COMMUNITY
Proaram to assist crime victims
By Rebecca Merritt
University senior Angela Mart dec ided she no
longer wanted In attend law si hool .liter she vol
unteered to work with i rime victims
Instead. Mart said she is c onsidering a |oh in social
services so she can help people direi tls A career
in law. she said, would he too frustrating lie cause
the judicial system often him hs lawyers from help
ing others.
'I enjoy working with people.” Mart said. "It's
very rewarding ”
Mart is one of 17 volunteers selected last year In
the l ane County District Attorney s offii e for the
Victim Services Program Organized in l‘>H5. the
program offers direc t assistance to about 5.SOI)
i rime victims a year, said l.ori Nelson, program
director .
"1'he idea is to minimize and alley iate what pen
pie encountui when involved in thecnmin.il |us
lic e system Nelson said 'Who would do this if
we vveren I here '
Mart and other volunteers spend about in hours
a w eek contacting victims by phone and m pel -
son to oiler various !\ pes of assistance lake other
Dmvorsitv students who have volunteered for the
program. Mart is earning internship i redd lor her
sociology degree
Volunteers accompany c rime victims to court
arraignments and trials and can refer people to var
ious agencies such as Sexual Assault Support Ser
vices. Mart said.
Vic.tim service volunteers are responsible for
informing people of new developments in their
cases and for educ ating them about the c riminal
justice system Volunteers also need to complete
paperwork for a crime victim's compensation
Mart said sin' works w i(h \ n tuns of ill ts |«'s of
i rout's ranging from rol>fH<n lo rape and abuse ow
os V k tons who need the most support are usually
(host- who hiivti boon sexually violated. she said
Anv type of crime is devastating for anyone to
deal w ith, but rape is more o! a personal violation
It takes victims more time to bourn e hat k. Start
sa 111
Mart said she works with aliout 10 victims The
hardest part about her job. slve said is keeping her
self from las inning emotionally attai lied to s u tons
"It's hard not to do more than von are supposed
to." she said
For example. Mart said she is working on a t use
involving an II v ear-old rim.iw av She finds it dif
fir lilt not to hei tone attai hed to the girl and her
problems
"She's an 1 1 sear-old kid and I hate to see her
hurt." she said
Sim e starting her internship in Oi tober Mart
said she has been surprised about the high level
of t rime in l ane (.omitv
I never realized what a t rone problem we had
It s very si ars she said
The Victim Services Program needs more vol
unteers lor next sear Nelson said I he program asks
lor a one-year commitment and requires parte ipa
lion in a 64-hour training program
Mart said the program is a great opportunity lor
students interested in law Ixs ause volunteers ssork
closels with the distru t attorney 1'lie t.u e to far e
interaction ssilh crime victims is lienefit ml for peo
pie interested in social serve es
Volunteers must he at least 1H sears old. Nel
son said People i ail apply tit the district attorney's
office in the Ixine (dunty Courthouse Applications
are due Feb 2ti l or more information, call (>H7
4f>2 1
Education, taxes in Albrecht s campaign
By Michael J. Wilczek
Kducntion, taxes, the environ
inent and equality topped |ohn
Albrecht's list of priorities for
Oregon in ll)‘ir>
Albrecht, who ( onsiders him
self the most literal Democrat in
the race lor the 4()th seat in Ore
gon's House of Representatives,
explained the main thrust of his
i atnpaign at a press conference
Tuesday.
[education in Oregon has lieen
exceptional, hut because of Mea
sure 5, serious work must he
done to take care of our educa
tional system," Albrecht said
The University is not an Ivy
league school and shouldn't cost
like one, he said.
"It's tune to bite the bullet .inti
use the big I word," Albrecht
said "Oregonians are not over
ly taxed. I’o have good govern
ment we must pay lor it
I le suggested broadening prop
erty tax and raising income tax to
make up lor budget shortfalls
With regard to the environ
ment. Alima ht wamiid that dras
tn steps must lie taken to pro lei t
Oregon's environment, including
restrictions on curs
Albrecht also spoke on equal
ity. lie supports the Oregon leg
islature and its attempt to block
local anti-gay measures
"Equality and justice are under
attack by those who claim spe
cial knowledge of lifestyles that
are as old as man," he said. "We
must continue in the tradition of
the Oregon and U S constitu
tions
Until a week ago. Alhrei ht. a
l>2-yoar-old retired teacher, was
the regional vu e president of the
Sierra (ilut)
Along w ith two other l)erno<
rats Mike Sherlok and Floyd
Prozanski, Alhrei ht has gathered
the 4f>0 signatures tun essury to
1 mi on the May 17 primary ballot
I he three men .ire competing
lor the seat lett y ai ant by Uni
varsity assot iate professor (-art
Hosticka
Since l9Hti, Albrecht, a 20
year Fugerie resident, has Ixsin a
prey met committee member and
a member of the County Demo
cratn: Central Committee.
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