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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1983)
Tu::day, October 4, 1C33 Daily fbbra:kan p f J 0 .1 ( utv'nii! 1 1 Dim i 1 1 h-n h PI A rr:.:.--ij.:;:;::c.r. Computerised crH? prr'V-n p take over where Ch:rlwc:;i:unc3 r.nd DIclcTrcrylctcrr. ' Chris r..!:ri an associate profes sor at UlCL, hu designed a working model capable cf prcdletir.3 peels' sheets Ln burglary caees. Eelridge' v.cxlj In UNL's criminal Justice da- . TI.3 model has excellent potential for uee by police departments, C:k ' ildgs esii. It ccr.:ii:r3 L:dl;iJueJ Ve tera such cj a it should never be ueed to cxreit a per-" eon simply because his r.arr.e er?F3 cn a computer Hie, he said. Prcl::!? cause can never be ruled cut end muet always bs a priority when usm the prediction model as a tool for invceti- C-tU-l rTf r- 1 DdarlJge suggested ue!r.gthe prcba . biHty model along with a fcch-aLiU. model similar to ens devised by Erxn-: est Eek for the Police Executive Es se arch 'Foundation. The solvability r..;.c.rc;.3, prior arrests, convictions and ether related deia. E::1.tL;;j eeid It is pccsible to feed the elements cfabur fcry b.to a police computer end pre dict with reasonable accuracy who might be involved In a particular crime. Information about indhldueJclTcrid crs would b3 cer.tmueJ'y entered into a computer community beat prcfg2.The local police oGcer would use ths com-' rcuni:y beat prciUe to get a L,t of potential suspects to investigate, iven ths circumstances cf a crime. If the officer receptees characteristics of a suspect, he can focus the investigation cn the prims suspect. "This device is designed to be a sup plement to field investigation Esk- ridge seid. "It b not deeded to replace ' investigation. - He emphasised this point because of the model's pctcntiel for abuse. What frightens rr.e with th'j b that one day this could be a 1C34 TJij Brother " Eskridge said. The model alone cannot be used and model tahes criminal elements Into consideration, and on the basis of these, gives police edeers a percen-tc-e of sclvz.lZ.ty. Thte would benefit police depertmsnts with funding and time shortages. Crimea meet easily solved would be given more attention, while crimes with a smaller chance cf being solved would tal;e lesser priority. , "We need to brin the police into the computer c-e," Eskridne se!i "llicro--computers are relatively inerpeneive. For several thousand dollars exn the small police departments can pur chase a microprocessor." The model is especially useful for larger, police ' departments because they have more records from which to . draw information. .Eskrids said that with the correct amount cf informa tion, the prediction model could be expanded to include ether types cf crime, such as sexual assault and pos sibly armed robbery. lie said the model also could be used in corrections to determine which individuals should be considered for parole or for release on recognisance. HoMecoMing elections set homecoming royalty elections will be Oct 19, from 8 am. to 8 p.m. in City and East unions. The Idn and queen will be crowned during hslf-time at the The candidates for queen are: Rebecca Barlow cf ioux Falls, S.D a business admir.i:tratis:i mejor, Janey Bowers -j of Omaha, an elementary special cdu cation me'or; Jennifer Gitrhan of major, Julie Ifeusburger of Denver, a civil engineering major; Mary Brigid CNeil cf Omaha, an elementaryspe cial education major, I licheile RcIclT cf Louisville, a pejchele-jy mejsr; EHen x The candidates for king are: Steven Blum of Omaha, Joel Carbon cf Osceola, George Davis of Franklin, Paul Edens of Harrisburg, Eric Edwarda cf Alliance, Kevin Goldstein cf Wood Eivcr, Henry PfeU'ercf Lincoln, . Dewayne UILpcrger cf Cook and John Valdrighi of Omaha V (It - r "ik trg V VAKteJI. WACJ ft VS nan baeirground. They include . by three brothers; II:::;.:ieh, Frie.!rlch The three and Ister persuaded tl:e Le;". I reder iek Kcsr.?g, a Lutheran rt!;:tcr from t.I:.ecn, to ride 15 cdlsa every two However, things became much harder for Gerrssn niniiters. During . YT.7I, rr.sr.y m::r. iters were ordered to prCwCli citl 121 C.lii sOaT13 iidl their imprisoned and some' were badly . 5l Jft. ; Often- communities counted the nur.ser cf G:m:-.i in cr--'!:r to keep an eye cn t f 'o Mdch v.; ? ytj Jjjl or Icnm9dist3 Action Ccntuc Thi Ombudsman Office IIS Lyman Hall 472-3533 "C! ; 1 1 09 ' 1 1 65 . V jyi U 'it. ; j I It'll 1 - III f 3 ,vort f iff I in.ltoiw J aS...aji.e W tivu't Uwoa - fc - m j 2L Cbabnati Chili ovsr nssdas. ... $ g " j v tkjj CiANi CVwl IiSvwu-mS ImJI!i Clf ! CS I . 4lftV Cf'i rKA rnU, wj? ViSjf G3 tiwwwiwSj iCjwi3 Cjitoi3 CwMittv3a ' jj I CORNER OF 9TII&tt0,, 476-6C65 ; ' -r':; r; 1 Beer, Wins, Cocktzils end Offszie svsi'i'Ja. with: a growing State-vlda Electric Utility-- On campus interviews will tee conducted on Tuesday, October 11, 1C33. Electrical, Mechanical and Nuclser Engineers Power Plant Operations (Nuclear) Power Plant Design Excellent working conditions - Liberal benefits with an employeoorientcd organization. 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