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FROM: Gerald S. Buck, County Probation Officer Contra
Costa
DATE: March 25, 1987 .::,.. COUnty
SUBJECT: proclaiming the Week of April 26 to May 2, 1987
Contra Costa County Victims ' Rights Week
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
WHEREAS 35 million Americans are victims of crime each year,
and six million citizens are victimized by violence each year; and
WHEREAS in the United States a violent crime occurs every 24
seconds; a murder every 28 minutes; a rape every six minutes; and a
property crime every three seconds; and
WHEREAS the U. S. Department of Justice estimates that one out
of four American families will be touched by violence this year
alone; and
WHEREAS there is a great need to promote efforts by public and
private sectors of our County to act to prevent crime and to
provide greatly needed services to innocent victims of crime; and
WHEREAS President Reagan has declared April 26 to May 2, 1987
as "National Victims ' Rights Week" ; and
WHEREAS the Contra Costa County Probation Department Victim/
Witness Program and all citizens of Contra Costa County who are
concerned about crime victims will join together during National
Victims ' Rights Week to promote greater public awareness about the
need to support victims ' rights and victim services programs;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of
Contra Costa County that April 26 to May 2 , 1987 be designated
Contra Costa County Victims ' Rights Week; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County rededicates its energies and resources to recognize
the rights and needs of victims of crime.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON April 7, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Probation Officer ATTESTED _ ry, 1987
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY C.�J
DEPUTY