PORTLAND OBSERVER
Volume XVII Numbe
November 12. 1
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NABCJ Gives Support to
Blacks in Justice System
al o rg an izatio ns and has p a rtic ip a te d in a variety o f co n fe re n ce s, in clu d in g
a spei lal W h ite H ouse m ee tin j on M in o ritie s in C rim inal J u s tic e and the
Role o f the W h ite House
"O u r goals are to act up on the needs o , Blai k s and oth er m in o ritie s
their co n ce rn s and c o n trib u tio n s as related to the a d m in is tra tio n o f equal
ju s tic e in th e U n ite d S tates
said Vera Poole
Poole is pre sid ent o f the
O regon i hapter of the N A B C J a po sitio n stie lias held siru e the cre a tio n o f
the O regon « hapter in 1979
Poole has been in c o rre c tio n s since 1970 is p re se n tly a c o rre c tio n a l lieu
ten ant day sh ift com m a nd er at the Ju s te e Center She lias a B A degree
in sociolo gy a n il a m asters in crim in a l ju stice fro m tfie U n ive rsity o f Port
land
Besides serving as pre sid ent of the O regon N A B C J , Poole has been
a m em ber o f ttie n a tio n a l bo ard since 1979
Poole sard the m am ob je ctive s o f the N A B C J are to increase Black
re p rese ntatio n and p a rtic ip a tio n as p o licy m akers w ith in the a d m in istra tio n
o f ju stice na tion ally, reg io nally and lo i ally to rei ruit Bla< k s and m in o ritie s
in all areas and levels o f the crim in a l ju stice system to fu rth e r en ha nce their
prioritie s, and to serve as a veh icle for in p u t in to le g isla tio n and social po licy
fo rm u la tio n s in all areas of the crim in a l ju stice system
She said It s a p e rc e p tio n here in O regon th a t B lai ks are basically clients
in the crim in a l ju stice system , and not p ra c titio n e rs
W h e n pe op le com e
to the J u s tic e Center jail, th e y 're shocked w h e n the y see m e T h e y'll ask
m e h o w lo n g I have w o rk e d here, or say that th e y d id n ’t kn o w there w as a
w o m a n lie u te n a n t They re so am azed
Poole said as p re sid ent of the O regon i hapter o f N A B C J her to p p rio rity
is to e xp a n d its m e m b e rsh ip
W e are try in g to rei ruit m ore Blai ks and
oth er m in o ritie s in to o u r o rg a n iza tio n prar titio n e rs w ith in the system or
anyone w h o is in te re ste d in im p ro v in g ttie system for Blai ks and other
m in o ritie s As t ririim a l ju stice professionals we can pe rh a jis m ake ttie cri
m inal ju stice system m ore pre fe rat le for those g ro u p s w h o co m e in to ttie
system
be a c o m m itm e n t to fu n c tio n in ttia t o rg a n iza tio n and m ake sure th a t it
g ro w s n o t on ly fina ncially b u f professionally
Poole said o th e r p rio ritie s o f ttie N A B C J are to sensitize the general pub
V era Poole
Photo by Richard J Brown
by Jerry Garner
lie to the p lig h t o t B lacks in ttie crim inal ju stice system in order to p ro m o te
c o m m u n ity in v o lv e m e n t in ttie re s o lu tio n o f the se p ro b le m s and to assist
th e m ed ia in p re se n tin g a fair and fai tual act o u n t o f ttie p ro b em s and
a cco m p lish m e n ts o f Blacks w ith in the crim in a l ju stice system
Back in ,974 a conference on "Blacks in the Criminal Justice System
was held at the University of Alabama
Participants of that conference
decided to create a permanent Black oriented national organization that
would focus its efforts on the entire range of the criminal (ustice system in
achieving equal justice for Blacks. Thus was the beginning of the National
Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCL)
Since its creation in 1974, NABCL has been endorsed by over 100 nation
N A B C J is a u n iq ue o rg an izatio n because it encou rage s e x o ffe n d e rs to
jo in and c o n trib u te the ir pe rspe ctives to th e o r g a n iz a t io n
P o o le said
N A B C J in an e ffo rt Io re cru it m o re m e m b e rs w ill hold a re c ru itm e n t social
hour N o vem b er 21st fro m 6 p m
w h o are in te re ste d in s u p p o rtin g
to 10 p m
of
at 1 he Esquire C lub
Those
jo in in g the N A R C J ire e n c o u r a g e d t o
a tte n rl th e rei o p tio n
NSBA Issues Report On 'AIDS And
Public Schools'
Publication of a 56 page report on "AIDS and the Public Schools was
nounced today by Nellie C. Weil, president of the National School
>ard Association, at a news conference in Montgomery. Alabama
