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Thursdav. February 22, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Terrorism class prepares officers
By DAVID EDDS
Staff Reporter
Yitzak Rabin, Griffin Bell and other recent visitors to the University of Kansas have attracted protestors. Yet, none of these protesters have turned to violence.
But because of a class taught at KU, area police may be more prepared for a terrorist attack.
THE CLASS, INTERNATIONAL CRIME and Terrorism, is taught by Ron Olin, crime analyst for the Lawrence police department.
The course teaches police officers how to react to terrorists. Olin stressed that the department's training is designed for this purpose.
He said the class was meant to teach the correct police response to terrorism.
"The police who will handle a terrorist incident in the United States are not necessarily the experts who are trained for it," Olin said. "That's why it is essential to have this exposure given to a variety of police personnel."
OF THE 23 STUDENTS in the class, all but three are police officers.
A student who is not a law enforcement officers must have the instructor's approval to take the class. Requiring approval is meant to prevent potential terrorists from enrolling and learning what they may be fighting against, he said.
Lawrence, Owens and Kansas City, Kan.
polegged, Police County sheriff's officers and
law enforcement.
Olin would not explain the details of how a terrorist would be handled in Lawrence.
"If a terrorist situation developed, Lawrence police would hold the area, but response to the situation would be up to the FBI." he said.
Olin said some terrorism experts were expecting an increase in terrorism in the United States.
"Response to terrorism in the United States has always been adequate, but I question whether we could respond properly to a major terrorist incident," he said.
OFFICER MARK BROTHERS of the Lawrence police department, said a terrorist could be greatly influenced by the first officer on the scene.
"Some day I may be the first officer on the scene of a terrorist incident. That's why I'm TU."
Jill Schaaffer, Emporia senior, the only woman and one of three civilians in the class, said she would like to put the princess she was learning in class to work.
"I would like to get into a special police unit that fights terrorism later on," she said.
Olin said the class included officer survival tactics, conflict management, hostage negotiation and national and international responses to terrorism.
Part of the class deals with stopping terrorists before they resort to violence.
Olin said, "The class discusses social unrest and the steps that lead to terrorism against the United States."
OLIN SAID HE had been interested in counter-terrorist tactics for several years. He received his first training as a member of the Lawrence police department's Tactical Unit, which is trained to respond to critical situations.
Olin, who received a M.S. degree in public agency administration from Wichita State University in 1977, wrote his master's thesis on police reaction to urban guerilla warfare.
He has had training in counter-terrorist tactics f.om several schools, such as the Bavarian State Police school in Germany and the Army and Command College at Fort Leavenworth.
However, Ollin said, "There are very few true counter-terrorists. I do not report them."
Olin said the decentralized law enforcement system in the United States sometimes contributed to confusion, which aided the terrorists.
"A terrorism incident in the United States could be admirably handled or catastrophically bungled by the local jurisdiction before the proper authorities" he said. "That's why we teach local cops how to deal with terror."
$500,000 suit filed for death at county jail
A suit was filed in Douglas County District Court yesterday alleging that a man died while in custody at the Douglas County jail because of "the grossly negligent actions of" the deputy.
Carol Lemon, 1503 Maryland St., filed the claim seeking $500.00 on behalf of her brother, Lennis Johnson, who died Feb. 19, 2014 and had been arrested four days before his death.
According to the autopsy, performed by Laurance W. Price Jr., a local physician, Johnson's injuries were received several days before he was arrested.
The lawsuit seeks $10,000 in actual damages and at least $10,000 in punitive damages from each of 25 defendants. Richard Stanwix, Lawrence chief of police, and Rex Johnson, Douglas County sheriff, are among the defendants.
Lennis Johnson was to have been held in the Douglas County jail until he could be transferred to the Topena State Hospital. He died the day before he was to be transferred.
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