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7:00 p.m.
Nebraska Union
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Refreshments provided
by BART BECKER
Staff Writer .
A meeting between two
Lincoln law enforcement
officials and students, aimed at
explicating police - student
relationships, proved both
amiable and informative
Monday afternoon.
Gail Gade, director of
campus security, and Lincoln
Police Inspector Robert
Sawdon answered questions for
an hour in an attempt to clear
up misconceptions students
have about the police role.
The students seemed
particularly concerned with the
possibility that undercover
agents are being employed by
the police during
demonstrations and to provide
the authorities with
information concerning drug
usage.
SAWDON TOLD the small
gathering that Lincoln police
"feel good about the
students."
He noted that during last
week's march to the State
Capitol "people went through
the proper procedure.
Everything went well from the
police point of view."
However, Sawdon added:
"We will never divulge when an
undercover operation is in
effect."
Gade was more specific.
"We have no undercover
people on campus," he said.
But there is a "possibility" that
informers exist on campus.
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Gade pointed out that the term
"informer" is open to a
number of varied
interpretations.
"WE'RE NOT in the
business of enlisting students as
informers," he said. "But
students come in and volunteer
information and they can't be
classified as informers."
Sawdon agreed on the
point. "About 90 per cent of
our information is unsolicited.
We'd like to develop more
informants."
The discussion of informers
led into the subject of
communal living. Sawdon said
that the Lincoln Police
Department does not pay
.particular attention to the
communal way of life in itself.
He noted that many students
who live communally do so for
financial reasons.
"Our attention is not
directed toward communal
living unless something else
brings our attention to it." he
said. He mentioned that
neighborhood complaints, and
even complaints from members
of the commune, may lead to
investigations.
MANY COMPLAINTS deal
with the possession, use or
selling of narcotics, the officers
agreed .
Said Gade: "We know
narcotics are being sold. At this
point we're not using informers
or undercover people in this
area. If we get someone in
possession of or selling
narcotics we have to take
action."
The discussion turned to the
recently purchased video-tape
machine which was in evidence
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the machine had not been
purchased specifically to
provide surveillance at protest
activities. He said that the unit
"would have been a waste of
money" if it had been
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purchased only to record
demonstrations and similar
activities.
"It's a training aid," Gade
explained. "It can be used to
train new officers in how to
proceed in situations with
which they aren't familiar."
He also said it is possible
that all Regents' meetings may
be video taped as a means of
recording what business is
transacted.
Another piece of legal
equipment which has come
under criticism is the police
helicopter. Several students
claimed that the helicopter is
being used to keep watch on
private citizens.
However Sawdon denied
this. The helicopter is used to
patrol areas where rooftop
crime is prevalent and to
answer complaints where it can
best be utilized, he said.
"WE GOT a deluge of
complaints after we purchased
the helicopter," Sawdon
admitted, "but the helicopter
is working real well."
Its most important asset,
according to the veteran
investigator, is to instill a fear
into the possible criminal. He
said the mobility of the
helicopter makes it a deterrent
to crime.
Despite the magnitude of
the issues covered during the
hour-long session Gade said
that most contact campus
police have with students is
due to parking violations.
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THE PAILY NEBRASKAN
TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1971
