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But Mr. Kaplan notes that he, too, has management experience. He cites his years as a former member and president of the Southfield Board of Education as evidence of his ability to manage a staff and a big budget. And, he's served on many boards, including Haven, Gate- way Counseling Center, Boys and Girls Club of South Oakland County, and the Anti-Defamation League Michigan Region. "My administrative experience exceeds his, but he can't rely on trial experience," Mr. Kaplan says. Both candidates agree that the Prosecutor's Office, which em- ploys about 100 assistant prose- cutors, needs a change, and in most respects, they plan to ad- dress the problems in the same way. Both assert that Mr. Thompson's office routinely "over- charges" defendants, pursuing cases that do not pass muster with judges or juries. That, they say, has damaged staff morale and cost taxpayers in needlessly severe prosecutions. Most cases prepared by the Prosecutor's Office are "policy" cas- es, meaning assistant prosecutors who see a case through from be- ginning to end have very little say in how it will proceed. They can- not offer any kind of charge re- duction in order to win a guilty plea or convince a criminal de- fendant to turn state's evidence. Mr. Gorcyca says the policy has created a climate of fear in the Prosecutor's Office and led to criminal charges being judicially reduced or dropped altogether. "Philosophically, I agree whole- heartedly about no-plea-bargain policies, but you have to be prag- matic," he says. "Rather than stamping 95 percent or more of the cases as 'policy,' we want to give prosecutors discretion to re- solve cases without having to write a memo that goes all the way up the chain of command." Mr. Gorcyca, the father of twins and husband to Carol, be- lieves a relaxed, sensible prose- cutorial policy will create an environment in which career prosecutors want to stay put. Mr. Kaplan, the father of two daughters and husband to Lisa, agrees. Under his administration, Mr. Kaplan says, he would give as- sistants more authority to resolve cases involving nonviolent of- fenders. "I think [the current pol- icy] has a demoralizing effect. It takes some creativity out of the position," he says. "I'm not going to be micro-managing the office, but in homicide cases, the assis- tant prosecutor would come di- rectly to me." He has worked up a 10-point plan for handling murder cases that includes keeping two assis- tant prosecutors on a case from beginning to end, maintaining close contact with victims' fami- lies while awaiting trial, and try- ing cases within six months. Like Mr. Gorcyca, he plans to boost staff morale with internal awards programs, birthday clubs, and the like. He notes that he would trim the number of execu- tive and administrative positions and appoint a woman to be his chief assistant. Neither plans to "sweep" the office of its current personnel. This is Mr. Kaplan's second run for the prosecutor's post. Four years ago, he lost to Mr. Thomp- son by 30,000 votes — not a bad showing for a Democrat in a heav- ily Republican county. Attorney Thomas Plunkett was the last De- mocrat to win the prosecutor's post, and that was in 1968. He lost to now County Executive L. Brooks Patterson in 1972. Mr. Kaplan, a West Bloomfield resident who belongs to Congre- gation Shaarey Zedek, raised $140,000 to Mr. Gorcyca's $15,000-$20,000 as of two weeks prior to the election. Mr. Gorcyca says he commis- sioned a scientific survey that shows he has a double-digit lead over Mr. Kaplan. However, he ac- knowledged, if President Bill Clin- ton does well on Nov. 5, his advantage might be lost. Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Gorcyca are both armed with solid en- dorsements. Mr. Patterson has thrown his support behind Mr. Gorcyca, as has County Sheriff John Nichols, several area police chiefs, the Command Officers As- sociation of the sheriffs depart- ment and the Police Reserve Officers Association of Michigan. Mr. Kaplan's supporters in- clude the Oakland County Deputy Sheriff's Association; the police of- ficers associations of Farmington Hills, Royal Oak and Sylvan Lake; the Police Officers Association of Michigan; and the Michigan Handicappers League. ❑ Publicity Deadlines The normal deadline for local news and publicity items is noon Thurs- day, eight days prior to issue date. The deadline for birth announce- ments is 10 aim. Monday, four days prior to issue date: out-of-town obituaries, 10 a.m. Tuesday, three days prior to issue date. CI;