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ouncil Resolution
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Referred To Committee: Date
Out of Committee By Date
WHEREAS, the rate of violent crime has nearly tripled in the last decade,
and
WHEREAS, one in six Americans are criminally victimized each year, and
WHEREAS, the victim of crime has been overlooked by our system of justice
which has concentrated traditionally on the apprehension, prosecution, and
sentencing of offenders, and
WHEREAS, the seriousness of crime should be measured by its devastating
consequences to the victim, and
WHEREAS, it is the duty of all citizens and public agencies to take
positive action on behalf of the rights of victims, their dependents, and
their survivors in order to insure the fair administration of justice, and
WHEREAS, the State of Minnesota and the City of St. Paul are leaders in
the protection of victim rights through the excellent and proficient work
of the Crime Victim Crisis Center, now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby proclaim the week of April 20
through 26, 1981, as "VICTIM RIGHTS WEEK" and urge all citizens and
institutions to recognize the significance of victim rights through
participation on behalf of victims and awareness of the need to improve
the plight of victims.
COUNCILMEN Requestgd by Department of:
Yeas Nays
Hunt
Levine In Favor
Maddox �
McMahon B
snowaiter _ Against Y
Tedesco
Wilson
Adopted by Couneil: Date APR 21 1981 Form Approved by City Attorney
Certifie a-sed b Cou .� Sec ary BY
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Ap by :Nayor: A� 2 3 ��� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council
By BY
PU NED MAY 2198i