss feelings rather than the. details of what happened. — tion, explain witnesses’ and vic- tims’ rights ‘and emphasize the . ney and moved all practices and important of all, according to about humans.” “Rag nie prove con osons ‘Terrace Interiors Ltd. . Exterior and interior paints > Armstrong. flooring « Harding carpets Sunworthy wallpaper A Il the supplies you need’ a 4610 Lazelle Ave. 635-6600 ACROSS “1 Bolter. Woods, adding that there are. several RCMP officers who also. have children that use that-field J. and they share Sandhal’s con- . cern, In the meantime, Youth Soccer has quit using E.T. 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