HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-041RESOLUTION NO. 14-041
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 6, 2014 THROUGH APRIL 12, 2014
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. 2014 is the 34th 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, and Indian River County Sheriffs Offices; and 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 their 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 6, 2014 through April 12, 2014 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 1st day of April, 2014.
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LOCI OUNTY, ORIDA
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APPROVED
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