HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-045RESOLUTION NO. 12-045
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 22, 2012 THROUGH APRIL 28,
2012 AS "CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. The year 2012 marks the thirty-second anniversary of the commemoration of National
Crime Victims' Rights Week.
2. The victims' rights discipline in America has for three decades, dared to dream of a nation
that is free from violence and an America where crime victims are consistently provided
supportive services to help them cope with the trauma of crime and victimization.
3. The 19th Judicial Circuit Victim Rights Coalition is comprised of victim rights advocates from
the State Attorneys Office, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, the Port St. Lucie Police
Department, the Fort Pierce Police Department, Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office and
the Indian River County Sheriff's Office.
4. The 19th Judicial Circuit Victim Rights Coalition has decided to increase community
awareness of victim issues; and has decided to focus on the National Crime Victims' Rights
Week on a local level.
5. We must work to ensure fair treatment of all crime victims, ordering and enforcing victim
restitution from offenders, and notifying victims of their right to compensation and
services, thereby giving hope to victims that the system and society will work to restore
dignity and respect their needs and rights.
6. The 19th Judicial Circuit Victim Rights Coalition resolved that our individual and collective
efforts reflect the dreams we dare to have of a nation where no crime victim goes
unserved, and every crime victim is afforded rights and services and fair treatment by the
justice system and by society.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim April 22, 2012 through April 28, 2012 as "CRIME
VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St, Lucie County to become more aware of victim issues
and participate in Crime Victims' Rights Week.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3`d day of April, 2012.
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