SECTION A THFHEIULD Wednesday Ocloberj IBM JUVENILE DIVERSION Pilot project favors community service over court process By WAN lltr11 Stall Writer Since the juvenile version begun young taught trans Ihe law were criminal records Hills and Milt Diverted from the full of the criminal justice these lire making up for their offences through mm unity wee work restitution or other These kids haven I been itivt In danger us offences like assault or sexual abuse or weapons Mast are minor offences like si uplifting and it their first juvc- ilc diversion I on Chapman Mid The program Is pilot project fun led with an rant is intended to some of the work from the courts Us in step with the upcoming 1 11 of the Young Of fen dm in which will be required to provide lonmueuly work for en who have been in trouble with the law W hand In hand regional bureau ml Tom Johnson Mrs Chapman meets with the juvenile of fen dor parents and the to discuss the diversion process A program it is of avoiding the and costly court which results in i record Juveniles referred to the program by Set Johnson arc made to rcallie lhat are responsible for their The support of the parents Is wonderful Mrs Chapman a petite blonde said It much effective than having the parents pay Working out of Milton Mrs Chapman has a roomy office on Main Street next to the United Way Recently a youngster shot out the back fight and a window of the building with a pellet gun Although It was a matter of the boy was made to apologize to the manager and replace light and window Itwasn an I sorry Mrs Chapman said with satisfaction They had a discuss The case Is typical of how youngsters arc treated through the program for anil social behavior Since the program began in January kids have put in time doing volunteer work Hal ton Hills Fire Department advises that Honeywell battery operated smoke detectors model and model TC89B have been voluntarily recalled by the manufacturer These detectors were distributed in Canada Smoke These detectors were distributed in Canada January and May 1979 The- models because of the way the circuit may be defective board is mounted may malfunction when smoke is present though the unit would still alarm if the test button is pressed The affected models will be replaced with a comparable model at no charge by returning It to Honeywell The model numbers and date codes can be found under the smoke detector cover Inside the detector on a of gray cardboard Owners of the TC89C and are urged to call Honeywell toll free at Lungs Week Oct 28 for various In the community including the and the Acton Legion Ser vice work varies though It con bo as high as hours CRUCIAL The crucial ages for getting tangled up with the law seems to be 13 and 16 Mrs Chapman noted After 16 It they haven done it per cent of the time they wont she said Be tween and the magical numbers when kids arc likely to get Involved for the first time Knowing a lot of people in town helps Mrs Chapman land placements for the youth However It s tough to overcome the attitude people about juvenile offend Many are reluct ant to take In the youths and put them to work We do a lot of main tenance help Tor the seniors in lawn Mrs Chapman said In some cases a friendship has sparked between the two age groups and carried on after the work term was com pi el the program Is victim assistance but in some cases a victim is reluctant to hive the youngster working for him Four out of five of the youths in the program are male Most or the girls tend lo be runaways or shoplifters Mrs Chapman said For more information about the juvenile diver program contact Mrs Chapman at The Lung Association Luigs Are Life Week Oct This Is lignod to make the public aware of respiratory dl how to avoid the how to wilh it when pre sent theme is Breathe Free which is also the name of a record book with a focus on asthma Breathe Free the story of two children with asthma their ex and how they learned cope with their problem The pro gram was originally funded by Gulf Canada and in order lo maintain it a donation of Is requested The Lang Association has re opened their gymswim programs for children with asthma In Burlington Georgetown and a better breathing club for adults with respiratory disease in Burlington and is sponsoring Asthma Awareness icorge Kennedy students to lo Ihe outdoors last afternoon taking of the inn wither compete In a variety of content and games litre Jack Mast inler In Irft and his put Hand themselves for jti win re must mm of items hi grasp Including bucket sticks past the finish line Herald Womens shelter lacks funds pin is reaching out for supper old The three year shelter for and mentally abused women and their en needs money Located in Milton the residence his 13 beds and his periodically squeezed In mil under its II inline is eulty fdi Hit home funding is to Hit number of residents the number iidpnts lined She s hoping the on will move lo funding which will mi ail f the ir budget of 1G0 000 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