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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-28, Page 88S1 k1• -STAR, THURSDAY,• F DR TA1;7f 2th 1.08Q W,,C4IASSALL ICQ.IVMMUNITY SERVICES O'EHC>SR • Vandalism the Willful damaging or defacing of property belonging to, anoiiter person or to the public - is covered tinder Sections 387 and 388 of the Criminal Code of Canada dealing with "l.V.Iischief" and "Willful Damage". Committing an act of - -`va Walisnn is. a criminal offence. Vandalism is a serious matter! Vandalism may be perpetrated wherever the opportunity exists -often in schools after hours, in public parks after dark, and ori premises which are not occupied. Usually vandals do their mischief when. they think nobody will see them, at least nobody who is likely to try to stop them. Most acts of vandalism involve male juveniles or., young adults, but since fewer than 10 percent of all vandals are ap- prehended it has not been possible to derive a well- defined pattern ' of distinctive charac- teristics. , Vandalism has been seen, in some cases, as an - act of defiance against a :society that the in- dividual neither un= derstands nor approves (and which he may, feel already disapproves of him) but in other in- stances it is simply the result of hi -jinx and playfulness that get out of hand. Considering the-- broad spectrum of acts that can be labelled vandalism, it would be an :unusual person who , could honestly say that he or she had never indulged or at least been tempted to indulge in some such behaviour. It is doubtful if anyone has escaped contact with the results of vandalism -- a summer cotta a broken oto and the interior left in shambles, tree limbs broken off, a car deliberately • scratched, obscenities painted on walls, and so on. At one end of the scale (usually where damage is not seen as too costly) society seems to tolerate some acts of vandalism,. Jarvis holds Perth MITCHELL - Bill Jarvis, Conservative party candidate for Perth, we's returned to office in the recent federal election. Mr. Jarvis, in a narrow victory, beat out Liberal candidate Bob McTavish, 15,177 votes to' 12,075. NDP candidate John Davies finished third with 4,634 while Marxist- Leninist candidate Salah Bachier trailed the field with 59 votes. Mr. . Jarvis won the Perth riding for the Conservatives for the fourth straight time. Him -ever; whew -the -Clark government fell, Mr. Jarvis lost ,his post as secretary of state for federal -provincial relations as well as the huge majority he had previously held among the riding's 45,815 voters. but asthe costs increase and the perpetrators of the damage, are seen as defiantindividuals and as threats to our security, we become Less tolerant and seek Ways to prevent vandalism. People who own property that is damaged or destroyed . by vandals usually see red - red rage and red ink. The costs of this wanton destruction are hig1 - variously estimated at close to $100 million a year in Canada at present. CARELESSNESS Sometimes carelessness on the part of adults combines with the daredevil spirit of young hell raisers to produce vandalism. This is what happened when security precautions in an Ontario car plant were neglected and five children found it easy to get into the area where new cars were parked awaiting shipment: In short order, -they caused more than $12,000 damage to the vehicles:' this example illustrates the simple fact that most vandalism occurs where there is a relatively easy op- portunity to do damage without being -caught in the act. This suggests one obvious strategy for prevention -- maintain good security and keep ,property well lit and under regular sur- veillance. FEELINGS ABOUT PROPERTY One -school of thought runs like this: When a child is very young, he or she does not recognize private property rights. - The whole neighbourhood is -a playground, the neighbour's flowers are there to be picked or uprooted; their apples, or cherries are there to be a costly criminal This line of reasoning concludes that society and individual parents must seek to reinforce this learnirg process.Itis not enough merely to correct the minority. who fail to learn respect for other 'people's property and responsibility for their own. Positive, preventive steps have to betaken. - When concerned people search Tor causes in am effort to develop a basis for preventive action, it is quite natural for them to focus on the problem and the minority who con - :tribute to it. They may learn what causes, destructive anti -social behaviour in this minority, but they may - not develop sufficient understanding of the influences which prevent this kind of. behaviour among the much larger, non -vandal population. Obviously a great many teachers, teachers, and others who influence young people must be doing somethingright, otherwise the statistics on juvenile delinquency, vandalism and other manifestations of mixed- up values would be much higher than they ar.e today.' WHAT CAN BE DONE? A number of con- ferences and task. force studies of vandalism have come up with -a wide variety of proposers far reducing the offences in - various locations. Clearly not all of these proposals have equal merit and some may- not have the.. PCs take Bruce -Grey KINCARDINE - Bruce - Grey riding didn't follow the national lean toward eaten; their garages, the Liberal party in the trees, shrubs and gar- . February 18 federal bagel pails are . made for election, but re-elected games of hide and seek. It comes as ' a rude chock when the child is told in no uncertain terms to stay off ,othei`ll people's property.., - effect desired, but' the main points recom- mended for consideration include 1. Improved lighting and greater uses of alarm devices after hours at schools. 2. Rapid and uniform reporting of incidents of vandalism and im- mediate • repair of damage. - 3. More use of schools forevening and -weekend. community programs. 4. Encourage more use and -greater personal concern and informal surveillance for public property. 5. Greater public un- derstanding of and co- operation with police. q6. T Provision of guidelines for the courts in imposing coinnunity service orders for van- dalism. . offenders (op- _ portunities-to__s.!e.r•.ve the community con - Of lance! structively instead of fines o,' jail sentences). 7. Opportunities for social discontent to be expressed and • com- municated to appropriate authorities witho,tt resort to violence and damage. 8. More positive control over the uSe of alcohol and other drugs whiclt tend to' diminish an in- dividual's control over his oWn behaviour. ' NO PANACEA, _ _...._. There are a great many varieties of vanclalis n,' attributable to a wide range of motives, so there can be no simple single solution. There is no panacea. It • has been noted) that most acts of vandalism involve male juveniles or young adults, so the values and attitudes' in this part -of the population deserve special attention, as do the models of adult male behaviour which Turn to page 6 • ,, -4 .1 El Great .kpkes Taxi PHONE 524-9221 anywhere ® anytime Special rates on' out-of-town trips. Please note we do not use our meters for any trips outside the town limits. Aisa'rumors have been going around that Great Lakes.Taxi'1s going out of business which is not at ail true. 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