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6 Retainer 1 (1976-1977)

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VOL 6                FAROAY SEPTEMBER 10, 1976
Ben Lerner:
Education, not punishment, is the answer

liy Kevin Hanry
criminal }utarto ,.iitn in h
ever gilig to suZcoied it will
have to start ed.atng in.
t f punishing, thiise
n find themoelven in
Th.,,. the opiton if Ren
l        lro.,  ihief Defender in
Phdsidelphia, who ir renwh m-
etble for making sure that
nearly 150) people accused
tfcimer are proiperly
reprerented in iour,.
It's   bece     very
fashionable to .sa re
hahilitation doesn't work,
Irr-.r oid in a recent in-
-om   with The Het   er,
Mi repinn. to that
Rukeyser
to address
Quarterly
'u. Rukeyser will be the
keynte peaker at the Or.
tober Quarterly Meeting if
he Philadelphia  Bar Ao.
sociatiio
The meeting will fi held
at thr Sheraton Hotel. th
i and John P     Kennedy
Blvd . Thursday, October 7.
at 12 15 pm.
Brochures will he tmailed
shortly to Associatirinmm
her gliing complete details
regarding the October 7
program
Also the winning team of
the Philadelphia Bar Ar-
sociation Softball League.
Wolff Blink. Sihorr aind
Saia Cohen will b e present-
a   t ht hyAnnociatio's
u t all o yie t r h
Rukeyser is rhe host if
IGurreued on pre 2i

,,hAlari., a  I -  r - 
h.,;  s ed     th, d u  0.
her aer ii
The 35 year old attornwy
ai knowledged that rome
if  those   ciming     re.
hahilitatiin dire  no  work
are among the toi legal and
ocial minda and   hIlars in
the nation. bt lrner .rIll
helieven they are wrong
I dont kno if they are
writing  this way because
they really helieve it or
hecause they know that
that's a view that's going tIo
be popularly accepted.that 'a
going to get their articles
published. their faces an
television, on panel shows,

1   .v d-   het-re
atsonal omit., their pt
deeloiipment seeda.   and
siaal aesse needs ian be
met before we consagn a
whole perrentage   if or i
popalation to same kiad of
garbage   heap.    Lerner
cautioned
Besides speaking  about
the need for wore social er-
vces to help those who wind
up in prison, Lerner who
has been she head of E-
fender Assoriation for over a
year and a half. spoke on
other legal matters. is.
luding
a Plea hargaining
The ft A hao keen pt

b-snarephasis
wiluingi the baklog.
bas a nraut.h more ransia.
and reshitsc vaew towarl,
plea bargatniag and al- he
disposing of earen wth,-u
trias that shuldnt he ic ti
system  in the first ta
* Vactimle rirne'
furt entirely decreminna.
a Philadelphsa prilio
The disract sttiric,
dee.a.n na to pros.e
would be sufftient to r
fluence the poice not
make thone hand of arreni.
That isnt always the   a.
here, unfortunatly 

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The Philadelptsa Bar Associarmo rae,.id  ' n ., this rear .asan   Amerian Bar
Ass4atin (ABAI Annual Meeting iiW n A     u7 o 12 Fores ABA Preasdenit
Chastartiald Smith IfI tI holds the Single Prolec Honorable Mantion award gatwa to tis
Philadelphi Bar Association for its Vicism Couseling Service Philadelphis Chancellor
Thomas No Neill. Jr (right) holds te Honorable Manttoi award given  the Philaditlea
Associaton tor its Law la activitias

Presentencing reports
90 unused by judges;
study launched

The Adult Priatiio fIr
partment of Iommon Pleau
Court recently began inter
ew Ing Philadelphia's
Judges to see why to lea of
hem request presentencing
According to the depart
mrent  statistics  , out of
11.4 9  convictss is 1975
ihere   were   onil  2.008
requents hy judges for
,rternttnct retorts
Out if 3.153snerinielony
uesetion  Imurder, tape.
robbery. aggravated asault I

oIl 7. 50 peisentence reports
were requested.
That means oes    2,400
felon,  were   s   enced
without presentencang
reports
The thee year study. mn.
ducted by the probation
department's research and
planning unit. is heing fund-
ed hy a $37.500 grant from
the Law Enforcement A.
airtance   Administration
ILEAA)
The study will be rom
pleted by 1979. according to

Legal Practice course
to begin Oct. 13
Pr.i twe for new anid alreadi  deyin
practicing attorneys wIll  The Getslie 20
begin Wedaeudai. October  e       I ciglima
I1. 6 30 pm - at the Bell  The Octoher 27 aer
Telephoae Building. One  dealt with famil law and
PNkway                  deneti Problems
The course in designed to  The Noseh  3 senatas
kelp las students who hae  wil  deal with
jut  passed  the  Bar   problems. frim creditort
Examination  make the    renidira to debtor's rgts
transition from law student  Business law, a w
law pra timerprant f e                w    e
At the name time,. the  enanined at the Nrn'e
cours aso brings practicing  to Ise.
attorneys up to date iw the  Criminal ls . she uah
latent legal developmeaso  t of the Niiih    17
The -see specific courses  ton
are held once a week from  Th    las is Mitdav.
Octoher 13 to November 22  Nnehe I   will deal with
te course. which osts
$50 for seves sessions, All of the oher lasse,
ruvers seven different areas  wil he held  Wdadya
of law
The Octoher claos conera
real estate Is.. from the aale
Claris.  Bachde., the         0
priihtiosa d prtm tn 
IBesdes de.'luping new        -
methods to coOdct fire-
restemcnesscartigattiiiion.
.dachd wnthd the plan is
also degned          do mnfir
Phi tdlphia's                    dodger of
what o--c.e areaalal
Bnl ldea added the study
will hope fully belli i tdWn
uspotanheieasmountb
takes rho  diit              laso. office to
N                            mbther a pwentec depatl wh
At preatrt, it taket le
weehl foe the petl tn
pC-robted ion pare '          -

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