THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, November 1, 1995 TAG: 9511010575
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA
SOURCE: BY PAUL SOUTH, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: KILL DEVIL HILLS LENGTH: Short : 49 lines
A workshop on ``The Occult, Witchcraft and Satanism'' heads a list of topics to be discussed at a three-day seminar on juvenile crime beginning here today.
Dave Cheeseman, a Dare County sheriff's deputy and an expert on the subject, will direct the workshop.
Charles Hough, a regional consultant for the state's Community-Based Alternatives program, said law officers, social workers and court personnel have seen incidents involving devil worship and other related problems.
``At conferences we've had recently around the state, people have expressed an interest in knowing more about the subject,'' Hough said.
Representatives will be on hand from 12 counties in the region, including Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell, Perquimans, Pasquotank, Currituck, Washington, Camden, Gates, Chowan, Martin and Beaufort.
The CBA program provides state funding for community programs aimed at reducing juvenile crime.
Hough said authorities in the state are seeing an increase in juvenile crime in the region, and an increase in violent crimes committed by youthful offenders statewide.
``We don't have so many new offenders coming into the system,'' Hough said. ``But we're seeing young people commit more violent offenses.''
Included on the three-day conference at the Ramada Inn:
North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight, D-Dare, is scheduled to speak to the group.
A panel discussion on juvenile justice. Included on the panel are Linda Hays, chair of the North Carolina Crime Commission, Fred Yates, a member of the commission, and Grafton Beamon, Chief District Judge for the 1st District.
Psychologist Michael Teague will discuss ``Detecting Child Predators and Sexual Offenders in Youth Serving Programs.''
Hough said the key purpose of the conference is to provide more information for youth services personnel in the northeastern region.
``We've had seminars in the Piedmont and in the western part of the state,'' Hough said. ``This will allow people involved in the juvenile justice system to share information and network, in order to better serve their communities.'' by CNB