EGE MORTER
lieves th offender
should b h Id responsibl .
"It i only logi I that t h
crimirt I p y for it," h s id.
"The as sment is viewed as an
obligation t he criminal has."
Barbara K. Hill of Battle
Creek, chairwoman of th Com­
pensation Board, agreed.
"Hopefully, it make the p rpe­
trators of crime aware they have
THE MOE collect d obligations," sh said.
d opll'.i�uppp)."t Iocal activi- Addi iqnally, Hill aid re-
P!" 1·· tOJ lquiri criminals to n v for vic-
. ims; Righ 'A� Fun- (" ti� righWs'J�··" sljerie'tl · 'he
wood' id. victims.
Examples of these ctivities Ingham Cou nty Probate
include: An explanation by law Judge George Economy agreed.
enforcement agencies of certain "I think it is a step that helped,"
rights within 24 hours after first thejud said. "The victims feel
contact with the victim; an op- that there i ome account-
portunity for victin to consult ability now."
tep Up' cal
regulat
By AP�IL CALC LL
C.plt., '!..� ..§_ervlce
By MAUREEN FERFOUA
Spec I.' to M/�/Il.1) gJ�.n
LAN ING (C pita! N Servic )
-In Michigan, fundin for vic­
tim ' rights is b ginning to be
provid d more by criminal
than t xpayers, r por h ad­
minis rator of the Crim Vic­
tims Compensation Board.
"Ware oing gainst h
tr nd ," Micha I J. ullwood
id. " ur long-term plan is 0
h v taxpayers not h v to p y
for this."
About 50 p r nt of t h
mon y n ed to support vic­
tims' rights servi s is acquired
from criminal by st te courts.
s ments includ 40 for
felony, $30 for a serious misd -
m nor or drunken driving and
$20 for a crim cornmitt d by a
ju nil.
Th 0 h r halfi curr ntly ob­
tained from taxpay rs, but by
the pring of 1996 may be fully
funded by convicted persons,
said Sen. William Van Regen­
morter, R-Jenison, a supporter
of rights for crime victims.
By HEATHER MCEVOY
Capital News Seruice
LAN I G - M· ny women in
the Upper Peninsula and in ru­
ral ar a wh re th r r few
docto ,choo midwiv to d -
liv r th.r babies.
But i ola ed trag dies ar
leading some to call for state
r gulation of lay midwives. .
I i a mot her' right to cho
who deliv r h r b by and
wh r th proc dur is done,
aid D ni e S latino of Troy.
alatino used n tural child
birth and a lay midwif to d ,­
liv r her firs on in h bath tub
ofh rhome.
midwiv . wp'rp
co tin
servic
J W
month nd provid tuden
with tour of local morgue,
local eourthou and jail. In d­
dition, pri on rs are asked to
t I to th stud n about th ir
situations.
"We have had stud nts tell us
that th y defini ly don't want
to li v a life of crim, fter th
tour," Wright id.
However, it i important that
peopl liz that th problem
of crime is not just.a Wayn
County probl m, but a s t
wid on ,Wright id.
Lack of manpower and
money are two reasons why
orne h riff departments have
not st rt more youth crim
pr vention progr m, s id
Cathleen Klintworth, e cutive
director of the Michigan Sher­
iffs' Association (MSA).
Crime prevention varies from
county to county, Klin worth
said.
MSA erves 83 sh riff de­
partment throughout Mi hi­
gan. It is a non-profit
organization that helps train
and educate sheriffs. It also sup­
pli s departments with the lat­
e t information on legal issues.
However, the organization
does not sponsor any youth
crime prevention programs.
"We support DARE, bu w
do a p ni,"
}G' .
THE DIF ERE E in
communities prevents MSA
from organizing on program
for them all. Yet, MSA still en­
courages any efforts for such
programs and give information
to
duty for parents to do th ir
homework regarding natural
childwatch, a midwife's history
and possible delivery complica-
tions. .
"You have to take a lot more
r ponsi ility," Salatino said.
The right of procreation
should b left. to parents, said
Rich rd D. L tts, vet ran m m­
r of th Michig n ivil Rights
Commi sion.
"Peopl should b more ind .
p nd n of he sy t m," Let
said.
He said poor I gislativ guid­
anc and gov rnment regula­
hould hould be r plac
ducation.
"Governm nt in ervention
m s when p ople don't want to
R b responsible. It usually pea­
pi looking for a fr ride," sh
aid.
If th stat int rven , lay
midwifery will be' available to
more people at a low cost, Wygo­
nik aid.
Salatino said her lay nud-
wiv provided pr nat I care
nd deliv ry ervic for about
1,400. H pita 1 charg up to
5, 0
with-
om ort
• I
VOTER
urnout, a ov r 3 million,
w high it has ev r
b n in gubernatorial I -
tion.
Calo aid the reason pea­
pi t th ir ballots was to
change a sy tem they were
we' ry of.
"People wanted change
an that m y have moti­
v t them," Calo said,
Ballenger said ther were
no urpris on election day.
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