Judy Vandergucht

No, definitely not.
Our legal system is
too bogged down In
bureaucracy to be ef-
fective. There doesn’t
seem to be a _ set
method of handling
offenders. The legal
system fails young
people in not pro-
viding positive,
preventative alter-
natives. Most
rehabilitive measures
ara coming too late.
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Gabriel Mahle
The legal system is
not very effective
because there is too
much red tape and
loopholes.

The Terrace Review asked:
_ Do you think our legal system

is effective enough?

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Joy Dover

No, | don’t. | do not
believe penalties are
stiff enough. Crimes
are committed and
penalties are dealt out
but offenders are back
on the street too scon,
resulting In a situation
where the average
citizen is penalized by
having no protection.
There is little deter-
rent to crime now as
penalties are not stiff
enough.

( Steve Mcisack:
The legal system
bogs down in its own
bureaucracy. People
wait eight or nine
months before their
case gets into court.
The legal process is
totally bogged down
with the system rather
than with the justice.

Janet Coburn
It isn’t all that effec-
tive in that some of
the concerns that are
brought before the
courts are mean-

‘ingless and tie up the

system for more im-
portant cases. The
system has to change
as itis taking too long
for cases to come to
trial.

Al McAlpine
Basically, our legal
system has evolved
through democratic
processes for many
centuries, following
that of England and
the U.S. It may not be
totally fair but itis the
best that great minds
have come up with
over all those years.
The process is stil!
evolving and will grow
stronger with time.

Dennis Brewer
No.

Editor's Quote Book

Like its politicians and its
+wars, Society has the leen-

agers itdeserves.
J. 8. Priestly

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Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 5, 1986 5

Shoplifting prevention
‘program initiated

Terrace R.C.M.Police
in cooperation with the
Terrace and District
Chamber of Commerce,
recently announced the
initiation of a commun-
ity crime prevention pro-
ject during National
Crime Prevention Week.

The project, shoplift-
ing prevention, will be
carried into local schools
to inform youth about
the reality of shoplifting
and the effect it can have
on their future. Talks
will encompass all Grade
7 and 8 classes this year
in Terrace. Cst. Ewen
Harvie said, ‘‘The pro-
ject came about as a
result of the need to
educate youth because of
the noted increase in in-
cidents of thefts involv-
ing Young Offenders.
Statistics have shown
that approximately 50
percent of shoplifters are
between the ages of 11 to
15 years old.”

Harvie stated,
“Presently in B.C., there
are no prevention pro-
grams directed at
shoplifting in this age
group. The Terrace pro-
ject is the first of its type
in B.C., and it will be
evaluated with the
assistance of the At-
torney General’s Dept.
of B.C.”’ co

‘The project will in-
volve a member of the
R.C.M.Police in Ter-
race, along with a
member from the
Chamber of Commerce,
speaking to classes on
the outcome of theft
from a business, whether
it is a $1.00 or $100 item.
“The results are the
same,’’ Harvie said. ‘A
thief is a thief.”

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shown. along with the
talks. The video is in-
tended for a young au-
dience, and it explains
the involvement of the
parents when a Young
Offender is caught steal-
ing. It also explains how
parents have to pick up
the youth from the
police, and how parents
or guardians must attend
court with the youth.

A pamphlet, designed
by the RCMP in Terrace
and funded by the local
Chamber of Commerce,
will be given out to the
students with the intent
of reinforcing the infor-

mation received. Parents
and guardians will be en-

couraged to discuss the

pamphlet and the topic

of theft with their young
people,
Harvie said the

shoplifting prevention
program has been in the
planning stages for
almost a year, and it will
be run on a yearly basis
after this year. This pro-

ject, he concluded, is a

good example of the
police and business com-
munity working together
to educate the public on
this important method of
crime prevention.

MADD requests
mayor to proclaim
Drunk Driving Week

TERRACE — The
MADD (Mothers Against
Drunk Drivers) organi-
zation sent a letter to
council requesting the
proclamation that Dec. 8
to 15 be Drunk Driving
Awareness Week. The
group’s choice of dates
will make the week in

conjunction with
Counter Attack.
MADD recognizes vic-

-tims of alcohol related

car accidents and has
been formed to insure
that violators are prose-
cuted to the full extent of
the law. The group has
encouraged all B.C.
communities to proclaim
the event, but it is ques-
tionable as.to whether a
MADD tepresentative
will be available to make
the organization’s

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Rotary Club President Al McAlpine (left) and Kinsmen President Scott Cooke present a
cheque to Judy Vandergucht, who coordinates Project RAFT (Responsible Action for
Teenagers). The cheque, for the amount of $100, Is apayment of a bet that the two service
clubs made when they played a softball game at a flald located near Heritage Park. The
winner of the game was to choose a charity for the other team to donate the monsy to.
The Rotary Club of Terrace finished the game with a 20-2 win and have chosen Project
RAFT as the charity because of its work with youth.

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