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Editorial Views ***** Federal funds available k for juvenile work I Counties in North Carolina are now taring to come up with plans for local programs dealing with young people in trouble ? a way to keep more from being sent to the juvenile training schools. s At mid-year, 1977, a state law will g6 into effect which eliminates the "status offender" from the training schools ? keeping out of the in stitutions children who are school truants, discipline problems at tome, runaways, and otherwise in < ouble, but not involved in criminal i rtivities. The alternative is community i eatment programs, and most of the ! ate's counties have decided to draw i > plans for such. The Governor's Commission on iw and Order has set up guidelines r making available to the local 1 ogams a total of $2.2 million in Law deforcement Assistance Act money 9r such prografhs, and broad qlitlines of those which would qualify nve been sent to members of Boards iCounty Commissioners. 5 It must be noted that federal funds ate for a one-year period only, and ?e "counties should expect to ssume the continuing costs of these efforts during the second year" and thereafter. iThe four basic types of community wograms approved for con federation are these: non-residential services for children living at home; must offer individual or group therapy, coun seling, and treatment for the entire family of the child; and can can provide medical rehabilitation, and [ educational aid. ?shelter care is for children needing more intensive work and for a longer time; involving such things as foster care, street workers, temporary shelter to keep them out of secure facilities such as local jails, or subsidies to existing programs of that sort. ?group homes are for those in danger of getting deeply into the juvenile justice system; should provide rehabilitation and coun seling either as an alternative to the child's appearance in juvenile court, or as ordered by the juvenile court if the child has been there. Local agency suppoort and a local advisory board are required to set up a group home. ? !? 1 * 1 _ ? ?specialized rosier care is an approach for children who are in trouble in their own homes but would not do well in a group home. Those close to the juvenile system, however, expect conflicts over funding which will require attention from the General Assembly next year. In recent months there has been much debate about the conflicts and competition of state agencies to control the funds, and clear in dications that state agency interests often take precedence over local desires. Involved are the court system which claims counseling and supervisory jurisdiction in certain areas, the Department of Human Resources which operates the training schools and several rehabilitation approaches, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Justice and several divisions of th^seoftei\ competing for the funds and for jurisdiction ?a growing state problem which hits every community. Taking water for granted ?i A recent visitor from Chapel Hill was commenting on the abundance of water here, as compared to the severe scarcity in the university town. Extreme conservation measures are being enforced there, and the influx of students have added to the problem. However, leave it to college students to devise ways to enjoy a problem. Some students put their house plants on the floor of the shower stall and gave them a good watering at the time the student showers. Others advise "shower with a friend." One coed said she put her dishes in the shower stall and saved water. Like we said, students take such things in stride and make the most of it, even as serious as the situation that afronts them. England is facing the most severe I drought in 500 years. The Neuse River which supplies Raleigh with water averages a flow of 400 million gallons a day, has been down to 13 million during recent weeks. Raleigh is buying water from a town up-stream, while neighborly Durham is selling Chapel Hill several millions gallons a day. When situations get to a critical stage as some towns find themselves, we wonder if sooner or later it will not be mandatory for every water system to be connected with the next as a means of helping out in emergencies. Water supplies here in the mountains appear to be adequate, but the trend can change swiftly. We should be appreciative of what we have, and although it appears abundant, it is no reason to waste the precious commodity. ? ? ??i * Wc CAn't sse out of his -food Elf TIm IiiiHIiPH NnH tnmn?W. M. C Old postal rates severe Congress is trying to work out means of lending a helping hand to the postal department, which is running away behind in money, and also admits the service is not to their liking. There have been many proposals and ideas, but none have been ac cepted by the powers-that-be as of this time. So patrons ? beg your pardon, we are now customers of the Postal Service ? have faith. It was A. C. Snow in a recent edition of The Raleigh Times, who cited terms of postal service of the early days, when by comparison, the current 13-cent first class rate is a bargain. Here is what Snow found: A reader, noting a recent com ment on 13-cent postage which in cluded 10 cents for storage, passed along a description of the postal service in the "good ole days" of the 18th century. Back then, the person sending the letter paid nothing. The receiver paid the postage, usually a day's wages for just one page. Hie receiver could refuse the letter and have it returned to the sender, who then would be forced to pay twice the postage, or wind up in debtor's prison. If you didn't pick up the letter or pay for it, the local newspaper would print the fact that you had mail but no money. And if the letter wasn't picked up within a month, the postmaster would print the juicier parts of it in the newspaper so all could read. In retrospect, perhaps 13 cents for postage is a better bargain than we suspected. Police safety i takes priority Ibt Job is being given top priority in development of North Carolina's Criminal Justice Information