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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY HARRISON
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution designating Crime Victims'
1 4 Rights Week in Iowa.
1 5 WHEREAS, 43.6 million Americans are victimized in
1 6 the United States each year; and
1 7 WHEREAS, a violent crime is committed in America
1 8 every 17 seconds; and
1 9 WHEREAS, law-abiding citizens are no less deserving
1 10 of justice, rights, resources, restoration, and
1 11 rehabilitation than the violent offenders who
1 12 victimize them; and
1 13 WHEREAS, crime victims play an indispensable role
1 14 in bringing offenders to justice; and
1 15 WHEREAS, crime victims and their advocates over the
1 16 past two decades have made unparalleled progress
1 17 toward balancing the scales of justice in our criminal
1 18 justice system; and
1 19 WHEREAS, the dawning of a new day of victim justice
1 20 is being heralded across our land by the strong spirit
1 21 and commitment of millions of survivors of crime,
1 22 their families, and advocates who proudly bear the
1 23 banner of justice; and
1 24 WHEREAS, survivors of violent crime need and
1 25 deserve quality programs and services to help them
1 26 recover from the devastating psychological, physical,
1 27 and emotional hardships resulting from their
1 28 victimization; and
1 29 WHEREAS, as a nation devoted to liberty and justice
1 30 for all, America must increase its efforts to protect
2 1 and restore crime victims' rights; and
2 2 WHEREAS, to fight the continuing threat of crime
2 3 and victimization, all Americans must join together,
2 4 committing their individual and collective resources
2 5 to crime prevention and victim services; NOW
2 6 THEREFORE,
2 7 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 8 SENATE CONCURRING, That the General Assembly designate
2 9 the week of April 21 to April 27, 1996, as Crime
2 10 Victims' Rights Week in Iowa, and reaffirm its
2 11 commitment to victims' rights and criminal justice
2 12 issues.
2 13 LSB 4469HH 76
2 14 jls/jw/5.1
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