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University Daily Kansan, October 15, 1981
Crime watch program thriving in Lawrence
By LILLIAN DAVIS
By LILLIAN DAVIS Staff Reporter
Although Governor John Carlin announced a statewide crime watch program Tuesday, Lawrence law enforcement officials of him, according to police officials.
The program Carlin had he wanted implemented included a crime prevention package for citizens; meetings to describe crime patterns in communities; meetings with officials used to disseminate information and programs for farmers to help them guard against cattle rustling, theft and vandalism.
Each of Carin's objectives for the program already is in full swing in the Douglas County area, Mark Brothers, a crime analyst, said yesterday.
"We have crime watch programs in the Oread neighborhood and a lot of little smaller sectors of the city," Brothers said. "But, here we call it neighborhood watch. The neighbors agree to watch each other's houses."
CARLIN ANNOUNCED his program to the 1813 judicial conference with the idea of immediately setting up community programs and expanding existing ones, such as the one in Lawrence.
According to Carlin, the residents of Kansas are "angry, frustrated and frightened" about crime.
"Criminal activity has literally robbed them of their property and destroyed their security," Carlin said.
Besides the neighborhood crime watch and community meetings to teach crime prevention, the Lawrence police department also talks with area merchants about improving security for their businesses.
Brothers said that since 1978, the police department had presented programs to businesses on the various alarm systems they could install.
"We also go one step further and talk to them about how to prevent shoplifting, employee theft, shipper theft and embezzlement." Brothers said.
Whether the police talk to residents, businessmen or farmers, Brothers said it was hard to get people to listen until they became victims.
"It's the old denial syndrome of it won't happen to me," Brothers said. "The most receptive audience we have is the most recent victims."
It was for this reason that Brothers said the Oread neighborhood had been destroyed.
THE OREAD neighborhood noticed a marked increase in burglaries and thefts during the first part of the school year. police said.
In rural Douglas County, a system called Operation ID has been implemented. This program encourages the marking of farm equipment and a computer with a code number registered with the sheriff's department, Brothers said.
The rural program of Operation ID is run by the Douglas County sheriff's department. Both the Lawrence and Marion serve the same free service to city residents.
Another area of crime that Carlin was researched was domestic violence.
CARLIN SAID that 28 percent of all murders centered on domestic problems and that he intended to apply his lessons to November to examine domestic violence.
Brothers said that a big portion of crime and local disturbances did arise in the wake of the war.
THE EPISCOPAL EUCHARISTIC FELLOWSHIP will meet at noon in Danforth Chapel.
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THE PHOTOJOURALISM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION will present a slide show by Earl Richardson, photographer, at 4 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.
THE LIFE ISSUE SEMINAR will be at 4:30 p.m. in the Ecumenical Christian Ministries Center.
THE RENAISSANCE DANCERS AND STUDENT CREATIVE ANACHRONISTS will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Trail Room of the Union.
THE SIMULATIONS GAMING GROUP will meet at 7 p.m. in Cork 2 of the Union.
THE BLACK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION will hold a general assembly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Hashinger Hall Theatre.
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FORMATIONAL MEETING will be at 7 p.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Union.
THE SIERRA CLUB will present films and a discussion about "Air Pollution Threats to Health," at 7:30 in the Forum Room of the Union.
THE WESTERN CIVILIZATION PROGRAM ACADEMIC FILM FESTIVAL will present two films, "Protest and Reform" and "Protest and Communication" at 7:30 p.m. in Dyche Auditorium.
KATHERINE PETREY, pianist,
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RONALD HELMS, director of architectural engineering, will present a lecture on "Task Ambient Illumination" at 7:30 p.m. in the Marvin Hall Jury Room of the Union.
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