System <CJIS> That Ml work of information which will span this state and provide links to other states and national data is now in the design stage, with completion expected to cost some 16 million. Not without its major con troversies during early development stages, the system now appears to be on track. Federal regulations which destroyed public access to critical information which has long been available to the public and press were over turned by efforts of Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. and representatives of the N. C. Press Association and N. C. Broadcasters. Early battles over control at the state level were resolved by creation of a super-board cutting across agency and department lines in state government, and bringing laymen into the structure. TWO BOARDS And with the recent establishment of both a new CJIS Board and a related CJIS Security and Privacy Board, the detail work of the system ' design is underway. Gov. Holshouser's legal counselor, Sam H. Long, is the staffman most intimately involved in the long-running effort to get CJIS off the ground. Long recently reviewed that history for the two newly created boards, and talked about priorities, and how the system will actually operate. He presented a foot -thick stack of design proposals from firms interested in doing the detailed storage and retrieval hookups statewide. Priority in the system, Long said, will go to "those things which improve our ability to protect our law enforcement officers on the street." How can that best be achieved? Any number of steps might be possible ? identification of dangerous, wanted people before the of ficer approaches; data on locations and times of crime or traffic incidents so con centrated manpower can be applied; closing the doors on jailed criminals with proven records as troublemakers so they will not be released on bond or given early freedom from sentences; providing means to the courts to bring more dangerous people to trial more quickly with better odd* of convictkm. "In whatever way officer safety is to be affected, that is where we will look first," Long said. THE ELEMENTS These are the elements which will make up the system: the State Bureau of Investigation, the Police Information Network, and the National Crime Information Center which provides both federal links and a hookup with other states. Auto registration and theft data from the Division of Motor Vehicles, and information from the State Highway Patrol will involve the State Department of Transportation. ' The State Department of The 1977 Genera] Assembly wil] be required to put into law the procedures (thetwo boards and the Security and Privacy Plan) which are currently being used. Corrections will be involved providing information on the status of prisoners, former inmates, escapees, and other material which may prove helpful in solving crimes. The Judicial branch will provide full statewide data on con victions and records, cases pending, and bond status, etc. Then, local law enforcement agencies ? police and sheriffs ? will make up the critical using and feeding end of the operation with terminals across the state in local offices The two big gaps right now are the court system and the. local agencies where com puterization lags behind work which has been done in other areas. Aahi4L*ii** Oauaaaa buuiiuuim; oqudicb f OLD Meo 5AVS THEI 0 ONLY REASON \NE R HAVE ELECTIONS 1 IS TO SEE IF THE fl OPINION POLLS | ARE ACCURATE. I Stage is set for debate over career education Before things proceed much further in the running debate over career education in North Carolina, it is likely that the General Assembly will becomeinvolved. The legislative body, after all, is suppoaedto be the arena in which major policy matters affecting the stage are argued and resolved. The State Department of Public Instruction is now set to develop a short-range and long-range plan for im plementing career education in the state's public schools While the State Board of Education has been cautious in moving that way, top state educators led by State Supt. A. Craig Phillips are committed to pursuing career education, and are ptuhlng hard A PHILOSOPHY In materials prepared to gain the federal fundi to do the plan, state officials outlined the philosophy of career education for North Carolina as'Teaming to live, learning to learn, and learning how to make a living." These three aspects cut across discipline lines at every level of development and have as a basic objective relating the real world to the development of basic skills and academic motivation. "Activities vary with the student's developmental level, txt roughly take the following form: K-3, awareness; 44, exploration; 10-12, preparation and specialisation." State position arguments further call for teachers in all subjects to use student in terests, aptitudes, and abilities .. as "vehicles for teaching the content of the curriculum. By products of the process include improved ability to utilise baric skills subject, enhan cement of self-concept, clarification of value systems, enhanced decision-makii^ skills, and improved ability to cope with change." In simple terms, then. educators hope to bridge the gap between vocational programs and academic programs, calling on com munity involvement, curriculum development, and professional development to make school work more real, to relate learning to life, and to remove the stigma which has attached in many instances to the public school student on a non-collegetrack. The timetable now is for a plan to be drawn up during the present fiscal year; pilot projects in several sections of the state in 1(77-78; and further implementation through 1(81 83 with modification as more schools adopt and implement the (dan. But will North Carolina go as ; far as U. S. Congressman Cart Perkins hopes. Perkins; sponsored die federal career education legislation, an^sees ? it as "a comprehensive ep- if proach to education J The News-Record NON-PARTISAN IN POLITICS | JAMES L STORY, E*tar Published Weekly By Madkon County publishing Co. 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