COMMENT 8 wah Page Juveniles and crime Most fenses common juvenile ofare theft, shop lifting, burglaries, property destruction and possession of drugs and alcohol, said L. Kent Bachman, first district court ju- venile judge. Judge Bachman was attracted to juvenile court by the desire to attempt to assist youthful offenders in changing their attitudes. “It is our goal to make any exrience in court rehabilitaive, aiding the juvenile in becoming a normal, contributing adult.’’ First District Court covers the six county area of Box Elder, Cache, Rich, Weber, Davis, and Morgan. It is the responsibility of Judge Bachman and Judge L. Roland Anderson to handle cases of juvenile delinquency, abuse, neglect, dependency and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Over 50 personnel, including clerks, probation officers and psychologists, work with young people referred to court. “One of the things I’ve been trying to do in my practice in the court is to impress youthful offenders that they must respect property rights of others. Perhaps because of great material wealth there is a disregard and lack of respect for property of others. Our society was founded on respect for the property of others. “Disrespect is likely coming from observation of adults who are close to them in society who do not respect property and in addition, parents who do not seem to fully accept the responsibility of teaching the child about the rights he must uphold, protect and respect,”’ said he. true of all delinquency but it is a contributing factor. not at home. The father claimed he went to work at midnight, casting blame on the wife who said the boy “‘went to a show.”’ ‘What show lasts until 3 a.m.,” said Judge Bachman, ‘‘not knowing where a youngster is certainly contributes delinquency.”’ to Out of 41,194 offenders 59 per cent had only one contact with the court and concluded their activities. After three referrals only 16 per cent returned the fourth time “‘suggesting that the process succeeds in eliminating 84 per cent of all youth referred.”’ Three per cent of the total were found to be have started in crime on our around the age of ten and then became habitual and were classified as incorrigable. The court is trying to identify those young people who may develop into incorrigables and try to change their attitude through intensive programs. Not all problem youth have negligent or uncaring parents. Some children are just ex- tremely diffficult to control, said Judge Bachman. In cases dealing with property, Judge Bachman has the juvenile work off the fines. If they do not have a job they are given work on a work project. Last year 26,634 hours were worked by youth and $78,000 paid in fines, earned by the young people. is necessary that parents spend “T allow a juvenile ten hours a week to work from 3 to 5 p.m. So for a $100 fine a youth is allowed five weeks at $2 an hour to repay the fine.”’ Judge Bachman pointed out that when a youth required commitment to a juvenile institution facilities have only limited abilities to keep the youth in a restrictive setting more time with their children and the period of time is often rather than in adult pursuits. too brief. “The court Judge Bachman tries to put the burden of a lot of delinquency upon the parents and guardians of youthful offenders. “J don’t think it’s as much that parents are reluctant to teach their children as _ not knowing how to teach them. It Letting kids run their own uses fender that a life of crime is not what he wants to select. Such an evaluation is therefore beneficial in stopping him from He cited an example of a young offender who was burglarizing at 3 a.m. The parents didn’t know the boy was rs commitment would be required. Often times this evaluation serves the purpose of showing the youthful of- a com- lives often results in delinquen- mitment to a youth development cy, said Judge Bachman. Of course, he added, this isn’t center for an evaluation of the youth to determine if further his illegal activity,”’ said Judge Bachman. A native of Ogden, Judge Bachman attended Weber State three and one-half years and received his B.S. degree from the University of Utah in 1965 ee by his Juris Doctor in His wife is the former Nancy Sycamore and they are the parents of three daughters and Judge L. Kent Bachman three sons. Lights, Camera - Results!! Dr. Noid: A own progress is extremely be able to see student can view his over the quarter. It helpful to a student to himself and hear both (continued from page 1) on a series of ten botany TV films Initially Dr. Buchanan minutes. It has shooting him talked , evolved just now fi — about 4 positive and negative remarks about his performance at the same minutes; the rest of the film show time. Students understand what you mean when they can see what they are doing as you explain what to correct. It is much more effective than “‘traditional’’ methods such as written or oral critiques after a speech. Plus it saves a great deal of a student’s time because there is not the lapse of time between speakers. as Bryce Canyon. visual aids and films on site, such Dental { hygiene, nursing and cosmetology have TV films showing step-by-step procedures” for students. Our cameras can gd y “right on top’”’ of the action soa) — student can see it much mor closely than he could while wat ching a demonstration in class. ) Mr. Haun: Yes, in fact in some sessions such as this one we have students in both the color and black-and-white studios at the same time. Dr. Noid critiques one class as they are being filmed. The other class films are played back later and he comments on their speeches then. Currently we are working will mi Paul Johnson producing a filmon salesmanship for his classes, plusa training tape for professors de 00 . strating how to work with blindé deaf students. Special Collections in the Library has us doing a documentary onthe Monastery in Huntsville. We filme Dr. Noid: It takes as much of my time but eliminates students waiting, allowing me to facilitate more students satisfactorily. Mr. Haun: Students pick up their tapes, put them on machines and watch on individual TV’s as often as they like. We are learning tricks to make it more efficient. I was initially worried about involving too much personnel, but we now have it down to myself and one technician. Dr. Noid: I’m happy with the support of Instructional Development and Gordon Haun. My goals are qualitative - greater results and improvements for students - as well as quantitative. Mr. Haun: In addition to filming speech students, we have been and currently are doing a lot in other areas with teachers who use TV films in their classes. We have worked with Dr. Hayle Buchanan the Monastery’s Easter Service this year. While only a few minute of the service will be used in the documentary, we will have these vice on file. The excellent thing about ing TV is that it can compress or & pand time; for example ily automotive repair we can condens?) into a 30 minute TV presentationa) 4 procedure that actually take) @ Richard Vandenberg 16 hours {j0, do. We have the equipment—were limited by personnel with the potential. but exciled Dr. Noid: (to student) Try to beay” little more animated. If youre bored, think about your audience! Lights out in studio—last student files past control room talking a citedly and heading for Reserve Library. Mr. Haun gathers up film and heads there too while Dr. Noid tackles the tapes of the class met: bers in the black-and-white studi |