Page 8 June 19) © COMMENT commitment would _ be required. Often times this Juveniles and crime Most common juvenile offenses are theft, shop lifting, burglaries, property destruc- tion and possession of drugs evaluation serves the purpose of showing the youthful offender that a life of crime is not true of all delinquency but it is a contributing factor. He cited an example of a and alcohol, said L. Kent Bach-man, first district court ju- young offender who was burglarizing at 3 a.m. The parents didn’t know the boy Judge Bachman was attracted to juvenile court by the desire was venile judge. to attempt to assist youthful offenders in changing their attitudes. “It is our goal to make any exerience in court rehabilitaive, aiding the juvenile in becoming a normal, contributing adult.” 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 to trying to do in my practice in the court is to impress youthful offenders that they must respect property rights of delinquency.”’ 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 others. Perhaps because of great material wealth there is a programs. Not all problem youth have disregard and lack of respect negligent or uncaring parents. Some children are just ex- 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 aminor. Over 50 personnel, including clerks, probation officers and psychologists, work with young people referred to court. “One of the things I’ve been 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. Judge Bachman tries to put the burden of a lot of delinquency upon guardians the of parents § and youthful of- fenders. “J don’t think it’s as much that parents are reluctant to teach their children as_ not knowing how to teach them. It is necessary that parents spend more time with their children wather than in adult pursuits. Letting kids run their own lives often results in delinquency, said Judge Bachman. Of - course, he added, this isn’t tremely diffficult to control, said Judge Bachman. In cases dealing with proper- ty, Judge Bachman has the juvenile work off the fines. If they donot have a job they are given work on a work project. Last year 26,634 hours were worked by youth paid in fines, young people. and $78,000 earned by the “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 and the period of time is often too brief. ‘“‘The court uses a commitment to a youth development center for an evaluation of the youth to determine if further what he wants to select. Such an evaluation is therefore beneficial in stopping him from 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 followed by his Juris Doctor in 1968. His wife is the former Nancy Sycamore and they are the parents of three daughters and three sons. Judge L. Kent Bachman Lights, Camera - Results!! Dr. Noid: A student can view his Own progress over the quarter. It is extremely helpful to a student to be able to see himself and hear both positive and negative remarks about his performance at the same 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. 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. Dr. Noid: It takes as much of my time but eliminates students waiting, allowing me to facilitate more students satisfactorily. (continued from page 1) on a series of ten botany TV films, Fy Initially Dr. Buchanan talked) minutes. It has evolved now f) shooting him just about minutes; the rest of the film show visual aids and films on site, such | as Bryce Canyon. Dental hygiene, cosmetology have nursing and TV _ films showing step-by-step procedures” for students. Our cameras can gé “right on top’ of the action soa student can see it much mor closely than he could while wat) ching a demonstration in class. 4| Currently we are working will — Paul Johnson producing a film on salesmanship for his classes, plusa_ training tape for professors demon Ib strating how to work with blind amnd deaf students. ; Special Collections in the Libre YY has us doing a documentary on the Monastery in Huntsville. We filme the Monastery’s Easter Serve this year. While only a few minuie of the service will be used in . documentary, we will have the set vice on file. 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. The excellent thing about usimgy TV is that it can compress or ey pand time; for example i automotive repair we can condens into a 30 minute TV presentation procedure that actually takes Richard Vandenberg 16 hours tt do. We have the equipment—wert limited by personnel but excited with the potential. | Dr. Noid: (to student) Try tobea little more animated. If youre bored, think about your audience!” In addition to filming Lights out in studio—last studen files past control room talking ey 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 citedly and heading for Reserve) Library. Mr. Haun gathers up films) and heads there too while Dr. Noi tackles the tapes of the class met bers in the black-and-white studio0. Mr. Haun: |