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Victims forgotten.

OTTAWA. (cP) — “Législitors’ and policy-makers are
beginning to pay attention to victims of crime, ' jong

.forgotten by.a justice system ; which ‘places ‘greater

emphasis on the capture and punishment of criminals.
‘ Changes during the last three years have been aimed at |

“Jmphoving “the lot of ‘the,-victim’ “without . changing

fundamentally the state versus the accused balance that

* has. been struck in our adversarial process,” says. “Dan

Prefontalie, acting assistant deputy minister in the federal
Justice: ‘Department: ho
“A Stmllllion federal-provinclal study; begun. tn lati 19a
and.” ‘expected io be released.in June, suggests
Lmprovements tn policy and legislation, especially in ‘the
area-of better compensation for. ‘ictime of crime... *-

we seven-city survey in January,- 1961, of 61,000 victims
convinced officials. that many crimes, ‘such .as sexual
assault and minor thefts, are often not reported to police,
‘Id response, the federal-provinclal group has been
studying the effectivencas-of exleting ‘community social
service projects and has set up pilot projects to help victims

“ wniderstand and deal with the justice system.

.:Oneof these, just started In Ottawa, operates through the

ety. police and the Salvation Army to help victims take.

ae .. Alberta labor damns. budget

advantage ‘of services such an rape crisis centres: or to
obtain compensation for injuries.

- Aprovincial court offictal also will be sri to assist

“the Bly meh ely a ree Benge

practices and procedures within’ the. criminal. ——
‘system rather than-large-scale changes in the law, saya -
Yvon Dandurand,:« senior Justice Department ©
Simply keeping the victim well-informed on the case and
its progress in court would be'a low-cost alternative that —
could benefit both the. victim and the justice system.
‘The wide-spread assumption that a victim is vengeful and ©
must be excluded from the justice process has resulted in
the polltically costly-perception that governments have

_ been {nactive in the fight against crime, Dandurand sald.

hey quite stupid for the system not to have © thought of

that," ways - ‘Dandurand.

“ Solleltor. General Robert Kaplan. agrees that correcting

‘unreal defichencies in the justice system is as ‘important as

more programs to aid the victim. -
ne kupports, for example, the training of police officers to.
be more senaltive to victims, and building more vietlm -
rights into ‘the.court system, -
. The Justice Department is also studying ways to make”
the system more responsive to the victim's needs,
One possibility would be a version of the victim impact

ttatemont used in the United States. A victim's written
@ubmilagion is taken into consideration, by the court, in
ntencing an offender,

. . “Basie justice demands. the. vielim: be. allowed to

participate in that process," says Irvin Waller : of the
University of. Ottawa's criminology department. an

Willer. resigned froin the. Solteitor General’ r Department

‘tao years ago ‘because he “did: not feel governments were
concerned énough about programs to ‘prevent ‘crime. or
-progtams that would help victims of extme ecover from

the experience.’ " “ho

" -. JAN nnpact’ statement is the minimum. a victim should
expect from the justice system, combined with ‘compulsory

consideration by the judge of restitution; or finanelal
compensation for loss-or injury. to the vietlm ald ty the.

. offender directly, he says.

- Pope begins Holy Year

- weincait ery (AP) — Striking a gold hammer on the

" Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, Pope John’ Paul today

inaugurates the §=1963 extraordinary Holy -Year of

‘Redemption ‘eommemorating the 1,980th anniversary of

Christ's crucifixion.

‘Yor the first time since Holy Year celebrations began in
1206, ‘they ‘will’ not be limited ‘to Romie. but’ observed
slitultaneously around the world.-Thée Popé said this would

‘enable Roman Catholics lo stay home and share the.

spiritual benefits of the Holy Year, © ..

‘The door-opening ceremony, beamed live by television to:

‘20 countries, begins when-the Pope kneels at the threshold
‘of the Holy Door, Tast opened in 1975,. to ‘signify ‘he too is'a
inner. ‘After a prayer, the pontiff enters the’ baiilica -

Eternal Gates.

‘ ‘total musical

_/ was thrown to the ground and her shoulder
; teenage boys ‘who shatched her purse.”

