o t P
By RACHAEL A. S
RE lot of viol
nd r; running ia � of
coping," Epoch rid. "Up to this
point, people have focuaed on th
running away problem, not
a ymptom."
Alarmingly, th aympto
re increasing. Expe y more
kids are exhibiting complex and
erious problems. Debr Ben­
nett, program director for Gate­
way Community Service in
Lansing, which .operates two
statewide crisi hotlin , id in
1983 the program w S, 100 cri­
sis cas . In 1993, that number
jumped to more than 10,000.
"It may be because e are ge -
ting the word out better, but
more kids are having problems,"
she said.
According to Karen Rahn, as­
sistant director of the network,
90 percent of the troubled youths
rved by the programs said they
had family relation problems, 60
percent were female and only 37
percent percent were living with
their natural father. Nearly 20
percent came from homes with
substance abuse problems.
KEN JONES, executive di­
rector of Off The Streets, said he
doesn't buy the excuse that bro­
ken and dysfunctional homes are
WHE ADULTS AIL to .
take action on social problema,
kids are left with k role mod­
Is.
"As people grapple for an­
w ,. problems impact the
great society with mo inten-
ity, kids at th merey of
what' going," Jone aid.
"Adults are not providing a
environment. We knowtheprob­
lems but we lac the will to
up and do it."
Experts say preventativ
medicine can wor , bu� pro­
grams need to address kids at
younger ages, before their frus­
trations build beyond control
and they end up accessing the
ju venile justice system. Par
said that in the lastsix�1'8 two
MNRHYS programs have
changed their target· age' range
to eight to 17 'from ten to 17-
year-olds. ",
"The population is there, you
would do a better job identifying
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award ar given by Th Bow I of Hell Advl ory Committ to those with Inc re
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MICHIGAN'S OFFICIAL
STATE department on youth
crisis intervention services, the
MNRHYS was organized in the
early 1970 around private pro­
grams already in place. The
state does not offer the ervices
. directly, but it. funds an average
70 percent of the action that goes
on in MNRHYS centers like Off
The Streets. The federal govern­
ment and private sources make
up the rest.
Robert Parks, the Depart­
ment of Social Services program
manager for Runaway Services,
said the arrangement has
worked out well becau e the
state doesn't pay the whole pro­
gram bill, centers retain local
control and make their own
problem-solving networks.
The programs in the network
are aimed at not only runaways
and homeless youth as the name
Michigan Hi torical
Mu eum seeks home movies
Immediate responses are ap­
preciated and letters must be re­
ceived by April 29, 1994. For
more information telephone the
museum at (517) 335-2782. Af­
ter reviewing the letters, mu­
seum staff will contact people
whose footage seems most prom­
ising. If selected, the museum
will pay for secure transport, du ..
plication and return of the film.
active downtown districts
and Woodward Avenue in De­
'troit;
('J motor vehicle traffic, in­
cluding pedestrians;
leisure and social activi-
Looking for a larger audience
to screen your home movies? Al­
though your family may have
tired of them, the Michigan His­
torical Museum in Lansing is
searching for certain older home
movies to include in its 20th cen­
tury exhibits, now under con­
struction.
"We need help from Michigan
residents to provide us with
home movies that will portray
li� in the 19208, as seen through
th ' ey.: of famili indl­
viduals," said ' taey of'Btate
Richard H. AUstin, who serves
as Michigan's official historian.
"We are interested in films
from families offactory workers,
wealthy industrialists, small­
town proprietors, farm families
and other Michiganians. These
films have the potential to, make
the 1920s more personal and the
museum exhibits more engag­
ing for visitors," Secretary
Austin concluded.
The Michigan Historical Mu­
seum currently has exhibits de­
scribing life in Michigan from
the Ice Age through 1900. The
second phase of exhibits, which
brings the story up to modern
times, will open in January
1995.
ties;
the prohibition and suf­
frage movements;
('J delivery trucks, such as the
milkman, iceman, postman, etc.;
('J immigrants arriving via
boat or train;
o early NAACP activiti ; .
Flint's tent city;
o schools and reading clubs;
and other 1920s activities;
The museum also invites let­
ters 'describing significant col­
lections of home movies,
particularly those filmed in the
1920s through the 1960s.
MICInGAN RESIDE T'S
wi 1 ,. \0
with ne la foo from
archives and libraries, to pro­
duce a 12-minute film about life
in .Michigan during the 1920s.
The film will be shown in an
ornate movie theater typical of .
movie houses in the 1920s, as
part of the museum's 1920s
Street Scene gallery.
The Michigan Historical Mu­
seum is located at 717 W. Alle­
gan St. in downtown Lansing,
about two blocks west of the
State Capitol. Nearly 135,000
people visit the site annually;
half come as part of school
groups. The museum is handi­
capper-accessible and has free
admission, frequent special
events and educational pro­
grams.
The Department of State's
Bureau of Michigan History is
the official state agency respon­
sible for preserving, protecting
and interpreting Michigan his­
tory.
... f
FILMS SHOULD BE in
good physical condition, and
people must be able to describe
their contents in some detail.
Anyone interested in loaning
films to the museum should mail
a letter describing what and
whom the movie shows, the year
it was taken, the format (8 mm.
or 35 mm. home movie, other);
along with a name, address and
telephone number to:
FOR THE NEW exhibits,
the museum seeks home movies
that show Michigan residents in
a wide range of activities, such
as:
Movie Search/Scott Peters
Michigan Historical. Museum
717 W, Allegan St.
Lansing, MI 48918-1847
Icials react to
� ... g e t · ction
that th key to truth-in- ent nc­
ingis tha victims and criminals
know exa ly what the sentence
will without having to gue
about parole.
"I think is important hat eve­
ryon know how long a criminal
will serve," Maloney id. "Eve­
ryone has some piece of mind
then.'!
Maloney said that Engler's
crime package will probably
make it to the Legislature in
about a month, so truth-in-sen­
tencing could be close at hand.
"Really, i 'sa whole package,"
Maloney id. "Th governor
proposed m ny face of change
for corrections which will all
work interchan bly."
"When a crrminal i sen­
t need to a, certain length of time
and go free on prole fter a
few months, it nds th wrong
to h victim," Grath­
id.
H' id balan ing truth-in­
s ntencing wi h th criminal's
good beh vior poses challenge.
By Jennifer L Summerfelt
LANSING - Gov. John Engler
has said that violent offenders
should no longer have a chance
for parole, and that truth-in-s n­
tencing should guide Michigan.
While some may think this
philosophy � good for Michigan,
others aren t so sure.
"Telling criminals they have
no chance for parole 'gives them
no ineentiv for good behavior,"
said Berri n County District
Court Jud Cas r Grathwohl.
Truth-in-s ntencing means
criminal would not ntenced
to fiv to n y • with a chan
for parole for a violent crime.
In t ad, judge would be r -
quired to hand down specific
nt n '.
�'.' 'f '
"
� ."1
,', .:
.�_.� ' .... ·�l .. .._,. fiv
Y , ten mea ten," Eng! r
said in th State of the State
add rlier thi y ar." 0 ex-
ceptions." co
The idea behind truth-in- n­
tencing is to let vic ims and
crimi nals know ctly ho long
a enteD WIll be.
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