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RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 22-28, 2007
AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
WHEREAS, as a national devoted to liberty and justice for all, America must increase its
efforts to protect, restore, and expand crime victims' rights and services so that they apply to
every victim, every time; and
WHEREAS, 23 million Americans are victims of crime each year, and of those, 5.2
million are victims of violent crime; and
WHEREAS, all victims of crime deserve respect, resources, restoration, and justice; and
WHEREAS, all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the federal government grant
crime victims certain legal rights; and
WHEREAS, National Crime Victims' Rights Week-April 22-28, 2007offers us all
the opportunity to recommit ourselves to ensuring that every victim is afforded his or her legal
rights and treated as a crucial participant in our criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, as we carry crime victims' rights into 2007 and beyond, we must strive to
create a nation where the legal rights of victims are honored and individuals are accountable for
their treatment of victims; and
WHEREAS, despite significant progress in providing rights and services to creme
victims over the past two decades, large segments of our population, including crime victims
with disabilities, victims with mental illness, victims who are immigrants, victims who are
teenagers, victims who are elderly, and victims in rural areas, are still underserved; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Child Abuse Prevention Council is joining forces with
Butte County Victim Witness, victim service programs, criminal justice officials, and concerned
citizens throughout Butte County and America to raise awareness of victims' rights and observe
National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors
hereby proclaims the week of April 22-28, 2007, as National Crime Victims' Rights Week, and
reaffirms the county's commitment to respect and enforce victims' rights and address their needs
during Crime Victims' Rights Week and throughout the year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Board expresses its appreciation for those
victims and crime survivors who have turned personal tragedy into a motivating force to improve
our response to victims of crime and build a more just community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 24th day of
April 2007 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Kirk, Josiassen, Yamaguchi, and Chair Dolan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
JANE OLAN, Chair
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of c B rd of Supervisors
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