*

‘ml year, t cal
; Ottawa. : mae

othing
~-abput it, founding Victims of Violence; one of a half-dozen

“You feel It with your whole bo
si your. spirit,”” Bhe says.

OTTAWA. (cp) = “ Helen Keefe of Ottawa, no
hasn't regained full use of her left arm, W

. The initial anger is-gone, replaced: by fear, >
‘ “I'm afraid to go around and anytime I hear somebody

running in back af me, immediately turn around and try to!

face them,"” she Bays.
“Its ascary thing. T never go out alter dat now. never,
never.”” a mo,

Keefe was surimoned to. court . for ‘the. trial “of. her.

- assailants but was sent hame without being asked to. teatlfy.
. She never found out’ what happened to: them, ae
Don Sullivan of Ajax, Ont., also found there was nowhere
to turn for support when his 21-year-old: daughter Pamela
was raped and beaten to death two years aga..
A‘year later, however, Sullivan decided to dot

groups which help. “victims and their families: cope: with
tragedy, +.

“It hurts me totalk about it but rl do it it iL hes anyorie
else," Sullivan says...

“When a child dies, you can n feel inside you there’ sadead -
part in your chest. You feel aa ifyour hearthasa a bit of it out
there, a bit of it is torn’ ‘away Gnd has no “feeling.” eo

His group, which now has 900 members in chapters’ in
Toronto and: Vancouver;- meets for. counselling ‘sessions,

-helps victims obtain information such as trial dates, and

lobbies governments for changes to make the’ justice

system and police more seneitive to the needa of victims ;

and their families,

Thelr stories are typical of the plight of vietims brushed

aside by the justice. system. .

“There is an ongoing recognition that the victim, is the
forgotten person," says, Josh _Zambrowsky,’ executive
‘director of the Canadian Assoclation for the: Prevention of
Crime.-

_ Recent provinclal and. federal Aovernrent effats to:

Bab TRS Pde, wee tt 4
leaders damned the 1999-84: Alberta budget, bul business
spokesmen and economists said it reallstically reflected the

_ province's economic plight, |

Opposition Leader Grant ‘Notley ‘dalled Thursday's’
budget an exercise ‘in .voodoo arithmetic, while Ray.
Speaker, an Independent member of the legislature, sald

the budget’ isn’t finlshed yet;

And president Dave: Werlin of the Alberta Federation af
Labor called it cruel and unrealistic, =.
’ Provinclal Treasurer Lou Hyndman's $9.60illion budget

“will boost tobacco taxes and medicare premiums, but leave

_ personal and corporate. income: taxes: untouched. aga
realistle economic statement. :

. Total: budget revenues‘ of. $3.94 billion will: leaie. a an
anticlpated deficit of $445 million, down-from $2.4 billlon in;
1902-08, But the government ‘will cut in half the ariount of .

money taken from resourcé revenues — $0per cent to 15 per

cent - ~ used to finance the Heritage. Savings Trust Fund.
“Alex Kelly, a Univeralty. of Regina ‘economist, ‘said the.

diversion of heritage fund money into general revenues — ©

92.2 billion .—- “indicates how" strapped the. Alberta ..
government Is.” ©
“The Alberta economy has been overheated, but the
Alberta government hasn't behaved as if It has been living:
in a hothouse," said Kelly, =~

“The careful husbanding of the heritage fund Indicates
their F knowledge th that boon can fo bust.” ae

* justice system — including ‘courts, police

Subd ages

”: SDMONTON (cPy = - Opposition "politicians and. labor

better . ‘balance’ ‘the justice ‘sient a are a 5 badly needed.

: ““response:to the ‘anger. of thie ‘cominunity,” he says:

"The Solicitor : General's. “Department: agrees, ‘aying

_ compensation for crime victims accounts fot: less’ than one

‘per cent of the a billion ‘spent, annually ‘on. the eriminal’
e and. pritons.