The report contains a comprehensive review of medical facts about
DS. the legal and classroom implications for the schools, and an over
jw of policies on AIDS that can be considered by school districts in deve
ping local policy regarding students, teachers, and the community
The information is based on a national conference of experts on AIDS,
on so red by NSBA in early 1986 The conference and subsequent report
ere designed to provide local school districts with the best available
formation on the issues, Weil said
In the report, health and education officials suggest six key stops that
hool boards and administrators should follow in dealing with the AIDS
sue:
• Work closely with local and state health officials knowledgeable about
communicable diseases
• Adopt appropriate policies in dealing with persons with AIDS
• Conduct public awareness programs aimed at informing school staff
parents and others in the community about facts regarding AIDS
• Conduct education programs for students to explain the facts and how
to avoid the disease
• Respect the privacy rights to those infected by AIDS by revealing their
identities to as few persons as possible
• Take a leadership role in controlling community reaction to persons
with AIDS in the schools
The report points out that AIDS laquired immune deficiency syndrome)
transmitted by: (1) intimate sexual contact with a person carrying the
irus. (21 intravenous iniection of drugs with a hypodermic needle used by
n infected person, (31 transfusion of blood contaminated with the AIDS
irus, or (4) by an infected mother to her fetus or newborn child
"In the five years that researchers have been studying data related to
JD S." the report says, "they have found no cases in which the virus has
een transmitted by casual contact," such as in a school setting
The fact
lat the AIDS virus is difficult to transmit is e/hat keeps AIDS from being a
reater health risk than it already is,” the report adds But it cautions that
currently, there is neither a cure for AIDS nor a vaccine against the virus
In the absence of a vaccine or cure, the report indicates that education
bout AIDS and ways to prevent its transmission and spread are society s
tronqest weapons " Schools, the report says, can play a key role in this
EFFORT BV "educating staff, students and parents about what the disease
» and what it is not.
The report notes that "many education and health departments have
ecommended that most children infected with the virus be allowed to
a tte n d scho ol
It adds tha t "m e d ic a l evide nce can o ffe r no sou nd reason
to rem ove m ost in fe c te d children fro m the si ho o l s e ttin g
A n d it qu otes
m edical experts as u rg in th a t eat h in fe cte d ch ild be evaluated on a case
by case basis
The re jro rt says th a t o f nearly 22. (XX) i ases o f A ID S in th e U S as of
Jun e. 1986. "o n ly 400 or less than tw o peri e n t in vo lve d i h ild re n 19 years
o f age or younger
S cho ol boards w e re urged to develop a pole y th a , d e lin e a te s the d is
tric t's response to persons w ith A ID S in the scho ols and to de velop that
p o licy in the open by w o rk in g w ith pu blu he alth o ffii lals and w itfi m em bers
o f th e c o m m u n ity " This should tie done p re fe rab ly b e fo re a d is tric t is
faced w ith a stu d e n t or em ployee w h o has A ID S
A lack o f in fo rm a tio n to un de rsta nd A ID S "g re a tly increases public an
xiety b o th ab ou t the disease and h o w it is spread, and ab o u t the com p e
fence o f the p u b lic o ffic ia ls in v o lv e d ," ttie rep ort said
Ju st as im p o rta n t, the rep ort said, is d e v e lo p m e n t o f a c u rric u lu m to
teach stu d e n ts th e fa c ts ab ou t the disease and w a ys to pre ven t its trans
m ission " It su g g e ste d th a t tin s in fo rm a tio n can be p ro v id e d in c o u r s e s
such .is sex e d u ca tio n , general si lence, p sych o lo g y, curre nt issues, and in
classes or w o rksh o p s on d ru g abuse p re ve n tio n
N S B A s February co n fe re n ce h ig h lig h te d pre se n ta tio n s by seven na tion
ally recognized exp erts on A ID S , in c lu d in g Dr A n th o n y Fauci, d ire cto r.
In s titu te o f A llergy and In fe ctio u s Diseases, N a tion al In s titu te s o f Health
W a s h in g to n . D C , and Dr Harold Ja ffe e . ch ie f, E pide m iolog y S ection.
