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Crime Study Stum's Small Percentage Commits Large Number Of Offenses By Karen Parker Post Staff W riter A recent report released by the National Institute of Justice contained the con clusions of a study to iden tify the number of criminal offenders who commit ex ceedingly large amounts of violent offenses. The report prepared by Rand Corp., stated the fol lowing: "The research va lidated other studies which found that a relatively small percentage of felons commit a disproportionate ly large number of offenses and that street crime might be substantially reduced by incapacitating this group of repeat violent offenders if they can be identified." Mecklenburg County Po lice Sgt Ted McIntosh, director of Planning and Research at the Mecklen burg County Police Depart ment, had good and bad news about the percentage of felons in the county. Statistics indicate only 25 armed robberies occurred from January, 1982 until September. That’s a 12 per cent drop compared with the same time period last year However, robbery has risen 13 percent, rape 20 percent; and 53 arrests have been made within the past eight months. The county police depart ment categorizes offenders First in a series into two groups "Part I Offenses" include murder, rape, robbery and serious assault. “Misdemeanors” are minor acts ot larceny and assault. Sgt McIntosh explained, “in North Carolina anyone age 16 and over is con sidered an adult and tried accordingly in the court system.” The police de partment’s September monthly report revealed 78 juvenile arrests have been made, while 1,483 adults have been apprehended. Even though some of these people will not be convicted for the charges brought against them, a large percentage of them will be found guilty. Then, depending on the seriousness of the crime, individuals will spend time behind prison bars as pun ishment for their wrong doings. Jan and Marcia Chaiken, two of the Rand researchers who provided the study for the National Institute of Justice, ex pressed, “the only effective way to deal with ‘violent predators’ is imprison ment.” Sgt. McIntosh agreed that imprisonment is the most forceful means of getting crime and its com Rates Effective November 9-15 n New-'Money M Market Savings EFFECTIVE YIELD 9.0% Annual Rate 8.50% EARN A HIGH RATE FOR THE SHORTEST TERM ^ D $20,000 minimum deposit is required. □ Funds are available every 7 days and are automatically renewed. O Interest rate is below current 91 - day Treasury bill discount rate at the time your account is opened. Cl Interest is compounded daily. ANNUAL RATF 7.964% YOU DON'T HAVE TO TIE FUNDS UP TO EARN HIGH INTEREST. □ $7,500 minimum deposit required. Cl Interest rate is V*% helow current 91 - day Treasury bill discount rate at the time your account is opened. Cl Interest rate remains fixed until maturity. 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But, being in re search and planning With crime continuously rising citizens will pro bably be paying higher taxes to provide the ne-' cessary institutions to house criminals. People will also be looking into means and ways of pro tecting themselves against criminals. The next issue of The Charlotte Post will focus on the Cost of Crime, and ' the following issue will highlight various tech niques of crime preven tion. The Echoes of Gamma Phi Delta So rority could not imagine young child ren being deprived of dressing up like ghosts and goblins to go trick-qr-treat ing So last Friday, the sorority gave a Halloween party ‘‘to give the children the meaning and pleasure of Halloween and to weed out fear of getting the wrong treat,’’ stated one member of Gamma Phi Delta. The party was at the home of Jeanette S. Robinson of 700 Canterwood Drive Three prizes were given for the - ■ _ funniest costumes. First place winner was Amanda Moore; second place, Monica Ross and third place. Tori Reid. A fourth prize went to Armando Craw ford when she exhibited her talent in the dance contest. The judges were Kath leen Jamison and Cheryl Grant. Before leaving, the children received cookies and punch. Halloween bags filled with goodies was a take-home treat for the nearly 20 children in attendance. Carolina Night Scheduled For Local Students CHAPEL HILL Meck lenburg County high school students and their parents can get a better idea of the admissions process at the University of North Carol ina at Chapel Hill through £* program to be held on Wed nesday, November 17, at the Wachovia Center, 400 S. Tryon Street, cnarlotte. The program, called "Carolina Night,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Tar Heel room It is spon sored by the University’s undergraduate admissions office. The program will include a short, informal present ation by representatives of the undergraduate admis sions office, followed by a question-and-answer period. Admissions re quirements, deadlines, notification dates and other topics of interest to pro spective students will be discussed. Five Points Festival Completes Commitment I With the celebration of the Biddleville-Five Points Community Festival on Oc tober 16, the University of North Carolina at Char lotte's College of Human Development and Leaning has now completed a five year commitment to the revival of an old and dis tinguished black neigh nornood Dr. Jonnie McLeod, UNCC professor of Human Development and Learn ing, who headed the pro ject, said, “The successful festival that residents and students jointly staged was symbolic of our successful learning and service.” Her evaluation of the pro gram is that “UNCC Uni versity Year for Action (the official name of the program) students leave behind a strong commun ity organization, a success ful plan for housing, a tutoring program, a com munity newspaper, a strong Alcoholics Anony mous chapter, a new park, a vigorous neighborhood and much more.” During the five years, the UNCC role was low key but provided the support need ed to revitalize the neigh oornooo. In 1976 the N.C. ACTION office asked the College of Human Development and Learning to submit a grant proposal. An extensive needs assessment was done. Dr. McLeod indicat ed, and the Five Points Community was chosen, because the needs were there and because the resi dents wanted the students to become involved. Dr. McLeod said that the community which devel oped around Johnson C. Smith University in the late 1800s was once an elite area. She said it is the oldest intact black com munity remaining in Char lotte, but one which five years ago was in danger of being destroyed because it was in a community de velopment area with no plan to retain any of the charm or allowing resi dents to remain. There was some opposi tion, and there were fac tions involved that made it difficult to devise a plan that Johnson C. Smith, renters, homeowners, the Community Development organization, and Charlotte City Council could all agree upon. 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