HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-041RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING APRIL 22-28, 2012
AS NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK
WHEREAS, as a nation 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, last year there were almost 19 million crimes in our country. An estimated 14,748 persons were murdered,
victims age 12 or older experienced a total of 188,380 rapes or sexual assaults, 92,865 persons over the age of 65 were
victims of violent crime; and
WHEREAS, last year, from January to December, the Butte County Victim Witness Program filed claims with the state
Victims' Compensation Board an behalf of 1,130 local crime victims. The total amount paid to victims totaled $1,107,419.
Last year, victim witness advocates assisted 2,338 Butte County crime victims and witnesses; and
WHEREA5, National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012, offers 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, despite significant progress in providing rights and services to crime victims aver the past two decades, large
segments of our population, including children, the elderly, those with disabilities, immigrants, and victims in rural areas are
still underserved; and
WHEREA5, the Butte County Victim-Witness Assistance Center, criminal justice officials, and concerned citizens throughout
Butte County and the nation designate this week to raise awareness of victims' rights and observe National Crime Victims'
Rights Week; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaims the week of April 22-28,
2012 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 of those victims and crime survivors who have turned
personal tragedy into a motivating farce to improve the lives of other victims of crime and to help us build a more just
community,
PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 24th day of April, 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Wahl, Kirk, Yamaguchi and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Connelly
NOT VOTING: Nane
~~ve Lambert, Chair