“The victim is owed something by society in proportion to
what we have to say to the offender,” Salicltor General

- Robert .Kaplan.said in.an interview, =.
- “think at the bottom of it; the’ Canadiaii people have ‘to
feel that the ériminel- justice system is serving. thelr

- values

_ The Sallcitor Geuieral’ ) ‘Department decided three years
ago to pay-more attention to. the: emotional, physical: and:

financial costs of being a victim of crime. _

- Some changes have been made, but these are still many

instances in, syhtch, victims are vietlmized by the justice |

system,

Rapé or assault victims often have to ait in courthouse ;

waiting rooms with the people. gccused of the crime.: ‘
Stolen possessions recovéred by the police can be held for
years as evidence'until the thief.ts brought to trial.

Victims are often not told their case has been dropped or:

that a suspect has. been caught until they are’ ‘summoned to
appear in court as witnesses... _
Yvon’ Dandurand,

informetion, such as how to report stolen eredit cards,

where to find a lockamith and how. to tind out about their :

legal rights and ‘obligations, -

Gerry Leger, a program. director in the Solicitor. .
General's ‘Department, anys the kéy to helping people:
recover from-crime Is’ better use-of existing counselling

services and volunteers.

rio “oth.
a
eyyhud ledidgs ‘Sab iN ait

‘There is no way the heritage furid is doing ts Hall'Us ‘ailt,”

Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Brian. Scarfé; chairman of the University of Alberta "

_ economies departinent, sald the hold-the-line, wait-and-see

budget is. predicated - ‘entirely on the. world price of oll

: holding firm at $28 (U.S.) a barre] and finding American’

markets for- surplus “Alberta natural gas, *~

* Hesaid a U.S. economic recovery will lead to recovery in :
 Canada-and Alberta,

Werlin criticized the budget's lack of job-creation plans

- and navy, reliance on non-renewable resources to boost the .
econo
Tt doe abealutely nothing about unemployment which is

|. the ‘problem uppermost on, the. ‘minds of hundreds of

- thousands of péople," he said,
‘But both Kelly'and Scarfe said any realistic program, to
stimulate jobs is bgyond the capacity. of” the. Alberta

_, Sovernment.. cet
Kelly said only Ottawa has, the necessary money for job: ae
creation. programs, while Scarfe said the budget will

neither help nor hurt Alberta's 136,000 unemployed.

. And there was little in the budget for elther of ‘Alberta’ ‘4

main economic mainstays — oll and gaa and agriculture.

_ ‘The Calgary-based Independent Petréleum Association

“begged off comment Thuraday night, saying spokesmen
.- Wanted to study, | the document. before saying anything, .

’. Elmer Allen, research economist for Unifarm, sald the of
budget will have no effect on farmers. ' . .

Lower federal deficit expected -

- OTTAWA (CP) - ~ Faiter economic growth and lower’
inflation will
result in a federal budget deficit: of $25 billion in 1989-84, 5

‘billion less than predicted by Finance “Minister Marc

Lalonde, says a private. etoriomic research organization. -

i

In Christian bellef, Redemption — the name given by the
Pope to the 1963 Holy Year — refers to Jesus sacrificing his
life to save mankind. Jesus is said to, have died in the year.
38, on a Roman. crucifix, .

John Paul, calling for spiritual renewal. at all levels, said’

_ in his proclamation thet the: year of the. Redemption ?

, hrough the door as the Sistine Chapel cholr sings Lift Up fe

The pontiff has instrucled Catholic bishops that all jubllee o

. seiivilles be tarried out in a slmple, modest fashion with

tolnimum expenses. -

Bia the rity of Rome and Vatican officials expect milions
‘of pilgrims and touriits to flock to Rome for the festivities’
that will tust until April 22, 1964. The city government has ——

; “should leave a’ ‘epectal iniprint, ori the church’ 's whole life,”"’

" detignated for. the purpose, by local bishops...

‘ During the year, Catholicdl are anked to seck indulgence,’

or the pardon of temporal punishinent of sin; by taking part:
‘ina community celebration organizedon the diocesan level, :

rincluging 6 mass celebrated for the. Holy Year or the’ -
, egereise of the Stationa of the Cross, prayers: hefore’14:.

pletured representing the stages: of Christ's suffering.
(Catholics also may gall indulgence by visiting churches: .

