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8 As the '90s draws dot to the halfway point ai the 21st century rapid approaches, the topic crime and the subsequi fear it instills wields z ongoing and everchang war with society's sen of security, or lack the of, in an age when poli admit difficulty in keep up with criminals. By Ben Pillow Asst. Features Editor I . II III!, Qpv ^^ CSiiiiiWI II ||; ?jjjj|jj2jjjjj^ QJ a2 QJ "5 fO ra Thi ter : in h : TAT V V png w w se ?- r*\rimes against peop \ i seem to be the mo ice v J pressing concern for li enforcement across t |gn? country,said Carl Stokes, director ^ USC Law Enforcement and Safe He said the most prevalent crime USC continues to be larceny. "With pretty much any instil tion across the country, the ma; number of crimes anywhere is the: Stokes said. Law Enforcement and Safety fers a variety of ongoing crime awa ness programs for students, incl ing officers talking about local ah and producing a do's-and-doi newsletter. "There are things you can do t can lessen your chance of being a tun," Stokes said, such as going pli ': .' y y-'. ,; ' y I ??- whs ik li t; im passed The Ad resume While \ more s "5 mini He' ? Qamocock .arm's KAJJ ile with friends, locking your door, taks t ing well-lit paths when walking, not iw leaving valuables exposed and putting he ID numbers on expensive belongings, of "The common sense approach is ty. still the best approach to preventing at crime,'' Stokes said. "Only you can really prevent crime. Police are there ;u- to react to crime, not necessarily prejor vent crime." ft," But that doesn't offer much for a sense of security. Advertising major of- Deni Piecuch said the biggest probre lem with crime today is gang violence. "There's nothing that really can be done," Piecuch said. "If they want to decrease crime, they should make the penalties a lot stricter. A friend of mine was killed by two gang members, and nothing was really Stan Charles, a business fres^man? echoed ICaAm Piecuch's sentiments. The people that comnnt red crimes are let go, and the people that don't are kept in," Charles said. "I think crime is going to Wj. get worse in the future. There are too many criminals and not enough police. Jails are overa'rS crowded, and there are too many people that are ud- not punished the way they should nes be." l'ts "I fear there won't be a neighborhood Til be able to move into because hat you hear all these stories about norvic mal people committing crimes," aces Piecuch said. Tm afraid I won't be it... you've spent about 120 hi I exams? What else will you h vertising Department at The C i that has more than just fluff. rour competition is busy usini ubstantial, you will have a sc ute" interview. re Ioohinq fori able to talk to my neighbor." Piecuch and Charles agree that USC is a safe campus, but that it does have some weaknesses. 1 feel pretty safe, but I think parking could be better so I would feel safer walking from my car," Piecuch said. There are too many rapes on camniiQ " flharles said "There is a lot r*") done now by the school, but the biggest problem is making girls aware that they're not immune to getting raped." Kris Piper, a business freshman, said he doesn't feel safe at USC. "There's some people on this campus that are dangerous, and nothing can be done about it," Piper said. He said drugs and theft are the biggest problems in the country, and he thinks they will become progressively worse. "I think if s going to get more and more violent, and I don't think there's going to be a stop to that," Piper said. Stokes stressed that while statistics may show an increase in crime, often they're illusions from the past. Data collection is easier and betr ter today, and so the TV and media focus on more crimes now," Stokes said. "It might show an increase in crime, but it's always been there before, just not exposed. All you can do is be aware that crimes do exist." He said crime data don't neces sportunity to build a eir part-time Jobs sound hing to say in that iftisins Department ] ( House mm 4HHr . jk: *.ff?Sj ^ V, . ' ' ; t *// /. <*\ \-%W! , 1995 " '*' *lj||F nQ from qou! w <e-* v-i sarily say anything about the job police officers are doing. "They say something about the community" Stokes said. "If you have a community that has had 50 murders, obviously you know thafs a bad society to live in, not particularly that the police are doing a bad job." Images: TYSON F \ ours sitting in classes, don ave to show for these four aamecock offers you the 0( g the thesaurus to make th< lid track record and somet Gamecock Hdve applications available: 4th Floor, Russell I for more information, call: 777.4249 application deadline: Thursday, April 13, iiard to heari Wednesday, April 5,1995 pPpiPF # ^ ^ ? J^Hg& . M$. ' ' : \ ; % <j < ', i"-'* \ ^ HK \:* 1 V e several projects and (or so) years of your life?