HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-072RESOLUTION NO. 13-072
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 21, 2013 THROUGH APRIL 27, 2013
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. 2013 is the 33~d commemoration of National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
2. The victims' rights discipline in America has, for 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 Attorney' Office, the St. Lucie County, Okeechobee
County, Indian River County Sheriffs Offices; the Port St. Lucie and Fort
Pierce Police Departments.
4. The 19th Victim Rights Coalition increases community awareness of victim
issues and focuses on the National Victims' Rights Week on a local level.
5. We must work to ensure fair treatment of all crime victims, ordering and
enforcing victim restitution, 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 21, 2013 through April 27, 2013 as
"CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" in St. Lucie County, Florida, and urge
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 7th day of May, 2013.
-- ARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Chairman
DROVED ~S~~Q~Q~R ~ND CORRECTNESS:
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