A ID S A c tiv ity C enters for Disease C o ntrol. A tla n ta . G eorgia
Copies o f the rep ort are available for $15 each, plus s h ip p in g and hand
ling, fro m . Research and In fo rm a tio n S ervices Dept . N S B A 1680 Duke
St . A lexandria, VA 22314
C-TRAN Wins Honorable Mention
A series of corporate advertise
ments explaining the advantages of
public transportation to ma|or em
ployers in Clark County recently
won C TRAN an Honorable Men
tion Award in the 1986 American
Public Transit Association's Ad
Wheel competition
Creative Services International, a
Vancouver based advertising and
public relations firm, worked with
C TRAN to produce the newspaper
and m agazine ads th a t w ere run in
local Clark C o u n ty m edia
C TRAN, with the assistance of
Creative Services International, has
been a winner in previous APT A
competitions Transporting an ave
rage of 7,500 riders a day on its
twenty three routes C TRAN cur
rently operates a fleet of forty
three buses
In addition to fixed
route service, C VAN provides para
transit transportation for the elderly
and the disabled
Dr. Alexander
Named Chair of
Commission
Dr D o ro th y A le xan der ha« bean vo te d Chair o f th a O regon ( ornri
on Black A ffa irs A le xan der, w h o is a Research A sso cia te w ith th e N o rth
w est Regional E du ca tio n a l L a b o ra to ry here in P ortla nd , w .is vo te d by (
in
m ission m em b ers to serve .i 3 year term as chair
The O regon C o m m issio n on Black A ffa irs ' m ission is to im p le m e n t .m il
establish e co n o m ic, social, legal and p o litic a l eq u a lity for Blacks in O regon
A le xan der has been a m em ber o f the C om m ission since ,98 3 S he has a
B A degree in b io lo g y fro m T ougaloo College. T o u g a lo o . M iss a m asters
in library si lence fro m th e U n ive rsity o f W a s h in g to n , a m asters m q u id .m i ■
couselm g fro m P o rtla n d S tate U n ive rsity, and a Ph 0 in Edm itio n Re
s c a n ti fro m O hio S ta te U n ive rsity, C o lum b us, O hio
Dr A le xan der is a ctive in a variety o f c o m m u n ity and p ro fe ssio n a l
o rg a n iza tio n s She is a m e m b e r o f th e Black U n ite d Front. N A A C P R it k
U n ite d f u n d (H oard C hair). Friends o f M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty lib r a r y
md
the Bl.n k C ollege C o m m itte e
She is an active m e m b e r of the M a llo ry
A ven ue C h ristian C h u rch and sits on th e board o f direi tors
She also
teai ties ju n io r hig h s c h o o l c h u rc h class at M a llo ry A venue C h ristian
C hurch
Dr A lexander said she w as h o n o re d to tie nam ed as Board Chair by her
fe llo w m em b ers on th e C o m m issio n
" I t 's great w h im your (jeers selei t
oneself fo r a le ad ership p o s itio n
Sexual Harassment
Suit Filed Against
Businessman
By Jerry Garner
Sandra L yn n H erm an, a s ta ff m em ber on the vote r a p p ro ve d Pole e Inter
rial In v e s tig a tio n A u d itin g C o m m itte e , has filed a sexual harassm e nt co m
plain t against P ortla nd businessm an and c o m m itte e m e m b e r A lv in M a n u s
The suit w as filed last week in Federal D istrict C o u rt
P o rtla n d M a yo r
Bud Clark, th e C ity, and C o m m issio ne r Dick Bogle are also d e fe n d a n ts in
the la w suit H erm an is seeking $600,000 p u n itiv e dam ag es and $160,000
general dam ages
H erm an claim s in her suit tha t M arius has sexually harassed tier since
M ay 1986
As a result of th e ha rassm e nt, she has su ffe re d m e n ta l a n g u ish ,
e m o tio n a l distress h u m ilia tio n and disgrace
Clark and Bogle w e re nam ed as d e fe n d a n ts in th e federal suit be< ause
H erm an a lle d g e d the y fa ile d to ta ke a c tio n ag ainst M a n u s a fte r she m a d e
his alled ge d b e fia vio r k n o w n to the m
The O bserver co n ta c te d M an us at his business. River Place F lorist
The
Flow er K in g , for his re a ctio n to the suit He had no c o m m e n t T he m a y o r's
o ffic e referre d q u e stio n s re g ard ing th e suit to th e C ity A tto r n e y ’s o ffic e
M ike M o lin e fro m the C ity A tto rn e y 's o ffic e said he c o u ld rio t disr uss the
suit, o th e r tha n to say th a t th e C ity in te n d s to d e fe n d th e case
M o lin e w as asked w h e th e r th e C ity A tto rn e y 's o ffic e w o u ld rep rese nt
Clark B ogle, a n il M arius in th e suit
He replied, "T h a t d e c is io n w ill be
m ade by the Bureau o f Risk M a n a g e m e n t " M arius w as a p p o in te d to the
n t c o m m itte e in 1986 b y fo rm e r P o rtla n d Police C h ief P enny E H a rrin g
ton.
m a w .«
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She said a lo t o f pe op le b e lo n g to (iro fe ssion al o rg a n iza tio n s but do n t
get a ctive ly in vo lve d in the m
A lot o f us tie lo n g to p ro fe ssio nal organize
lio n s H o w eve r, in m an y instances w e just pay our dues
Ttiere sho uld