We also carry... CAR, TrRucK & VAN ACCESSORIES * cos& Spoliera - Sunroofsa *Runnlng 2=s'd M edliners Z3Bu Deflectora e Tonneau cavera - Louvera 1 tead t a TailIa Cavera & Bumperl Covera ?L Brs nMlaps. Floar Mata 0 Mirrora 0 Taligase Nets * RoIlbara 0 Toal Boxes - Consoles and mueli mare Dr. R. Strohan 106 Wakefield Rd. (Opposite of Milton Mail) By Appomntment (evening appointnsents avadable) 878-5882 The Canadian Champion, Tuesday, November 25, 1997-15 Factors determine delinquency 1 rom WHAT on page 8 dependency, flic likelihood of death is quite high." The next factor to look at is the child's family. If family members don't get along, if there is poor com- munication, and low supervision, problemns could arise. "The extent to which parents are able to monitor their kids determines the chances of delinquency," Mr. Cui said. "Disciplining a teenager is a really hard job. You're attempting to give them their freedom while making sure you know what they're doing." The final factor to look at is the community. Having a lack of things to do, poverty, and negative peer influences can ail contribute to delinquency. On the flip side, Mr. Cuil looked briefly at reasons youths don't act out giving parents an ides of ways to reduce the chances of delinquency. Among the rea- sons were good coping akilis, a positive attitude towards suthority, good school achievement, an authoritative parent style, involvement in organized recreational activities, and the absence of poverty. This informational meeting is one of three compo- nents of the Capacity for Hope programn. There is also a crisis fine for parents of young offenders who have been in recent contact with the police, and a pre-court Youth Diversion pmogramn. "If a child offends. he or she meets with a youth officer, a social worker and the parents at the police station," said constable Carl Sapelak, a youth officer with Halton Regional Police. "The goal is to generate a diversion to benetit the community and the offend- The idea of having an intervention dircctly related su offending behaviour was greeted enthusiastically by the parents. The whole idea of this diversion program is that inatead of having teena arrested for a firat offence, and sending themn to jail where they leamn more criminal behaviour, thse intervention teamn will look at the fami- ly situation and how to make it stronger. If they re-offend, they go into the criminal systemn, but this intervention would make themn accountable for their actions. "The level of intervention needs to be matched w&ith thse level of need," explsined Mr. CulI. 'If you incar- cerate a shoplifter, it's lîke slapping s flea with a sledgehammer." To show the results intervention can have, Mr. Culi referred to a programn in South Carolina where instead of incarcerating youths, there is an intensive six- month programn to tumi anti-social behaviour amound. For one-lifth of thse cost of sending a youth to jail, 50 per cent fewer youths are offending. In Canada, there are fOve communities piloting this pmogram, including Mississauga, Barrie, London and Ottawa. Capacity for Hope information meetings are held bi- weekly and feature speakers frum various agencies. Upcoming presentationa include Halton Adolesecent Support Services on Dec. 4 and ADAPT on Dec. 18. For more information, contact Constable Carl Sapelak ast 825-4747, ext. 2306.