New major available in Criminal Justice Department Hy Israel Pa»e Cups & rubbers, llangiii* iudge. Pig. (iooti guys versus (he bad guys. Cod I at he r. C'luiiies Manson. Gang biisic'i's, busted, drug bust, And Smokey Pear. Between the slang, the slander and the olt'icialese is a whole system called Criminal Justice.. It is cops, courts and prisons--a system that tt>uches every one of us daily, and yet a system that is deeply troubled and dangerously Iragmenled at a lime when the high crime rate is a national scandal. Millions oT dollars have been spcjit on helicopters and S.W.A.T. teams--a whole plethora ol" paramilitary hardware while most of us fear walking in downlcwn Charlotte at night. What to do? ilow to gel it together? Below the surlace ol three-paragraph news stories about w h o robbed-ra'ped-st ole from-murdered whom, below all that lies a complicated structure that relates the beat patrolman to the parole repeater and the parole ollicer to the state legislator. Traditionally tlic crime rate has been blamed on the police (tor) unresponsive Ol too responsive), the courts (too lenient, too liarsh. loo slow, loo fast), or Iho prisons (too small, too big. terms tr)o long or tor) short). With the advent of academic level criminal justice training now issues are emerging involving the political and cultural background and the social pressures relating to criminal and deliiHiuent behavior. "The most enduring problems lacing llie criminal juslico svs(em...are political." says a report published by the National Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Cioals. Coping with these political issues will 'oqiiiie a leadership cadre of Criminal Justice prolessionals trained in sociologv. psychology, economics, political science and administration. Since 1970 UNCC has otiered ^.ouises in its Law Hnl'orcemeiu and Administration program. From a scant -'U in-service police olficers the program has grown to 161-plus majors, C'oine spring, UNCC’s Criminal Justice Program will offer a Bachelor of Science Degree Says Dr. Reed Adams, the program’s Director, ‘'We're not trying to train police." lie feels the usual offering of police science courses covers the vocational needs of police. Rather, he is offering a program that deals with "(1) the study of the psychological, cultural, political, economic, and social causes of criminal and delinquent behavior. (2) the analysis of the system of institutions designed to prevent and control crime and dclinqueiicy. and (3) examination of interactions between offenders and those institutions which seek to identify, apprehend, prosecute and rehabilitate them.” Ambitious, to say the least. Interestingly, UNCC Criminal Justice majors can get up to 12 hours of police science courses at Central Piedmont Community College while, remaining active majors in the 30-hour Criminal Justice program. For those interested in Criminal Justice as a major but who may not want to pursue a career in the field the program offers a diversity of subjects, drawing on the departments of Economics, Social Sciences, Political Science and Psychology. On the other hand, take a look at these recommended reforms put forth by the National Commission on Criminal Justice Standards and Goals; "(1) within a decade all police officers hold a baccalaureate degree, (2) that law enforcement agencies significantly expand their community relations activities, (3) the development of a broad system of community based corrections to replace traditional incarceration, and (4) the application of modern management techniques to the administration of justice.” In short, the field is fairly bursting with opportunities. Tenure Policies, Regulations and By Michael Evans The Board of Trustees accepted the Tenure Policies. Regulations and Procedures of the Lhiiversity of North (’arolina at Charlotte as proposed by the Tenure Committee. The Tenure Committee consists of Dr. Mary Embry, chairman. Dr. Jerry Stone and Dr. Ben Romine (who also served on the first Tenure Committee two years ago). Chancellor D. W. Colvard said there were some differences between the document.passed two years ago and the proposed one. lie fell the most important difference was the fact that "in cases of non-reappointmeni. reasons do not have to be stated. However, there is an apf*eals procedure set up in the document." The document was circulated to the faculty during February of 1975 and discussion meetings were later held in each of the colleges. The Chancellor received the document on October 13. Colvard siiid. "We have. I think, a good document. One which the committee has recommended to me and 1 recommend to you (the Board).” Chairman Addison Reese had questions on the use of the term competence in some areas and on the area of dismissals. Colvard explained that, in the past, when a teacher’s competence has been seriously questioned, the person has always resigned before official proceedings were necesary. He added, “The largest percentage of our faculty is sufficiently committed to quality teaching-.’’ Student Body President Jamie Stomple questioned the implications of a statement under "Academic Freedoms” which stated. "The University of North Carolina at Charlotte will not penalize or discipline members of the faculty because ol the exercise ol academic freedom in the lawful pursuit of their respective areas ol scholarly and professional interest and respojisibility." Stemple suggested the document add. "or their political and social heliets." following the term "academic treedom” in the statement. Procedures accepted Stemple said there had been many rumors of faculty members who had been Tired because of their political beliefs. Colvard assured Stemple that no faculty member had been released because of political reasons. In other business, acting Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs, Barry Lesley, said President William Friday (of the L'niversity of North Carolina system) recommended a number of capital improvement projects for the university. “We have received SI45.000 to extend our electrical distribution system to backfeed every building on campus and cut down on the number of blackouts. We also have SIOO.OOO lor an addition to the boiler plant and S8500 to connect tlie boiler plant to the sewer system." said Lesley. Lesley said the fuel arrangement for the campus "looked good." The school has storage room for 100,000 gallons of tuel oil and Lesley said the tanks were being kept full.

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