: “Holy Years are normally celebrated every es) years, The’ :

Nast"one was in: 1976:.John Paul proclaimed the 1983
-_exttsordinary Holy Year io commemorate Christ’s death
and: a comma antic’ preparations for the Holy. Year:

proposed a. special budget of more than $15 million’ to ;

improve. secutity ond. provide better. transportation,
eommiunications and towrint information services + ding
the year: Se

. the Holy Devi tradition which | open the: italy Year is’
based on bibiieat ‘references lo the door of f Justice and

merey.”

* But unemployment ‘will continue to rise well into 1984, a

reaching 8 peak of more than 13 per cent, concludes a study
released today by Chase Econometrics Canada, of Toronto.

“We have some difficulty with the $30-billlon fiscal 6-4 ©
estimate provided by Lalonde,” sald Chase sirector Leo de
/ Bever. 0096. oe
~ “Our analysis indleatesa number which is lower by abput
i - $5 billion.” This. assumes “there {s ‘no significant new...
_-etonomic stimulus in the federal budget expected. next
-month,
‘| * Lalonde has said that even 2 without: further ‘stimulus, the
_ Sovernment faces a deficit of at, legit $50 billion in the fiscal a

year ‘which begins April 1.

‘A. sharp decline in’ government. revenues due e. the -
"recession and weak eneray. prices: ‘are. ito: blame, Lalonde

Salys, “

'. The Chase study concludes the etaployimedt picture ”
-will ‘continue’ to. worsen despite ihe turnaround. jy the
-» -eeenamhy . A few more jobs will be created as {

tarteec
2, Attyact

“picks up, but the’ improved job picture will,

“more discouraged workers back into the ‘worktorce than.the’ ”

~ eonomy. dan‘ absorb... ; eee
“We consider. it:entirely possible

Tangs ate; ng,
an .

‘al

de Bever said. - : A

|. Aecording” to, Statistics: ‘Canada, there” “were ‘140,000 oe
; _ dizeguraged’ workers. in: February — persons whe have ~ |
given up looking for work. ‘hecaie they don't believe: ‘any 7

“existe.

- They: are often: referred’ fo aa tha hidden ‘unemployed a
. because they.are not included in official. unemployment .
Meares. 9 whieh; in February, Btood. at, nearly, 4 million -
. Deepa. Eds v
“Mod forecasters, as well a tne federal government, have eo

- the middie of the decaite:

" Commissign | on Social Security. Reforma, including: ..» -

a. senior ‘Justice: Department :
criminologist, saya. victima’. groatent : need often. is for

of woven percent Fate, : 2:

w fut

_faid, Jack Foster; Alberta: regional ‘president: of the a

quraged-
__ worker effect will set In when employment. picks Wp. which —
: “gould lead toa paradoxical rise in thie umesiptoyinent Tale. "

“WASHINGTON (AP) _ - congress #8 preailens Reagan

r Jandmark plan today to-assure Social: Secur|ty: galyency
‘Inte the next century by, making worker# pay. mare,ijto the

 pystem,.increasing the. retirement age. by.twa. years and

".texing benefits, ~

Shortly before midnight Thursday night; ‘the: ogre of
Representatives approved the compromise} §1 lon
‘package 243 to 104: Then a Sto-14 vote:in'the Sefinte’sarly
today ended’ two years ‘of partlean Ne ae contlict

Experts. at a workshop : that’ ‘helped - ‘define’ “the Over the. eplosive isaue, and. will avert the. impending

; department's: approach: also-found that a victim: who. feels
~ neglected is more likely to become disillusioned and unco-
-operative with: Tater: attempts. » bring - the offender, to: 7

. justice. 2. 2

“collapse, ‘of “the ayetem which « Nach 8, calllion
‘beneficlaries. a eit

The legislation, which Reagan Ip expected to. sign ‘soon,
‘ followa.a plan laid out two months ago.-by ‘the. ‘National

= Higher. payroll taxes in. 1984, 1988, and. 7089; age

benefits. 2,
vee A levy.on ‘penelita going to more. ‘affluent,
— Mandatory Social Security coveragé:for: new. tederal

_- Workers: and employees of non-profit organiestlons.;.

” = An iiicreage-in the current retirement age. of.

