CRIME

Mennonite Village, 11/12/98

• Personal property crimes: car break-ins.
• Graffiti/vandalism.
• Drug use: what it can lead to; how to drug free zones.
• Firearms: access in regards to children; make it harder to purchase.
• Seniors burglary/scams.
• Salt: seniors and law enforcement together.
• Road rage.
• Need for more police.
• Neighborhood Watch: neighborhood associations
• Better lighting/more street lighting, motion lights.
• Consequences for crime/ tougher juvenile work crews, peer court.
• Sick of "offender rights."
• Backlog of the courts.
• School dropout rate; alternative.
• Programs, like C.A.P.
• Curfew: enforced (F-S, 12-5; Sun-Th, 10-5)
• Tougher laws for crime.
• Are gun shows good for the community?
• Prevention/consequences need to be balanced.
• More defense classes/awareness for seniors.
• The club for car safety: a discount bank.

Memorial Middle School, 11/12/98

• Need more block homes.
• Put people in jail the first time in order to stop the repeat offenders.
• There must be consequences for one's actions; no one takes responsibility anymore.
• Don't erase a juvenile's record so easily.
• If the police catch someone; they only laugh-they know it's only a joke.
• Question: how are Albany and Linn County doing on sex offender registration?
• I think there should be more police on the streets at all times.
• Neighborhood watch program.
• More education in school.
• Let schools help discipline your children from the get go.
• Bicycle police seem a good idea; they're closer to what's happening.

North Albany Middle School, 11/17/98

• Organize/publicize Neighborhood Watch GPS.
• Please incorporate new Fire-Police-Emergency Services Unit #14 with Neighborhood Watch.
• For Benton County/City of Albany jurisdictional grey areas (e.g. Police, Fire calls along Scenic Drive): who to call for what?

Calapooia Middle School, 11/19/98

• Self-esteem and young people; crime and safety issues:
  1. Neighborhood Watch Programs in all neighborhoods.
  2. Require community service from school children in order to graduate.
  3. Punish lawbreakers the first time.
  4. Curfew for children under 12 years old.
  5. More media coverage of young people who do praiseworthy deeds.
  6. Artificial ice rink at Fair & Expo Center; there is nothing to do in winter months.
  7. Better opportunity for dances for young people.