With action completed, on the bill, Congress has Aght town
for a 10-day Easter! recess. :

The way was cleared for final congressional actina after
hegotiators bargained for about 12 houra. Thursday, to:wark
out.a.compromise version of the legislation which: had
previquily passed the House and Senate: 2 e934"

_ Senate. conferees also agreed to. gradually: ralaa. the
retirement age to 67 call tor p cents to

The measure also calls for payroll taxes.
alntost. $49 billion in this decade, although 10 ap

get @ one-year tax credit in 1084 to cushion. them tron lk
*- feeling the bite next year, Workers would still pay a 6.7-per-

cent payroll tax next year, but eraployar) would poe full

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“Lech: Waters, fender ‘ “of: the. alates ine. |

dependent, trade. inion, Solldarity,. in; February
_ had to appear twice before a military prosecutor in
_ - Warsaw, This seemin; ly Insignificant. event, Under
a military. Communist, regime was. neve rtheless
_ widely publicized by the Polish news ngety “PAP
- ~ and all'the newspapers, Orie Polish jouttialist in
‘ exile ‘cOfimented ‘on this event: “Operation
-- Walesa is coming to an end.” wo Aa
--. From the very day of his milltary’ ‘takeover,
_ General Woiclech Jaruzelski and: his’ aides: have
_ been preoccupied with. a: dilemma. should:.Lech

of. ficqurse -

trial, _ possibly even killed - “accidentally, of a
ses ‘of, some

_ or should he be bought with prom
. Special rdle in'the future. None of these Solutions
oo. were satisfactory to'the generals in Warsaw: *' *

Whether arrested and killed, or simiply’ jailed, |

os * Walesa’ would become a martyr. Polish istry is
* full of marty#s, whose popularity after-death far
“ovetshadowed' the ‘respect-“they -enjoyeil while

live. Suchan outcome did not. suit,nelther the
». .rulersin military. uniforms nor’ their. inteligetual
~ collaborators, 0... *
zi On the other hand, eleven months ‘obsdetention
‘in comfortable villas with ‘good food; Opportunity
to read, to exercise and to meet with ‘family. failed
_ to make the Solidarity leader more coopetalive i in
exchange’ ‘forthe promise of ‘a new car rin a
staté-controlled' ttade union’ movement: ‘Walesa

oe ‘politely’ tejécted all offers, pblitéty' but firinly.”

“So the governthent chiose’ a third way out'of the
-canacceptable dilemma and it ‘appeared to'be-suc-
1, Cessfll-for a while..t was a.canipaign carried.on in
*-order,:t0 compromise. the: Solidarity, . seader,
politically, and bersojially. Fake photographs of

nan, Walesa, cue .Wwomen at’ decadent , parties
oe x ered ate at ‘td Uicsecet pol ice to eres

a we ity. and-to thie is

: ote cits # Wax, worked So et te

she* icly “derioiinced“ Walesa,

ons Recent Ha Sed HT fhe deena eee aa the

iy “ppebuldtiony She secénd stép-was to allow him (o
Lote ‘applytodesumethis: Previous york as‘an-eléctrician
eal tbe eain’shipyardy in Gdansk. His application
at * was nase hed Salary;was-atarted, yebhe. was
hot. allowed to .work,, Thitoprovided vai}. Op-
portunily to the editor of the. military. newspaper
ahaa Wolnoscl,! to ig gention. , 3Citizen
_. Walesa cannot fom ain - 5 or
> doing’ hothing’’. P he e earning i i
© "And ow the Man of lion” as het:
“by thé:Poles, has ‘been “brotight: 1b the itifitary
prosecutor to oblige him to be a witness Bgdinst his
““eomrddes.in the trials of the ledders bf Solidarity.
According 10-Polish jaw, he. havo tight jovefuse.
eo) That dshow the government intenda'to: icomplele
* 5the, e processof discrediting Lech Walésa.: ae hn
". One-can understand General javuzels! Ay petty

o dictator, he wants to.make h -
. Wy 109, a ake His opponents ion ke Pe

sel a its i tiv dis aude

allies ian

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— A six-month. delay In July’ ‘cost-of: ‘living. incaoses in | &

“Walesa, be arrested, Jike his colleagues, put. on

sy Gatled 4,